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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 0/2] kvm: x86: Convey the exit reason to user-space on emulation failure
On Tue, Jul 06, 2021 at 11:12:05AM +0100, David Edmondson wrote:
> To help when debugging failures in the field, if instruction emulation
> fails, report the VM exit reason to userspace in order that it can be
> recorded.

What is the benefit of seeing the VM-exit reason that led to an
emulation failure?

>
> I'm unsure whether sgx_handle_emulation_failure() needs to be adapted
> to use the emulation_failure part of the exit union in struct kvm_run
> - advice welcomed.
>
> v2:
> - Improve patch comments (dmatlack)
> - Intel should provide the full exit reason (dmatlack)
> - Pass a boolean rather than flags (dmatlack)
> - Use the helper in kvm_task_switch() and kvm_handle_memory_failure()
> (dmatlack)
> - Describe the exit_reason field of the emulation_failure structure
> (dmatlack)
>
> David Edmondson (2):
> KVM: x86: Add kvm_x86_ops.get_exit_reason
> KVM: x86: On emulation failure, convey the exit reason to userspace
>
> arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h | 1 +
> arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 3 +++
> arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 6 ++++++
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 11 +++++++----
> arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 22 +++++++++++++---------
> include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 7 +++++++
> 6 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.30.2
>

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