Re: [PATCH 1/4] KVM: x86: pending exceptions must not be blocked by an injected event

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On Thu, 2021-04-01 at 19:05 +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 01/04/21 16:38, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> > Injected interrupts/nmi should not block a pending exception,
> > but rather be either lost if nested hypervisor doesn't
> > intercept the pending exception (as in stock x86), or be delivered
> > in exitintinfo/IDT_VECTORING_INFO field, as a part of a VMexit
> > that corresponds to the pending exception.
> > 
> > The only reason for an exception to be blocked is when nested run
> > is pending (and that can't really happen currently
> > but still worth checking for).
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> This patch would be an almost separate bugfix, right?  I am going to 
> queue this, but a confirmation would be helpful.

Yes, this patch doesn't depend on anything else.
Thanks!
Best regards,
	Maxim Levitsky

> 
> Paolo
> 
> > ---
> >   arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c |  8 +++++++-
> >   arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 10 ++++++++--
> >   2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
> > index 8523f60adb92..34a37b2bd486 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
> > @@ -1062,7 +1062,13 @@ static int svm_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >   	}
> >   
> >   	if (vcpu->arch.exception.pending) {
> > -		if (block_nested_events)
> > +		/*
> > +		 * Only a pending nested run can block a pending exception.
> > +		 * Otherwise an injected NMI/interrupt should either be
> > +		 * lost or delivered to the nested hypervisor in the EXITINTINFO
> > +		 * vmcb field, while delivering the pending exception.
> > +		 */
> > +		if (svm->nested.nested_run_pending)
> >                           return -EBUSY;
> >   		if (!nested_exit_on_exception(svm))
> >   			return 0;
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> > index fd334e4aa6db..c3ba842fc07f 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> > @@ -3806,9 +3806,15 @@ static int vmx_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >   
> >   	/*
> >   	 * Process any exceptions that are not debug traps before MTF.
> > +	 *
> > +	 * Note that only a pending nested run can block a pending exception.
> > +	 * Otherwise an injected NMI/interrupt should either be
> > +	 * lost or delivered to the nested hypervisor in the IDT_VECTORING_INFO,
> > +	 * while delivering the pending exception.
> >   	 */
> > +
> >   	if (vcpu->arch.exception.pending && !vmx_pending_dbg_trap(vcpu)) {
> > -		if (block_nested_events)
> > +		if (vmx->nested.nested_run_pending)
> >   			return -EBUSY;
> >   		if (!nested_vmx_check_exception(vcpu, &exit_qual))
> >   			goto no_vmexit;
> > @@ -3825,7 +3831,7 @@ static int vmx_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >   	}
> >   
> >   	if (vcpu->arch.exception.pending) {
> > -		if (block_nested_events)
> > +		if (vmx->nested.nested_run_pending)
> >   			return -EBUSY;
> >   		if (!nested_vmx_check_exception(vcpu, &exit_qual))
> >   			goto no_vmexit;
> > 





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