> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c > index 1eb495e..a55ecef 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c > @@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ bool __read_mostly enable_vmware_backdoor = false; > module_param(enable_vmware_backdoor, bool, S_IRUGO); > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(enable_vmware_backdoor); > > +static bool __read_mostly force_emulation_prefix = false; > +module_param(force_emulation_prefix, bool, S_IRUGO); > + > #define KVM_NR_SHARED_MSRS 16 > > struct kvm_shared_msrs_global { > @@ -4844,6 +4847,21 @@ int handle_ud(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) > { > enum emulation_result er; > > + if (force_emulation_prefix) { > + char sig[5]; /* ud2; .ascii "kvm" */ > + struct x86_exception e; > + > + if (kvm_read_guest_virt(&vcpu->arch.emulate_ctxt, > + kvm_get_linear_rip(vcpu), sig, sizeof(sig), &e)) > + goto emulate_ud; > + > + if (memcmp(sig, "\xf\xbkvm", sizeof(sig)) == 0) { > + kvm_rip_write(vcpu, kvm_rip_read(vcpu) + sizeof(sig)); > + return emulate_instruction(vcpu, 0) == EMULATE_DONE; What if we would have an invalid instruction here? Shouldn't you handle the emulate_instruction() like below? (e.g. keep a variable with the emulation type (0 vs EMULTYPE_TRAP_UD) and reuse emulate_ud below) > + } > + } > + > +emulate_ud: > er = emulate_instruction(vcpu, EMULTYPE_TRAP_UD); > if (er == EMULATE_USER_EXIT) > return 0; > -- Thanks, David / dhildenb