[RFC PATCH v3 02/10] KVM: VMX: Cache IA32_SPEC_CTRL_SHADOW field of VMCS

[Chao Gao]

This field is effectively the value of IA32_SPEC_CTRL MSR in guest's
view. Cache it for nested VMX transitions. The value should be
propagated between vmcs01 and vmcs02 so that across nested VMX
transitions, in guest's view, IA32_SPEC_CTRL MSR won't be changed
magically.

IA32_SPEC_CTRL_SHADOW field may be changed by guest if IA32_SPEC_CTRL
MSR is pass-thru'd to the guest. So, update the cache right after
VM-exit to ensure it is always consistent with the value in guest's
view.

A bonus is vmx_get_msr() can return the cache directly thus no need
to make a VMREAD.

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Chao Gao <chao.gao@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 12 ++++++++----
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h |  6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index a6154d725025..93c208f009cf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -2009,7 +2009,7 @@ static int vmx_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 			return 1;
 
 		if (cpu_has_spec_ctrl_shadow())
-			msr_info->data = vmcs_read64(IA32_SPEC_CTRL_SHADOW);
+			msr_info->data = to_vmx(vcpu)->spec_ctrl_shadow;
 		else
 			msr_info->data = to_vmx(vcpu)->spec_ctrl;
 		break;
@@ -2158,6 +2158,7 @@ static void vmx_set_spec_ctrl(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val)
 	vmx->spec_ctrl = val;
 
 	if (cpu_has_spec_ctrl_shadow()) {
+		vmx->spec_ctrl_shadow = val;
 		vmcs_write64(IA32_SPEC_CTRL_SHADOW, val);
 
 		vmx->spec_ctrl |= vcpu->kvm->arch.force_spec_ctrl_value;
@@ -4803,6 +4804,7 @@ static void init_vmcs(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 		vmcs_write64(XSS_EXIT_BITMAP, VMX_XSS_EXIT_BITMAP);
 
 	if (cpu_has_spec_ctrl_shadow()) {
+		vmx->spec_ctrl_shadow = 0;
 		vmcs_write64(IA32_SPEC_CTRL_SHADOW, 0);
 
 		/*
@@ -7246,12 +7248,14 @@ void noinstr vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx,
 		return;
 
 	if (flags & VMX_RUN_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL) {
-		if (cpu_has_spec_ctrl_shadow())
-			vmx->spec_ctrl = (vmcs_read64(IA32_SPEC_CTRL_SHADOW) &
+		if (cpu_has_spec_ctrl_shadow()) {
+			vmx->spec_ctrl_shadow = vmcs_read64(IA32_SPEC_CTRL_SHADOW);
+			vmx->spec_ctrl = (vmx->spec_ctrl_shadow &
 					~vmx->vcpu.kvm->arch.force_spec_ctrl_mask) |
 					 vmx->vcpu.kvm->arch.force_spec_ctrl_value;
-		else
+		} else {
 			vmx->spec_ctrl = __rdmsr(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index f26ac82b5a59..97324f6ee01c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -281,6 +281,12 @@ struct vcpu_vmx {
 #endif
 
 	u64		      spec_ctrl;
+	/*
+	 * Cache IA32_SPEC_CTRL_SHADOW field of VMCS, i.e., the value of
+	 * MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL in guest's view.
+	 */
+	u64		      spec_ctrl_shadow;
+
 	u32		      msr_ia32_umwait_control;
 
 	/*
-- 
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