Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 08 Jan 2018 21:23:51 +0200 | From | Liran Alon <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 4/7] kvm: vmx: Set IBPB when running a different VCPU |
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On 08/01/18 20:08, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > From: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com> > > Ensure an IBPB (Indirect branch prediction barrier) before every VCPU > switch. > > Signed-off-by: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@linux.intel.com> > Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> > --- > arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 9 +++++++++ > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c > index d00bcad7336e..bf127c570675 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c > @@ -2375,6 +2375,8 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu) > if (per_cpu(current_vmcs, cpu) != vmx->loaded_vmcs->vmcs) { > per_cpu(current_vmcs, cpu) = vmx->loaded_vmcs->vmcs; > vmcs_load(vmx->loaded_vmcs->vmcs); > + if (have_spec_ctrl) > + wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD, FEATURE_SET_IBPB); > } > > if (!already_loaded) { > @@ -4029,6 +4031,13 @@ static void free_loaded_vmcs(struct loaded_vmcs *loaded_vmcs) > free_vmcs(loaded_vmcs->vmcs); > loaded_vmcs->vmcs = NULL; > WARN_ON(loaded_vmcs->shadow_vmcs != NULL); > + > + /* > + * The VMCS could be recycled, causing a false negative in > + * vmx_vcpu_load; block speculative execution. > + */ > + if (have_spec_ctrl) > + wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD, FEATURE_SET_IBPB); > } > > static void vmx_nested_free_vmcs02(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx) >
Reviewed-by: Liran Alon <liran.alon@oracle.com>
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