Re: [RFC 2/7] KVM: VMX: Expose IA32_PKRS MSR

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On 07/08/20 10:48, Chenyi Qiang wrote:
+{
+	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
+	unsigned long *msr_bitmap = vmx->vmcs01.msr_bitmap;
+	bool pks_supported = guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_PKS);
+
+	/*
+	 * set intercept for PKRS when the guest doesn't support pks
+	 */
+	vmx_set_intercept_for_msr(msr_bitmap, MSR_IA32_PKRS, MSR_TYPE_RW, !pks_supported);
+
+	if (pks_supported) {
+		vm_entry_controls_setbit(vmx, VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_PKRS);
+		vm_exit_controls_setbit(vmx, VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PKRS);
+	} else {
+		vm_entry_controls_clearbit(vmx, VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_PKRS);
+		vm_exit_controls_clearbit(vmx, VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PKRS);
+	}

Is the guest expected to do a lot of reads/writes to the MSR (e.g. at every context switch)?

Even if this is the case, the MSR intercepts and the entry/exit controls should only be done if CR4.PKS=1. If the guest does not use PKS, KVM should behave as if these patches did not exist.

Paolo




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