KVM: x86: Plug an intra-guest Spectre v2 hole

[PATCH 0/2] KVM: x86: Plug an intra-guest Spectre v2 hole

Sean Christopherson posted 2 patches 1 week, 3 days ago

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arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h |  1 +
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c              | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
arch/x86/kvm/x86.h              |  2 +-
3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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[PATCH 0/2] KVM: x86: Plug an intra-guest Spectre v2 hole

Posted by Sean Christopherson 1 week, 3 days ago

Fix a bug where KVM neglects to emit IBPB when a vCPU is migrated *back* to
a previous pCPU, in which case a misbehaving task B in the guest can unduly
infuence e.g. the BTB of task A in the guest (running in the same vCPU).

FWIW, I've had the first patch sitting around for several months as a
micro-optimization, but was never posted it as I wasn't 100% confident my
analysis was correct.  But it makes plugging this hole much easier, so here
it is...  Reviews most definitely welcome.

Sean Christopherson (2):
  KVM: x86: Defer IBPBs for vCPU and nested transitions until core run
    loop
  KVM: x86: Emit IBPB on pCPU migration if IBPB is advertised to guest

 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h |  1 +
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c              | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.h              |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


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