>From the MR: https://code.launchpad.net/~rafaeldtinoco/ubuntu/+source/qemu/+git/qemu/+merge/368804/+index?
I'm testing now the Bionic version in -proposed: 7.17 Containing the missing MDS-NO arch-capabilities flag. Running the following command: $ sudo /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -name guest="guest" -machine accel=kvm -cpu host,+arch-capabilities,+ssbd,+md-clear,+rdctl-no,+ibrs- all,+skip-l1dfl-vmentry,+mds-no -m 2048 -realtime mlock=off -smp 1,sockets=1,cores=1,threads=1 -uuid 7e55c71a-558f-412c-8445-db0e95fc549f -display none -no-user-config -nodefaults -rtc base=utc,driftfix=slew -global kvm-pit.lost_tick_policy=delay -no-shutdown -global PIIX4_PM.disable_s3=1 -global PIIX4_PM.disable_s4=1 -boot strict=on -kernel /var/lib/libvirt/images/guest/vmlinuz -initrd /var/lib/libvirt/images/guest/initrd.img -append "root=/dev/vda noresume console=tty0 console=ttyS0,38400n8 apparmor=0 net.ifnames=0 crashkernel=256M" -device piix3-usb-uhci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2 -drive file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/guest/disk01.ext4.qcow2,format=qcow2,if=none,id =drive-virtio-disk0 -device virtio-blk- pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio- disk0,bootindex=1 -device virtio-balloon- pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x4 -msg timestamp=on -serial stdio This is the cpu_flags: flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon rep_good nopl xtopology cpuid tsc_known_freq pni pclmulqdq vmx ssse3 fma cx16 pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand hypervisor lahf_lm abm 3dnowprefetch cpuid_fault invpcid_single ssbd ibrs ibpb ibrs_enhanced tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid fsgsbase tsc_adjust bmi1 hle avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid rtm mpxavx512f avx512dq rdseed adx smap clflushopt clwb avx512cd avx512bw avx512vl xsaveopt xsavec xgetbv1 xsaves arat umip pku ospke avx512_vnni md_clear arch_capabilities bugs : spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass And reading MSR directly: $ sudo rdmsr 0x10a 2b We also have bits in place: 0 1 3 5, meaning it is good for all announced mitigations. Note: Running the same command with Cascadelake-Server as cpu has the same results. ------------------------------ Running Cascadelake-Server CPU without setting any CPU flags: flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl xtopology cpuid tsc_known_freq pni pclmulqdq ssse3 fma cx16 pcid sse4_1 sse4_2 x2apic movbe popcnt tsc_deadline_timer aes xsave avx f16c rdrand hypervisor lahf_lm abm 3dnowprefetch cpuid_fault invpcid_single pti ssbd ibrs ibpb fsgsbase bmi1 hle avx2 smep bmi2 erms invpcid rtm mpx avx512f avx512dq rdseed adx smap clflushopt clwb avx512cd avx512bw avx512vl xsaveopt xsavec xgetbv1 arat pku ospke avx512_vnni arch_capabilities bugs : cpu_meltdown spectre_v1 spectre_v2 spec_store_bypass l1tf mds $ sudo rdmsr 0x10a 0 Expected as we are not enabling the mitigations by default. ------------------------------ With all the tests I'm setting disco -proposed package: 2.11+dfsg- 1ubuntu7.17 as verified. ** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-bionic ** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1828495 Title: [KVM][CLX] CPUID_7_0_EDX_ARCH_CAPABILITIES is not enabled in VM. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/intel/+bug/1828495/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
