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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c9
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index d6f252555ab3..eaa41a6a00ee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -3189,8 +3189,13 @@ static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
if (data & ~msr_entry.data)
return 1;
- /* Don't allow the guest to change a bit, #GP */
- if (!msr->host_initiated && (data ^ msr_entry.data))
+ /*
+ * Don't let the guest change the host-programmed value. The
+ * MSR is very model specific, i.e. contains multiple bits that
+ * are completely unknown to KVM, and the one bit known to KVM
+ * is simply a reflection of hardware capabilities.
+ */
+ if (!msr->host_initiated && data != svm->msr_decfg)
return 1;
svm->msr_decfg = data;