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KVM: nVMX: Leave VMX mode on clearing of feature control MSR

PATCH Applied Jan Kiszka 2 participants 2 messages Dec 17, 2013 – Dec 18, 2013

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PATCH 1/1 KVM: nVMX: Leave VMX mode on clearing of feature control MSR

When userspace sets MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL to 0, make sure we leave root and non-root mode, fully disabling VMX. The register state of the VCPU is undefined after this step, so userspace has to set it to a proper state afterward.

This enables to reboot a VM while it is running some hypervisor code.

---

Even without a QEMU patch, this already enables system reset - the guest is left in such a broken state that it simply triple-faults and resets twice. Nevertheless, QEMU patch will follow.

 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c +14 -0
index f90320b..6a0c2fa 100644
@@ -2455,6 +2455,8 @@ static int vmx_get_vmx_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 *pdata)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static void vmx_leave_nested(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+
 static int vmx_set_vmx_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 {
 	u32 msr_index = msr_info->index;
@@ -2470,6 +2472,8 @@ static int vmx_set_vmx_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 				& FEATURE_CONTROL_LOCKED)
 			return 0;
 		to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.msr_ia32_feature_control = data;
+		if (host_initialized && data == 0)
+			vmx_leave_nested(vcpu);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -8488,6 +8492,16 @@ static void nested_vmx_vmexit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 }
 
 /*
+ * Forcibly leave nested mode in order to be able to reset the VCPU later on.
+ */
+static void vmx_leave_nested(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu))
+		nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu);
+	free_nested(to_vmx(vcpu));
+}
+
+/*
  * L1's failure to enter L2 is a subset of a normal exit, as explained in
  * 23.7 "VM-entry failures during or after loading guest state" (this also
  * lists the acceptable exit-reason and exit-qualification parameters).
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Il 17/12/2013 19:57, Jan Kiszka ha scritto:

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When userspace sets MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL to 0, make sure we leave root and non-root mode, fully disabling VMX. The register state of the VCPU is undefined after this step, so userspace has to set it to a proper state afterward.

This enables to reboot a VM while it is running some hypervisor code.

---

Even without a QEMU patch, this already enables system reset - the guest is left in such a broken state that it simply triple-faults and resets twice. Nevertheless, QEMU patch will follow.

 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c +7 -0
index f90320b..6a0c2fa 100644
@@ -2455,6 +2455,8 @@ static int vmx_get_vmx_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr_index, u64 *pdata)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static void vmx_leave_nested(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+
 static int vmx_set_vmx_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 {
 	u32 msr_index = msr_info->index;
@@ -2470,6 +2472,8 @@ static int vmx_set_vmx_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 				& FEATURE_CONTROL_LOCKED)
 			return 0;
 		to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.msr_ia32_feature_control = data;
+		if (host_initialized && data == 0)
+			vmx_leave_nested(vcpu);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -8488,6 +8492,16 @@ static void nested_vmx_vmexit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 }
 
 /*
+ * Forcibly leave nested mode in order to be able to reset the VCPU later on.
+ */
+static void vmx_leave_nested(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)

arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c static void nested_vmx_vmexit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) · line 8507

Quoted 10 lines
arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c +7 -0
+{
+	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu))
+		nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu);
+	free_nested(to_vmx(vcpu));
+}
+
+/*
  * L1's failure to enter L2 is a subset of a normal exit, as explained in
  * 23.7 "VM-entry failures during or after loading guest state" (this also
  * lists the acceptable exit-reason and exit-qualification parameters).

Applied, thanks!

Paolo