Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH] cstart64: do not assume CR4 should be zero

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On 15/07/20 22:52, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Explicitly zero cr4 in prepare_64() instead of "zeroing" it in the
> common enter_long_mode().  Clobbering cr4 in enter_long_mode() breaks
> switch_to_5level(), which sets cr4.LA57 before calling enter_long_mode()
> and obviously expects cr4 to be preserved.
> 
> Fixes: d86ef58 ("cstart: do not assume CR4 starts as zero")
> Cc: Nadav Amit <namit@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
> Two lines of code, two bugs.  I'm pretty sure Paolo should win some kind
> of award. :-D

Two lines of code, two bugs immediately before disappearing for two
weeks.  2^3 paper bags...

Paolo

>  x86/cstart64.S | 6 +++++-
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/x86/cstart64.S b/x86/cstart64.S
> index 3ae98d3..2d16688 100644
> --- a/x86/cstart64.S
> +++ b/x86/cstart64.S
> @@ -175,8 +175,12 @@ prepare_64:
>  	lgdt gdt64_desc
>  	setup_segments
>  
> +	xor %eax, %eax
> +	mov %eax, %cr4
> +
>  enter_long_mode:
> -	mov $(1 << 5), %eax // pae
> +	mov %cr4, %eax
> +	bts $5, %eax  // pae
>  	mov %eax, %cr4
>  
>  	mov pt_root, %eax
> 




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