Re: [PATCH v4 3/6] KVM: VMX: Detect Tertiary VM-Execution control when setup VMCS config

From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Fri Sep 10 2021 - 17:36:07 EST


On Mon, Aug 09, 2021, Zeng Guang wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> index 927a552393b9..ee8c5664dc95 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> @@ -2391,6 +2391,23 @@ static __init int adjust_vmx_controls(u32 ctl_min, u32 ctl_opt,
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static __init int adjust_vmx_controls_64(u64 ctl_min, u64 ctl_opt,
> + u32 msr, u64 *result)
> +{
> + u64 vmx_msr;
> + u64 ctl = ctl_min | ctl_opt;
> +
> + rdmsrl(msr, vmx_msr);
> + ctl &= vmx_msr; /* bit == 1 means it can be set */
> +
> + /* Ensure minimum (required) set of control bits are supported. */
> + if (ctl_min & ~ctl)
> + return -EIO;
> +
> + *result = ctl;
> + return 0;
> +}

More succinctly, since we don't need to force-set bits in the final value:

u64 allowed1;

rdmsrl(msr, allowed1);

/* Ensure minimum (required) set of control bits are supported. */
if (ctl_min & ~allowed1)
return -EIO;

*result = (ctl_min | ctl_opt) & allowed1;
return 0;

> static __init int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf,
> struct vmx_capability *vmx_cap)
> {