On 03.12.2019 23:30, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> VT-x updates RF before vmexit, so eflags written into the outgoing TSS happens
> to be correct.  SVM does not update RF before vmexit, and instead provides it
> via a bit in exitinfo2.
> 
> In practice, needing RF set in the outgoing state occurs when a task gate is
> used to handle faults.
> 
> Extend hvm_task_switch() with an extra_eflags parameter which gets fed into
> the outgoing TSS, and fill it in suitably from the SVM vmexit information.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.coop...@citrix.com>

Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeul...@suse.com>

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