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diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index a8e7bc04d9bf..931a7361c30f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -1197,11 +1197,14 @@ static void nested_vmx_transition_tlb_flush(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
kvm_hv_nested_transtion_tlb_flush(vcpu, enable_ept);
/*
- * If vmcs12 doesn't use VPID, L1 expects linear and combined mappings
- * for *all* contexts to be flushed on VM-Enter/VM-Exit, i.e. it's a
- * full TLB flush from the guest's perspective. This is required even
- * if VPID is disabled in the host as KVM may need to synchronize the
- * MMU in response to the guest TLB flush.
+ * If VPID is disabled, then guest TLB accesses use VPID=0, i.e. the
+ * same VPID as the host, and so architecturally, linear and combined
+ * mappings for VPID=0 must be flushed at VM-Enter and VM-Exit. KVM
+ * emulates L2 sharing L1's VPID=0 by using vpid01 while running L2,
+ * and so KVM must also emulate TLB flush of VPID=0, i.e. vpid01. This
+ * is required if VPID is disabled in KVM, as a TLB flush (there are no
+ * VPIDs) still occurs from L1's perspective, and KVM may need to
+ * synchronize the MMU in response to the guest TLB flush.
*
* Note, using TLB_FLUSH_GUEST is correct even if nested EPT is in use.
* EPT is a special snowflake, as guest-physical mappings aren't
@@ -2315,6 +2318,17 @@ static void prepare_vmcs02_early_rare(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx,
vmcs_write64(VMCS_LINK_POINTER, INVALID_GPA);
+ /*
+ * If VPID is disabled, then guest TLB accesses use VPID=0, i.e. the
+ * same VPID as the host. Emulate this behavior by using vpid01 for L2
+ * if VPID is disabled in vmcs12. Note, if VPID is disabled, VM-Enter
+ * and VM-Exit are architecturally required to flush VPID=0, but *only*
+ * VPID=0. I.e. using vpid02 would be ok (so long as KVM emulates the
+ * required flushes), but doing so would cause KVM to over-flush. E.g.
+ * if L1 runs L2 X with VPID12=1, then runs L2 Y with VPID12 disabled,
+ * and then runs L2 X again, then KVM can and should retain TLB entries
+ * for VPID12=1.
+ */
if (enable_vpid) {
if (nested_cpu_has_vpid(vmcs12) && vmx->nested.vpid02)
vmcs_write16(VIRTUAL_PROCESSOR_ID, vmx->nested.vpid02);
@@ -5950,6 +5964,12 @@ static int handle_invvpid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
return nested_vmx_fail(vcpu,
VMXERR_INVALID_OPERAND_TO_INVEPT_INVVPID);
+ /*
+ * Always flush the effective vpid02, i.e. never flush the current VPID
+ * and never explicitly flush vpid01. INVVPID targets a VPID, not a
+ * VMCS, and so whether or not the current vmcs12 has VPID enabled is
+ * irrelevant (and there may not be a loaded vmcs12).
+ */
vpid02 = nested_get_vpid02(vcpu);
switch (type) {
case VMX_VPID_EXTENT_INDIVIDUAL_ADDR: