Re: [PATCH 09/10] KVM: nVMX: Synchronize VMCS12 content with the shadow vmcs

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Gleb Natapov <gleb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 17/04/2013 05:34:49 PM:

> > @@ -5716,6 +5725,10 @@ static void nested_vmx_failValid(struct
> >               X86_EFLAGS_SF | X86_EFLAGS_OF))
> >           | X86_EFLAGS_ZF);
> >     get_vmcs12(vcpu)->vm_instruction_error = vm_instruction_error;
> > +   /*
> > +    * We don't need to force a shadow sync because
> > +    * VM_INSTRUCTION_ERROR is not shdowed
> ---------------------------------------^ shadowed.
> But lets just request sync. This is slow path anyway.

Why then ?
Note this will require to call copy_shadow_to_vmcs12
because nested_vmx_failValid can be called while L0 handles a L1
exit (for vmx instruction emulation) and the shadow vmcs could
have been modified by L1 before the exit.


>
> > +    */
> >  }
> >
> >  /* Emulate the VMCLEAR instruction */
> > @@ -6127,6 +6140,7 @@ static int handle_vmptrld(struct kvm_vcp
> >           /* init shadow vmcs */
> >           vmcs_clear(shadow_vmcs);
> >           vmx->nested.current_shadow_vmcs = shadow_vmcs;
> > +         vmx->nested.sync_shadow_vmcs = true;
> >        }
> >     }
> >
> > @@ -6876,6 +6890,10 @@ static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struc
> >  {
> >     struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
> >     unsigned long debugctlmsr;
> Leave free line here and move it after if(vmx->emulation_required).
Will do


> > +   if (vmx->nested.sync_shadow_vmcs) {
> > +      copy_vmcs12_to_shadow(vmx);
> > +      vmx->nested.sync_shadow_vmcs = false;
> > +   }
> >
> >     /* Record the guest's net vcpu time for enforced NMI injections. */
> >     if (unlikely(!cpu_has_virtual_nmis() && vmx->soft_vnmi_blocked))
> > @@ -7496,6 +7514,8 @@ static int nested_vmx_run(struct kvm_vcp
> >     skip_emulated_instruction(vcpu);
> >     vmcs12 = get_vmcs12(vcpu);
> >
> > +   if (enable_shadow_vmcs)
> > +      copy_shadow_to_vmcs12(vmx);
> And free line here.

Will do

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