[PATCH 0/2] KVM: x86/mmu: nEPT X-only unsync bug fix

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Fix a contrived bug where KVM can create a shadow-present SPTE with RWX=0
if L1 modifies an existing RX or RWX 4kb SPTE to be X-only and the combined
permissions for the upper level SPTEs yield !X.

Patch 2 adds a comment explaining why FNAME(sync_page) isn't repsonsible
for flushing synchronized entries that reduce protections, e.g. drop X
(or add NX).  Lack of a flush made me do a double-take and a lot of
staring.

Sean Christopherson (2):
  KVM: x86/mmu: Drop RWX=0 SPTEs during ept_sync_page()
  KVM: x86/mmu: Comment FNAME(sync_page) to document TLB flushing logic

 arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.c        |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)


base-commit: 2764011106d0436cb44702cfb0981339d68c3509
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2.36.0.550.gb090851708-goog




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