KVM: vmx: add dedicated utility to access guest's kernel_gs_base
When lazy save/restore of MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE was introduced[1], the MSR was intercepted in all modes and was only restored for the host when the guest is in 64-bit mode. So at the time, going through the full host restore prior to accessing MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE was necessary to load host state and was not a significant waste of cycles. Later, MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE interception was disabled for a 64-bit guest[2], and then unconditionally saved/restored for the host[3]. As a result, loading full host state is overkill for accesses to MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, and completely unnecessary when the guest is not in 64-bit mode. Add a dedicated utility to read/write the guest's MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE (outside of the save/restore flow) to minimize the overhead incurred when accessing the MSR. When setting EFER, only decache the MSR if the new EFER will disable long mode. Removing out-of-band usage of vmx_load_host_state() also eliminates, or at least reduces, ...
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