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    KVM: sefltests: Add x86-64 test to verify MMU reacts to CPUID updates · ef6a74b2
    Sean Christopherson authored
    Add an x86-only test to verify that x86's MMU reacts to CPUID updates
    that impact the MMU.  KVM has had multiple bugs where it fails to
    reconfigure the MMU after the guest's vCPU model changes.
    
    Sadly, this test is effectively limited to shadow paging because the
    hardware page walk handler doesn't support software disabling of GBPAGES
    support, and KVM doesn't manually walk the GVA->GPA on faults for
    performance reasons (doing so would large defeat the benefits of TDP).
    
    Don't require !TDP for the tests as there is still value in running the
    tests with TDP, even though the tests will fail (barring KVM hacks).
    E.g. KVM should not completely explode if MAXPHYADDR results in KVM using
    4-level vs. 5-level paging for the guest.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
    Message-Id: <20210622200529.3650424-20-seanjc@google.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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