Guest (baseline + trigger): DragonFly dfbsd 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0: Thu Jul 2 06:02:54 UTC 2026 root@dfbsd:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/X86_64_GENERIC x86_64 (clean-install snapshot) Guest (fix build): v6.5-DEVELOPMENT with-src snapshot, single-fix kernel #1 via make -j6 nativekernel KERNCONF=X86_64_GENERIC (gcc80, -Werror) Host CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1275 v5 @ 3.60GHz (Skylake), KVM QEMU: -enable-kvm -smp 6 -m 4096, QEMU_EXTRA="-cpu host" for all runs here Stock qemu64 CPU: perfbias compiled in (kldload -> "already loaded or in kernel"), no machdep.perfbias0.hint (CPUID leaf 6 = 0) -> gated, inert -cpu host (Skylake passthrough): hw.model=Intel Xeon E3-1275 v5, "Thermal and PM Features=0x4" (leaf 6 EAX), dmesg perfbias count 0, sysctl machdep.perfbias0.hint -> unknown oid => KVM masks CPUID.06H.ECX bit 3 (SETBH) for this guest; it does NOT virtualize MSR 0x1b0 (proven: rdmsr_safe/wrmsr_safe -> error 14) Trigger: pbtest.ko (bsd.kmod.mk, -Werror, gcc80) kldload as root on -cpu host guest rdmsr_safe(MSR_IA32_ENERGY_PERF_BIAS=0x1b0) -> error 14, val 0 wrmsr_safe(0x1b0, 7) -> error 14 raw wrmsr(0x1b0, 7) -> Fatal trap 9 GPF in kernel mode, Stopped at pbtest_modevent+0xad: wrmsr, guest dead in DDB perfbias compiled into stock kernel: sys/config/X86_64_GENERIC:173 "device perfbias" Sysctl write privilege: kern_sysctl.c:1446-1447 (SYSCAP_NOSYSCTL_WR unless CTLFLAG_ANYBODY)