Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/3] Infinite loops in microcode while running guests | From | Jan Kiszka <> | Date | Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:38:01 +0100 |
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On 2015-11-10 13:22, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > Yes, these can happen. The issue is that benign exceptions are > delivered serially, but two of them (#DB and #AC) can also happen > during exception delivery itself. The subsequent infinite stream > of exceptions causes the processor to never exit guest mode. > > Paolo > > Eric Northup (1): > KVM: x86: work around infinite loop in microcode when #AC is delivered > > Paolo Bonzini (2): > KVM: svm: unconditionally intercept #DB > KVM: x86: rename update_db_bp_intercept to update_bp_intercept > > arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 2 +- > arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/svm.h | 1 + > arch/x86/kvm/svm.c | 22 +++++++++++----------- > arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 7 +++++-- > arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 2 +- > 5 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) >
So this affects both Intel and AMD CPUs equally? Nice cross-vendor "compatibility".
And it can only be triggered via #AC and #DB, or also other exceptions (that KVM already happens to intercept)? You may guess why I'm asking...
Is any of the issues already documented in a vendor errata?
Thanks, Jan
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