f1a9761fbb
KVM handles the VMCALL/VMMCALL instructions very strangely. Even though
both of these instructions really should #UD when executed on the wrong
vendor's hardware (i.e. VMCALL on SVM, VMMCALL on VMX), KVM replaces the
guest's instruction with the appropriate instruction for the vendor.
Nonetheless, older guest kernels without commit c1118b3602c2 ("x86: kvm:
use alternatives for VMCALL vs. VMMCALL if kernel text is read-only")
do not patch in the appropriate instruction using alternatives, likely
motivating KVM's intervention.
Add a quirk allowing userspace to opt out of hypercall patching. If the
quirk is disabled, KVM synthesizes a #UD in the guest.
Signed-off-by: Oliver Upton <oupton@google.com>
Message-Id: <20220316005538.2282772-2-oupton@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Linux kernel
============
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.