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authorSean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>2025-12-05 16:17:12 -0800
committerSean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>2026-01-08 11:52:17 -0800
commit58f21a01417f273b4246c885558c252e345681b3 (patch)
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parent462f092dc55c0eb97da02dd0c773a4394850dd1b (diff)
KVM: nVMX: Don't update msr_autostore count when saving TSC for vmcs12
Rework nVMX's use of the MSR auto-store list to snapshot TSC to sneak MSR_IA32_TSC into the list _without_ updating KVM's software tracking, and drop the generic functionality so that future usage of the store list for nested specific logic needs to consider the implications of modifying the list. Updating the list only for vmcs02 and only on nested VM-Enter is a disaster waiting to happen, as it means vmcs01 is stale relative to the software tracking, and KVM could unintentionally leave an MSR in the store list in perpetuity while running L1, e.g. if KVM addressed the first issue and updated vmcs01 on nested VM-Exit without removing TSC from the list. Furthermore, mixing KVM's desire to save an MSR with L1's desire to save an MSR result KVM clobbering/ignoring the needs of vmcs01 or vmcs02. E.g. if KVM added MSR_IA32_TSC to the store list for its own purposes, and then _removed_ MSR_IA32_TSC from the list after emulating nested VM-Enter, then KVM would remove MSR_IA32_TSC from the list even though saving TSC on VM-Exit from L2 is still desirable (to provide L1 with an accurate TSC). Similarly, removing an MSR from the list based on vmcs12's settings could drop an MSR that KVM wants to save for its own purposes. In practice, the issues are currently benign, because KVM doesn't use the store list for vmcs01. But that will change with upcoming mediated PMU support. Alternatively, a "full" solution would be to track MSR list entries for vmcs12 separately from KVM's standard lists, but MSR_IA32_TSC is likely the only MSR that KVM would ever want to save on _every_ VM-Exit purely based on vmcs12. I.e. the added complexity isn't remotely justified at this time. Opportunistically escalate from a pr_warn_ratelimited() to a full WARN as KVM reserves eight entries in each MSR list, and as above KVM uses at most one entry. Opportunistically make vmx_find_loadstore_msr_slot() local to vmx.c as using it directly from nested code is unsafe due to the potential for mixing vmcs01 and vmcs02 state (see above). Cc: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com> Tested-by: Manali Shukla <manali.shukla@amd.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251206001720.468579-37-seanjc@google.com Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
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