[PATCH v2 0/4] Handle #GP for SVM execution instructions

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While running SVM related instructions (VMRUN/VMSAVE/VMLOAD), some AMD
CPUs check EAX against reserved memory regions (e.g. SMM memory on host)
before checking VMCB's instruction intercept. If EAX falls into such
memory areas, #GP is triggered before #VMEXIT. This causes unexpected #GP
under nested virtualization. To solve this problem, this patchset makes
KVM trap #GP and emulate these SVM instuctions accordingly.

Also newer AMD CPUs will change this behavior by triggering #VMEXIT
before #GP. This change is indicated by CPUID_0x8000000A_EDX[28]. Under
this circumstance, #GP interception is not required. This patchset supports
the new feature.

This patchset has been verified with vmrun_errata_test and vmware_backdoors
tests of kvm_unit_test on the following configs:
  * Current CPU: nested, nested on nested
  * New CPU with X86_FEATURE_SVME_ADDR_CHK: nested, nested on nested

v1->v2:
  * Factor out instruction decode for sharing
  * Re-org gp_interception() handling for both #GP and vmware_backdoor
  * Use kvm_cpu_cap for X86_FEATURE_SVME_ADDR_CHK feature support
  * Add nested on nested support

Thanks,
-Wei

Wei Huang (4):
  KVM: x86: Factor out x86 instruction emulation with decoding
  KVM: SVM: Add emulation support for #GP triggered by SVM instructions
  KVM: SVM: Add support for VMCB address check change
  KVM: SVM: Support #GP handling for the case of nested on nested

 arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h |   1 +
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c             | 120 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c                 |  63 +++++++++------
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.h                 |   2 +
 4 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

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2.27.0




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