Re: [PATCH v7 13/13] KVM: x86: Disable Intel Processor Trace when VMXON in L1 guest

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On Thu, May 03, 2018 at 08:08:43PM +0800, Luwei Kang wrote:
> Currently, Intel Processor Trace do not support tracing in L1 guest
> VMX operation(IA32_VMX_MISC[bit 14] is 0). As mentioned in SDM,

I don't understand this patch. You mention VMX_MISC[14] here, but I
can't see anything related to it in the code.

Also, the description should probably say "...does not support tracing
in VMX *if* IA32_VMX_MISC[bit 14] is 0."

> on these type of processors, execution of the VMXON instruction will
> clears IA32_RTIT_CTL.TraceEn and any attempt to write IA32_RTIT_CTL
> causes a general-protection exception (#GP).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Luwei Kang <luwei.kang@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 9 ++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> index c125fb1..1e800d0 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> @@ -3952,7 +3952,8 @@ static int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
>  		break;
>  	case MSR_IA32_RTIT_CTL:
>  		if ((pt_mode != PT_MODE_HOST_GUEST) ||
> -			vmx_rtit_ctl_check(vcpu, data))
> +			vmx_rtit_ctl_check(vcpu, data) ||
> +			vmx->nested.vmxon)
>  			return 1;
>  		vmcs_write64(GUEST_IA32_RTIT_CTL, data);
>  		pt_set_intercept_for_msr(vmx, !(data & RTIT_CTL_TRACEEN));
> @@ -8029,6 +8030,12 @@ static int handle_vmon(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  	if (ret)
>  		return ret;
>  
> +	if (pt_mode == PT_MODE_HOST_GUEST) {
> +		vmx->pt_desc.guest.ctl = 0;
> +		vmcs_write64(GUEST_IA32_RTIT_CTL, 0);
> +		pt_set_intercept_for_msr(vmx, 1);
> +	}
> +
>  	nested_vmx_succeed(vcpu);
>  	return kvm_skip_emulated_instruction(vcpu);
>  }
> -- 
> 1.8.3.1
> 



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