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Write the desired L2 CR3 into vmcs02.GUEST_CR3 during nested VM-Enter instead of deferring the VMWRITE until vmx_set_cr3(). If the VMWRITE is deferred, then KVM can consume a stale vmcs02.GUEST_CR3 when it refreshes vmcs12->guest_cr3 during nested_vmx_vmexit() if the emulated VM-Exit occurs without actually entering L2, e.g. if the nested run is squashed because nested VM-Enter (from L1) is putting L2 into HLT. Note, the above scenario can occur regardless of whether L1 is intercepting HLT, e.g. L1 can intercept HLT and then re-enter L2 with vmcs.GUEST_ACTIVITY_STATE=HALTED. But practically speaking, a VMM will likely put a guest into HALTED if and only if it's not intercepting HLT. In an ideal world where EPT *requires* unrestricted guest (and vice versa), VMX could handle CR3 similar to how it handles RSP and RIP, e.g. mark CR3 dirty and conditionally load it at vmx_vcpu_run(). But the unrestricted guest silliness complicates the dirty tracking logic to the point that explicitly handling vmcs02.GUEST_CR3 during nested VM-Enter is a simpler overall implementation. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reported-and-tested-by: Reto Buerki <reet@codelabs.ch> Tested-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Liran Alon <liran.alon@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@intel.com> Reviewed-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.