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x86/kexec: Keep CR4.MCE set during kexec for TDX guest
authorKirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:58:51 +0000 (12:58 +0300)
committerBorislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:45:50 +0000 (17:45 +0200)
commitde60613173dfd75a10f6aa8e001bbcafa242e623
treeb5196b9eb04cdf58e2cc4ee6c7254c6763bdcab0
parent7b46a8997db27ed70b01458fa4437ec2360feddd
x86/kexec: Keep CR4.MCE set during kexec for TDX guest

TDX guests run with MCA enabled (CR4.MCE=1b) from the very start. If
that bit is cleared during CR4 register reprogramming during boot or kexec
flows, a #VE exception will be raised which the guest kernel cannot handle.

Therefore, make sure the CR4.MCE setting is preserved over kexec too and avoid
raising any #VEs.

Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240614095904.1345461-7-kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com
arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S