Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v3 00/11] KVM: nVMX: Fixes for nested state migration when eVMCS is in use | From | Paolo Bonzini <> | Date | Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:31:45 +0200 |
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On 10/06/21 16:29, Vitaly Kuznetsov wrote: > Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com> writes: > >> Changes since v2: >> - 'KVM: nVMX: Use '-1' in 'hv_evmcs_vmptr' to indicate that eVMCS is not in >> use'/ 'KVM: nVMX: Introduce 'EVMPTR_MAP_PENDING' post-migration state' >> patches instead of 'KVM: nVMX: Introduce nested_evmcs_is_used()' [Paolo] >> - 'KVM: nVMX: Don't set 'dirty_vmcs12' flag on enlightened VMPTRLD' patch >> added [Max] >> - 'KVM: nVMX: Release eVMCS when enlightened VMENTRY was disabled' patch >> added. >> - 'KVM: nVMX: Make copy_vmcs12_to_enlightened()/copy_enlightened_to_vmcs12() >> return 'void'' patch added [Paolo] >> - R-b tags added [Max] >> >> Original description: >> >> Commit f5c7e8425f18 ("KVM: nVMX: Always make an attempt to map eVMCS after >> migration") fixed the most obvious reason why Hyper-V on KVM (e.g. Win10 >> + WSL2) was crashing immediately after migration. It was also reported >> that we have more issues to fix as, while the failure rate was lowered >> signifincatly, it was still possible to observe crashes after several >> dozens of migration. Turns out, the issue arises when we manage to issue >> KVM_GET_NESTED_STATE right after L2->L2 VMEXIT but before L1 gets a chance >> to run. This state is tracked with 'need_vmcs12_to_shadow_sync' flag but >> the flag itself is not part of saved nested state. A few other less >> significant issues are fixed along the way. >> >> While there's no proof this series fixes all eVMCS related problems, >> Win10+WSL2 was able to survive 3333 (thanks, Max!) migrations without >> crashing in testing. >> >> Patches are based on the current kvm/next tree. > > Paolo, Max, > > Just to double-check: are we good here? I know there are more > improvements/ideas to explore but I'd like to treat this patchset as a > set of fixes, it would be unfortunate if we miss 5.14. >
Yes, I was busy the last couple of weeks but I am back now.
Paolo
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