* To use VMXON (and later other VMX instructions), a guest
* must first be able to turn on cr4.VMXE (see handle_vmon()).
* So basically the check on whether to allow nested VMX
- * is here.
+ * is here. We operate under the default treatment of SMM,
+ * so VMX cannot be enabled under SMM.
*/
- if (!nested_vmx_allowed(vcpu))
+ if (!nested_vmx_allowed(vcpu) || is_smm(vcpu))
return 1;
}
~(KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_GUEST_MODE | KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_VMXON))
return -EINVAL;
+ /*
+ * SMM temporarily disables VMX, so we cannot be in guest mode,
+ * nor can VMLAUNCH/VMRESUME be pending. Outside SMM, SMM flags
+ * must be zero.
+ */
+ if (is_smm(vcpu) ? kvm_state->flags : kvm_state->vmx.smm.flags)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
if ((kvm_state->vmx.smm.flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_GUEST_MODE) &&
!(kvm_state->vmx.smm.flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_VMXON))
return -EINVAL;