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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kvm/svm.c19
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 85d4458a0b35..4925a94a970a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -1415,7 +1415,16 @@ static void svm_get_segment(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
var->avl = (s->attrib >> SVM_SELECTOR_AVL_SHIFT) & 1;
var->l = (s->attrib >> SVM_SELECTOR_L_SHIFT) & 1;
var->db = (s->attrib >> SVM_SELECTOR_DB_SHIFT) & 1;
- var->g = (s->attrib >> SVM_SELECTOR_G_SHIFT) & 1;
+
+ /*
+ * AMD CPUs circa 2014 track the G bit for all segments except CS.
+ * However, the SVM spec states that the G bit is not observed by the
+ * CPU, and some VMware virtual CPUs drop the G bit for all segments.
+ * So let's synthesize a legal G bit for all segments, this helps
+ * running KVM nested. It also helps cross-vendor migration, because
+ * Intel's vmentry has a check on the 'G' bit.
+ */
+ var->g = s->limit > 0xfffff;
/*
* AMD's VMCB does not have an explicit unusable field, so emulate it
@@ -1424,14 +1433,6 @@ static void svm_get_segment(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
var->unusable = !var->present || (var->type == 0);
switch (seg) {
- case VCPU_SREG_CS:
- /*
- * SVM always stores 0 for the 'G' bit in the CS selector in
- * the VMCB on a VMEXIT. This hurts cross-vendor migration:
- * Intel's VMENTRY has a check on the 'G' bit.
- */
- var->g = s->limit > 0xfffff;
- break;
case VCPU_SREG_TR:
/*
* Work around a bug where the busy flag in the tr selector
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