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Re: [PATCH 3/5] VMX: don't run with CR4.VMXE set when VMX could not be enabled


  • To: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:27:44 +0100
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  • Delivery-date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 08:27:58 +0000
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On 21.11.2023 18:30, Roger Pau Monné wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 02:32:07PM +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> --- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.c
>> +++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.c
>> @@ -2959,7 +2959,7 @@ static bool __init has_if_pschange_mc(vo
>>  
>>  const struct hvm_function_table * __init start_vmx(void)
>>  {
>> -    set_in_cr4(X86_CR4_VMXE);
>> +    write_cr4(read_cr4() | X86_CR4_VMXE);
>>  
>>      if ( vmx_vmcs_init() )
>>      {
>> @@ -2967,6 +2967,9 @@ const struct hvm_function_table * __init
>>          return NULL;
> 
> Do we want to also clear VMXE from CR4 here?

Yes, definitely. That was the point of the patch (as far as the BSP is
concerned); I clearly meant to have that there, but then didn't put it
there.

Jan



 


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