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author | Nikunj A Dadhania <nikunj@amd.com> | 2025-07-22 13:18:53 +0530 |
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committer | Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de> | 2025-08-12 12:33:58 +0200 |
commit | 5eb1bcdb6a8c088514019c3a9bda5d565beed1af (patch) | |
tree | d096ca60e379de53ea7e0d95a82d62fbc5e628fc /scripts/extract-fwblobs | |
parent | 31cd31c9e17ece125aad27259501a2af69ccb020 (diff) |
x86/sev: Improve handling of writes to intercepted TSC MSRs
Currently, when a Secure TSC enabled SNP guest attempts to write to the
intercepted GUEST_TSC_FREQ MSR (a read-only MSR), the guest kernel response
incorrectly implies a VMM configuration error, when in fact it is the usual
VMM configuration to intercept writes to read-only MSRs, unless explicitly
documented.
Modify the intercepted TSC MSR #VC handling:
* Write to GUEST_TSC_FREQ will generate a #GP instead of terminating the
guest
* Write to MSR_IA32_TSC will generate a #GP instead of silently ignoring it
However, continue to terminate the guest when reading from intercepted
GUEST_TSC_FREQ MSR with Secure TSC enabled, as intercepted reads indicate an
improper VMM configuration for Secure TSC enabled SNP guests.
[ bp: simplify comment. ]
Fixes: 38cc6495cdec ("x86/sev: Prevent GUEST_TSC_FREQ MSR interception for Secure TSC enabled guests")
Suggested-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Nikunj A Dadhania <nikunj@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Reviewed-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250722074853.22253-1-nikunj@amd.com
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