Re: [RFC KVM 02/27] KVM: x86: Introduce address_space_isolation module parameter

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On 5/13/19 5:46 PM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 7:39 AM Alexandre Chartre
<alexandre.chartre@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Liran Alon <liran.alon@xxxxxxxxxx>

Add the address_space_isolation parameter to the kvm module.

When set to true, KVM #VMExit handlers run in isolated address space
which maps only KVM required code and per-VM information instead of
entire kernel address space.

Does the *entry* also get isolated?  If not, it seems less useful for
side-channel mitigation.


Yes, context is switched before VM entry. We switch back to kernel address
space if VM-exit handler needs it or when exiting the KVM_RUN ioctl.

alex.



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