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-rw-r--r--arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c18
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c b/arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c
index 20f8e1868853..dffc65d8064c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/nmi.c
@@ -316,11 +316,21 @@ static int notrace s390_validate_registers(union mci mci, int umode)
if (cr2.gse) {
if (!mci.gs) {
/*
- * Guarded storage register can't be restored and
- * the current processes uses guarded storage.
- * It has to be terminated.
+ * 2 cases:
+ * - machine check in kernel or userspace
+ * - machine check while running SIE (KVM guest)
+ * For kernel or userspace the userspace values of
+ * guarded storage control can not be recreated, the
+ * process must be terminated.
+ * For SIE the guest values of guarded storage can not
+ * be recreated. This is either due to a bug or due to
+ * GS being disabled in the guest. The guest will be
+ * notified by KVM code and the guests machine check
+ * handling must take care of this. The host values
+ * are saved by KVM and are not affected.
*/
- kill_task = 1;
+ if (!test_cpu_flag(CIF_MCCK_GUEST))
+ kill_task = 1;
} else {
load_gs_cb((struct gs_cb *)mcesa->guarded_storage_save_area);
}