Re: [Xen-devel] Nested virtualization off VMware vSphere 6.0 with EL6 guests crashes on Xen 4.6

["Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Jan Beulich [mailto:JBeulich@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 5:35 PM
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 0
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 2008
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 2008
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 0
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 2008
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 0
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 2008
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 2008
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 2008
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 2008
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 2008
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 800
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 804
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 806
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 80a
> > (XEN) nvmx_handle_vmwrite: 80e
> > (XEN) nvmx_update_virtual_apic_address: vCPU1 0xffffffffffffffff(vAPIC) 
> > 0x0(APIC),
> 0x0(TPR) ctrl=b5b9effe sec=0
> 
> Assuming the field starts out as other than all ones, could you check
> its value on each of the intercepted VMWRITEs, to at least narrow
> when it changes.
> 
> Kevin, Jun - are there any cases where the hardware would alter
> this field's value? Like during some guest side LAPIC manipulations?
> (The same monitoring as suggested during VMWRITEs could of
> course also be added to LAPIC accesses visible to the hypervisor,
> but I guess there won't be too many of those.)
> 

No such case in my knowledge. But let me confirm with hardware team.

Thanks
Kevin

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