Re: [RFC PATCH V6 01/14] x86/sev: Add a #HV exception handler

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On 5/30/23 11:52, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>> That should really say that a nested #HV should never be raised by the
>> hypervisor, but if it is, then the guest should detect that and
>> self-terminate knowing that the hypervisor is possibly being malicious.
> I've yet to see code that can do that reliably.

By "#HV should never be raised by the hypervisor", I think Tom means:

	#HV can and will be raised by malicious hypervisors and the
	guest must be able to unambiguously handle it in a way that
	will not result in the guest getting rooted.

Right? ;)



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