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diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/errata.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/errata.rst index 4116045a8744..37c79362a48f 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/errata.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/errata.rst @@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ Note however that any software (e.g ``WIN87EM.DLL``) expecting these features to be present likely predates these CPUID feature bits, and therefore doesn't know to check for them anyway. +``KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS`` issue +----------------------------- + +Invalid KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS input with respect to error codes *may* result in +failed VM-Entry on Intel CPUs. Pre-CET Intel CPUs require that exception +injection through the VMCS correctly set the "error code valid" flag, e.g. +require the flag be set when injecting a #GP, clear when injecting a #UD, +clear when injecting a soft exception, etc. Intel CPUs that enumerate +IA32_VMX_BASIC[56] as '1' relax VMX's consistency checks, and AMD CPUs have no +restrictions whatsoever. KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS doesn't sanity check the vector +versus "has_error_code", i.e. KVM's ABI follows AMD behavior. + Nested virtualization features ------------------------------ |