Re: [PATCH v6 8/8] kvm: vmx: virtualize split lock detection

From: Xiaoyao Li
Date: Thu Mar 26 2020 - 02:41:21 EST


On 3/25/2020 8:40 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
+static inline bool guest_cpu_split_lock_detect_on(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
+{
+ return vmx->msr_test_ctrl & MSR_TEST_CTRL_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT;
+}
+
static int handle_exception_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
@@ -4725,12 +4746,13 @@ static int handle_exception_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
case AC_VECTOR:
/*
* Reflect #AC to the guest if it's expecting the #AC, i.e. has
- * legacy alignment check enabled. Pre-check host split lock
- * support to avoid the VMREADs needed to check legacy #AC,
- * i.e. reflect the #AC if the only possible source is legacy
- * alignment checks.
+ * legacy alignment check enabled or split lock detect enabled.
+ * Pre-check host split lock support to avoid further check of
+ * guest, i.e. reflect the #AC if host doesn't enable split lock
+ * detection.
*/
if (!split_lock_detect_on() ||
+ guest_cpu_split_lock_detect_on(vmx) ||
guest_cpu_alignment_check_enabled(vcpu)) {

If the host has split lock detection disabled then how is the guest
supposed to have it enabled in the first place?


It is ||

Thanks,
-Xiaoyao