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| author | Oliver Upton <oupton@google.com> | 2022-03-01 06:03:47 +0000 |
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| committer | Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> | 2022-03-21 09:28:41 -0400 |
| commit | 6d8491910fcd3324d0f0ece3bd68e85ead3a04d7 (patch) | |
| tree | b5ff91162ae5eb371f8a4c94d9916ba2bf799684 /Documentation/virt | |
| parent | 5e17b2ee45b941fb7bc46107810d727088be392e (diff) | |
KVM: x86: Introduce KVM_CAP_DISABLE_QUIRKS2
KVM_CAP_DISABLE_QUIRKS is irrevocably broken. The capability does not
advertise the set of quirks which may be disabled to userspace, so it is
impossible to predict the behavior of KVM. Worse yet,
KVM_CAP_DISABLE_QUIRKS will tolerate any value for cap->args[0], meaning
it fails to reject attempts to set invalid quirk bits.
The only valid workaround for the quirky quirks API is to add a new CAP.
Actually advertise the set of quirks that can be disabled to userspace
so it can predict KVM's behavior. Reject values for cap->args[0] that
contain invalid bits.
Finally, add documentation for the new capability and describe the
existing quirks.
Signed-off-by: Oliver Upton <oupton@google.com>
Message-Id: <20220301060351.442881-5-oupton@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/virt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst | 50 |
1 files changed, 50 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst index 55efa82e37eb..07a45474abe9 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst @@ -7083,6 +7083,56 @@ resource that is controlled with the H_SET_MODE hypercall. This capability allows a guest kernel to use a better-performance mode for handling interrupts and system calls. +7.31 KVM_CAP_DISABLE_QUIRKS2 +---------------------------- + +:Capability: KVM_CAP_DISABLE_QUIRKS2 +:Parameters: args[0] - set of KVM quirks to disable +:Architectures: x86 +:Type: vm + +This capability, if enabled, will cause KVM to disable some behavior +quirks. + +Calling KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION for this capability returns a bitmask of +quirks that can be disabled in KVM. + +The argument to KVM_ENABLE_CAP for this capability is a bitmask of +quirks to disable, and must be a subset of the bitmask returned by +KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION. + +The valid bits in cap.args[0] are: + +=================================== ============================================ + KVM_X86_QUIRK_LINT0_REENABLED By default, the reset value for the LVT + LINT0 register is 0x700 (APIC_MODE_EXTINT). + When this quirk is disabled, the reset value + is 0x10000 (APIC_LVT_MASKED). + + KVM_X86_QUIRK_CD_NW_CLEARED By default, KVM clears CR0.CD and CR0.NW. + When this quirk is disabled, KVM does not + change the value of CR0.CD and CR0.NW. + + KVM_X86_QUIRK_LAPIC_MMIO_HOLE By default, the MMIO LAPIC interface is + available even when configured for x2APIC + mode. When this quirk is disabled, KVM + disables the MMIO LAPIC interface if the + LAPIC is in x2APIC mode. + + KVM_X86_QUIRK_OUT_7E_INC_RIP By default, KVM pre-increments %rip before + exiting to userspace for an OUT instruction + to port 0x7e. When this quirk is disabled, + KVM does not pre-increment %rip before + exiting to userspace. + + KVM_X86_QUIRK_MISC_ENABLE_NO_MWAIT When this quirk is disabled, KVM sets + CPUID.01H:ECX[bit 3] (MONITOR/MWAIT) if + IA32_MISC_ENABLE[bit 18] (MWAIT) is set. + Additionally, when this quirk is disabled, + KVM clears CPUID.01H:ECX[bit 3] if + IA32_MISC_ENABLE[bit 18] is cleared. +=================================== ============================================ + 8. Other capabilities. ====================== |