[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
backported to jammy, should be in the next kernel release 6.5.0-34.34~22.04.2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
it was finally backported to mantic. Waiting for jammy's hwe-6.5 now. https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu- kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/mantic/commit/?h=master- next&id=f22ef199e0d6128350b3f19b3cf3142d0a8e582a -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
Also backported to 6.1.76 Can we get it into Mantic kernel? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
Backported to Linux 6.7.2 and Linux 6.6.14 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
The patch is in 6.8-rc1, how can we make Canonical to cherry-pick that patch into current 6.5 kernel? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
It will be fixed in kernel 6.8 Let's hope for backports to -stable -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
> Applied to kvm-x86 svm, with a comment as suggested by Maxim. > [1/2] Revert "nSVM: Check for reserved encodings of TLB_CONTROL in nested > VMCB" > https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/a484755ab252 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
Google is your friend. The commit you should revert is specified earlier. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
For now you can only compile the custom kernel to fix it. Discussion in kvm mail list on this issue died out with no result so far. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
you can check it with bpftrace on kernel 5.19.0-41-generic #42~22.04.1-Ubuntu: sudo bpftrace -e 'kprobe:__nested_vmcb_check_controls { printf("tlb_ctl: %d\n", *((uint8 *)arg1+60) )}' and it ends like this: ... tlb_ctl: 1 tlb_ctl: 0 tlb_ctl: 0 tlb_ctl: 0 tlb_ctl: 0 tlb_ctl: 0 tlb_ctl: 0 tlb_ctl: 0 tlb_ctl: 3 << -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
ok, found the culprit: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=174a921b6975ef959dd82ee9e8844067a62e3ec1 "nSVM: Check for reserved encodings of TLB_CONTROL in nested VMCB" I'll email author to revert it or fix this. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
Ok, I've checked mainline ubuntu kernels as of today: WORKS 5.15.110 linux-image-unsigned-5.15.110-0515110-generic_5.15.110-0515110.202304302037_amd64.deb BROKEN 5.16rc1 linux-image-unsigned-5.16.0-051600rc1-generic_5.16.0-051600rc1.20242330_amd64.deb so rc1 changes of 5.16 broke something here PS and it's still broken on 6.3.1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] Re: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 2008583] [NEW] VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB.
Public bug reported: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2008583 Title: VMware nested under KVM stopped working on 5.19 kernel on Ryzen: Invalid VMCB. Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: My setup: Host: Ubuntu Linux 22.04.1, kernel 5.15, Ryzen 5900x Hypervisor: KVM Windows VM with VMware Workstation 16 Running nested VMs in VMware works ok. It fails if Linux host kernel is updated to 5.19 (22.04.2) with MONITOR PANIC: Invalid VMCB. VMware Workstation unrecoverable error: (vcpu-0) vcpu-0:Invalid VMCB. If I update to Workstation 17 it fails with 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmx The following features are required for SVM support in VMware Workstation; however, these features are not available on this host: 2023-02-24T15:21:35.112Z In(05) vmxFlush by ASID. This host supports AMD-V, but the AMD-V implementation is incompatible with VMware Workstation. VMware Workstation does not support the user level monitor on this host. Module 'MonitorMode' power on failed. The same VM works ok on 5.19 kernel on my Intel PC. So it has to do with updated Linux kernel and AMD virtualization and VMware. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2008583/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp