Re: [PATCH 2/2] kvm: x86: Toggling CR4.SMAP does not load PDPTEs in PAE mode

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On 17/08/20 20:16, Jim Mattson wrote:
> See the SDM, volume 3, section 4.4.1:
> 
> If PAE paging would be in use following an execution of MOV to CR0 or
> MOV to CR4 (see Section 4.1.1) and the instruction is modifying any of
> CR0.CD, CR0.NW, CR0.PG, CR4.PAE, CR4.PGE, CR4.PSE, or CR4.SMEP; then
> the PDPTEs are loaded from the address in CR3.
> 
> Fixes: 0be0226f07d14 ("KVM: MMU: fix SMAP virtualization")
> Cc: Xiao Guangrong <guangrong.xiao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Peter Shier <pshier@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Oliver Upton <oupton@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> index 9e427f14e77f..d8f827063c9c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> @@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ int kvm_set_cr4(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr4)
>  {
>  	unsigned long old_cr4 = kvm_read_cr4(vcpu);
>  	unsigned long pdptr_bits = X86_CR4_PGE | X86_CR4_PSE | X86_CR4_PAE |
> -				   X86_CR4_SMEP | X86_CR4_SMAP;
> +				   X86_CR4_SMEP;
>  
>  	if (kvm_valid_cr4(vcpu, cr4))
>  		return 1;
> 

Queued both, thanks.

Paolo




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