Re: [PATCH v2 10/11] KVM: SVM: implement support for vNMI

From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Fri Jan 27 2023 - 20:10:44 EST


On Tue, Nov 29, 2022, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> This patch implements support for injecting pending
> NMIs via the .kvm_x86_set_hw_nmi_pending using new AMD's vNMI
> feature.
>
> Note that the vNMI can't cause a VM exit, which is needed
> when a nested guest intercepts NMIs.
>
> Therefore to avoid breaking nesting, the vNMI is inhibited while
> a nested guest is running and instead, the legacy NMI window
> detection and delivery method is used.
>
> While it is possible to passthrough the vNMI if a nested guest
> doesn't intercept NMIs, such usage is very uncommon, and it's
> not worth to optimize for.
>
> Signed-off-by: Santosh Shukla <santosh.shukla@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 42 +++++++++++++++
> arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 111 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h | 10 ++++
> 3 files changed, 140 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
> index e891318595113e..5bea672bf8b12d 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
> @@ -623,6 +623,42 @@ static bool is_evtinj_nmi(u32 evtinj)
> return type == SVM_EVTINJ_TYPE_NMI;
> }
>
> +static void nested_svm_save_vnmi(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
> +{
> + struct vmcb *vmcb01 = svm->vmcb01.ptr;
> +
> + /*
> + * Copy the vNMI state back to software NMI tracking state
> + * for the duration of the nested run
> + */
> +

Unecessary newline.

> + svm->nmi_masked = vmcb01->control.int_ctl & V_NMI_MASK;
> + svm->vcpu.arch.nmi_pending += vmcb01->control.int_ctl & V_NMI_PENDING;
> +}
> +
> +static void nested_svm_restore_vnmi(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
> +{
> + struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = &svm->vcpu;
> + struct vmcb *vmcb01 = svm->vmcb01.ptr;
> +
> + /*
> + * Restore the vNMI state from the software NMI tracking state
> + * after a nested run
> + */
> +

Unnecessary newline.

> + if (svm->nmi_masked)
> + vmcb01->control.int_ctl |= V_NMI_MASK;
> + else
> + vmcb01->control.int_ctl &= ~V_NMI_MASK;
> +
> + if (vcpu->arch.nmi_pending) {
> + vcpu->arch.nmi_pending--;
> + vmcb01->control.int_ctl |= V_NMI_PENDING;
> + } else
> + vmcb01->control.int_ctl &= ~V_NMI_PENDING;

Needs curly braces.