Document the oddities of ICEBP interception (trap-like #DB is intercepted as a fault-like exception), and how using VMX's inner "skip" helper deliberately bypasses the pending MTF and single-step #DB logic. No functional change intended. Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c index cf8877c545ce..7864353f7547 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c @@ -1578,9 +1578,13 @@ static void vmx_update_emulated_instruction(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) /* * Per the SDM, MTF takes priority over debug-trap exceptions besides - * T-bit traps. As instruction emulation is completed (i.e. at the - * instruction boundary), any #DB exception pending delivery must be a - * debug-trap. Record the pending MTF state to be delivered in + * TSS T-bit traps and ICEBP (INT1). KVM doesn't emulate T-bit traps + * or ICEBP (in the emulator proper), and skipping of ICEBP after an + * intercepted #DB deliberately avoids single-step #DB and MTF updates + * as ICEBP is higher priority than both. As instruction emulation is + * completed at this point (i.e. KVM is at the instruction boundary), + * any #DB exception pending delivery must be a debug-trap of lower + * priority than MTF. Record the pending MTF state to be delivered in * vmx_check_nested_events(). */ if (nested_cpu_has_mtf(vmcs12) && @@ -5085,8 +5089,10 @@ static int handle_exception_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) * instruction. ICEBP generates a trap-like #DB, but * despite its interception control being tied to #DB, * is an instruction intercept, i.e. the VM-Exit occurs - * on the ICEBP itself. Note, skipping ICEBP also - * clears STI and MOVSS blocking. + * on the ICEBP itself. Use the inner "skip" helper to + * avoid single-step #DB and MTF updates, as ICEBP is + * higher priority. Note, skipping ICEBP still clears + * STI and MOVSS blocking. * * For all other #DBs, set vmcs.PENDING_DBG_EXCEPTIONS.BS * if single-step is enabled in RFLAGS and STI or MOVSS -- 2.37.1.359.gd136c6c3e2-goog
