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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c17
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kvm/x86.c26
2 files changed, 30 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index cc60b1fc3ee7..eb69fef57485 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -6860,11 +6860,20 @@ static int vmx_create_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
switch (index) {
case MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL:
/*
- * No need to pass TSX_CTRL_CPUID_CLEAR through, so
- * let's avoid changing CPUID bits under the host
- * kernel's feet.
+ * TSX_CTRL_CPUID_CLEAR is handled in the CPUID
+ * interception. Keep the host value unchanged to avoid
+ * changing CPUID bits under the host kernel's feet.
+ *
+ * hle=0, rtm=0, tsx_ctrl=1 can be found with some
+ * combinations of new kernel and old userspace. If
+ * those guests run on a tsx=off host, do allow guests
+ * to use TSX_CTRL, but do not change the value on the
+ * host so that TSX remains always disabled.
*/
- vmx->guest_uret_msrs[j].mask = ~(u64)TSX_CTRL_CPUID_CLEAR;
+ if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RTM))
+ vmx->guest_uret_msrs[j].mask = ~(u64)TSX_CTRL_CPUID_CLEAR;
+ else
+ vmx->guest_uret_msrs[j].mask = 0;
break;
default:
vmx->guest_uret_msrs[j].mask = -1ull;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 76bce832cade..b05a1fe9dae9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1394,16 +1394,24 @@ static u64 kvm_get_arch_capabilities(void)
if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_MDS))
data |= ARCH_CAP_MDS_NO;
- /*
- * On TAA affected systems:
- * - nothing to do if TSX is disabled on the host.
- * - we emulate TSX_CTRL if present on the host.
- * This lets the guest use VERW to clear CPU buffers.
- */
- if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RTM))
- data &= ~(ARCH_CAP_TAA_NO | ARCH_CAP_TSX_CTRL_MSR);
- else if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_TAA))
+ if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RTM)) {
+ /*
+ * If RTM=0 because the kernel has disabled TSX, the host might
+ * have TAA_NO or TSX_CTRL. Clear TAA_NO (the guest sees RTM=0
+ * and therefore knows that there cannot be TAA) but keep
+ * TSX_CTRL: some buggy userspaces leave it set on tsx=on hosts,
+ * and we want to allow migrating those guests to tsx=off hosts.
+ */
+ data &= ~ARCH_CAP_TAA_NO;
+ } else if (!boot_cpu_has_bug(X86_BUG_TAA)) {
data |= ARCH_CAP_TAA_NO;
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * Nothing to do here; we emulate TSX_CTRL if present on the
+ * host so the guest can choose between disabling TSX or
+ * using VERW to clear CPU buffers.
+ */
+ }
return data;
}