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Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM, pkeys: fix handling of PKRU across migration

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  Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM, pkeys: fix handling of PKRU across migration Yang Zhang <yang.zhang.wz@gmail.com> - 2017-08-28 05:00 +0200

#1720978 — Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM, pkeys: fix handling of PKRU across migration

On 2017/8/24 18:12, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> The host pkru is restored right after vcpu exit (commit 1be0e61), so
> KVM_GET_XSAVE will return the host PKRU value instead.  In general,
> the PKRU value in vcpu->arch.guest_fpu.state cannot be trusted.
> 
> Series as follows:
> 
> 1) fix independent bug which would cause an oops
> 
> 2) remove an unnecessary abstraction
> 
> 3) fix the bug
> 
> Please test the patches, as I don't have the affected hardware.  Note
> that I need the results before tomorrow in order to send these patches
> to Linus before going on vacation.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Paolo
> 
> 
> Paolo Bonzini (3):
>    KVM: x86: block guest protection keys unless the host has them enabled
>    KVM: x86: simplify handling of PKRU
>    KVM, pkeys: do not use PKRU value in vcpu->arch.guest_fpu.state
> 
>   arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h |  6 +++---
>   arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h     |  1 +
>   arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c                |  2 +-
>   arch/x86/kvm/kvm_cache_regs.h       |  5 -----
>   arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h                  |  2 +-
>   arch/x86/kvm/svm.c                  |  7 -------
>   arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c                  | 25 ++++++++-----------------
>   arch/x86/kvm/x86.c                  | 17 ++++++++++++++---
>   8 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
> 

Reviewed-by: Yang Zhang <yang.zhang.wz@gmail.com>

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Yang
Alibaba Cloud Computing

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