[PATCH] x86/kvm: Disable KVM_ASYNC_PF_SEND_ALWAYS

[Andy Lutomirski]

The ABI is broken and we cannot support it properly.  Turn it off.

If this causes a meaningful performance regression for someone, KVM
can introduce an improved ABI that is supportable.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
index 93ab0cbd304e..71f9f39f93da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
@@ -318,11 +318,16 @@ static void kvm_guest_cpu_init(void)
 
 		pa = slow_virt_to_phys(this_cpu_ptr(&apf_reason));
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPTION
-		pa |= KVM_ASYNC_PF_SEND_ALWAYS;
-#endif
 		pa |= KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED;
 
+		/*
+		 * We do not set KVM_ASYNC_PF_SEND_ALWAYS.  With the current
+		 * KVM paravirt ABI, if an async page fault occurs on an early
+		 * memory access in the normal (sync) #PF path or in an NMI
+		 * that happens early in the #PF code, the combination of CR2
+		 * and the APF reason field will be corrupted.
+		 */
+
 		if (kvm_para_has_feature(KVM_FEATURE_ASYNC_PF_VMEXIT))
 			pa |= KVM_ASYNC_PF_DELIVERY_AS_PF_VMEXIT;
 
-- 
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