I still have the same issue with kernel 3.16.0-36-generic or 3.13.0-51-generic (proposed-updates) # KVM HOST (3.16.0-36-generic) sudo apt-get install linux-signed-generic-lts-utopic/trusty-proposed # KVM GUEST (3.16.0-36-generic) sudo apt-get install linux-virtual-lts-utopic/trusty-proposed apt-get install cloud-installer cloud-install [ 1196.920613] kvm: vmptrld (null)/780000000000 failed [ 1196.920953] vmwrite error: reg 401e value 31 (err 1) [ 1196.921243] CPU: 23 PID: 5240 Comm: qemu-system-x86 Not tainted 3.16.0-36-generic #48~14.04.1-Ubuntu [ 1196.921244] Hardware name: HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9, BIOS P89 11/03/2014 [ 1196.921245] 0000000000000000 ffff88202018fb58 ffffffff81764a5f ffff880fe4960000 [ 1196.921248] ffff88202018fb68 ffffffffc0a9320d ffff88202018fb78 ffffffffc0a878bf [ 1196.921250] ffff88202018fba8 ffffffffc0a8e1cf ffff880fe4960000 0000000000000000 [ 1196.921252] Call Trace: [ 1196.921262] [] dump_stack+0x45/0x56 [ 1196.921277] [] vmwrite_error+0x2c/0x2e [kvm_intel] [ 1196.921280] [] vmcs_writel+0x1f/0x30 [kvm_intel] [ 1196.921283] [] free_nested.part.73+0x5f/0x170 [kvm_intel] [ 1196.921286] [] vmx_free_vcpu+0x33/0x70 [kvm_intel] [ 1196.921305] [] kvm_arch_vcpu_free+0x44/0x50 [kvm] [ 1196.921312] [] kvm_arch_destroy_vm+0xf2/0x1f0 [kvm] [ 1196.921318] [] ? synchronize_srcu+0x1d/0x20 [ 1196.921323] [] kvm_put_kvm+0x10e/0x220 [kvm] [ 1196.921328] [] kvm_vcpu_release+0x18/0x20 [kvm] [ 1196.921331] [] __fput+0xe4/0x220 [ 1196.921333] [] ____fput+0xe/0x10 [ 1196.921337] [] task_work_run+0xc4/0xe0 [ 1196.921342] [] do_exit+0x2b8/0xa60 [ 1196.921345] [] ? __unqueue_futex+0x32/0x70 [ 1196.921347] [] ? futex_wait+0x126/0x290 [ 1196.921349] [] ? check_preempt_curr+0x85/0xa0 [ 1196.921351] [] do_group_exit+0x3f/0xa0 [ 1196.921353] [] get_signal_to_deliver+0x1d0/0x6f0 [ 1196.921357] [] do_signal+0x48/0xad0 [ 1196.921359] [] ? __switch_to+0x167/0x590 [ 1196.921361] [] do_notify_resume+0x69/0xb0 [ 1196.921364] [] int_signal+0x12/0x17 [ 1196.921365] vmwrite error: reg 2800 value ffffffffffffffff (err -255) [ 1196.921733] CPU: 23 PID: 5240 Comm: qemu-system-x86 Not tainted 3.16.0-36-generic #48~14.04.1-Ubuntu [ 1196.921734] Hardware name: HP ProLiant DL380 Gen9, BIOS P89 11/03/2014 [ 1196.921735] 0000000000000000 ffff88202018fb58 ffffffff81764a5f ffff880fe4960000 [ 1196.921736] ffff88202018fb68 ffffffffc0a9320d ffff88202018fb78 ffffffffc0a878bf [ 1196.921737] ffff88202018fba8 ffffffffc0a8e1e0 ffff880fe4960000 0000000000000000 [ 1196.921739] Call Trace: [ 1196.921741] [] dump_stack+0x45/0x56 [ 1196.921744] [] vmwrite_error+0x2c/0x2e [kvm_intel] [ 1196.921746] [] vmcs_writel+0x1f/0x30 [kvm_intel] [ 1196.921748] [] free_nested.part.73+0x70/0x170 [kvm_intel] [ 1196.921751] [] vmx_free_vcpu+0x33/0x70 [kvm_intel] [ 1196.921757] [] kvm_arch_vcpu_free+0x44/0x50 [kvm] [ 1196.921763] [] kvm_arch_destroy_vm+0xf2/0x1f0 [kvm] [ 1196.921765] [] ? synchronize_srcu+0x1d/0x20 [ 1196.921770] [] kvm_put_kvm+0x10e/0x220 [kvm] [ 1196.921774] [] kvm_vcpu_release+0x18/0x20 [kvm] [ 1196.921775] [] __fput+0xe4/0x220 [ 1196.921777] [] ____fput+0xe/0x10 [ 1196.921778] [] task_work_run+0xc4/0xe0 [ 1196.921780] [] do_exit+0x2b8/0xa60 [ 1196.921782] [] ? __unqueue_futex+0x32/0x70 [ 1196.921783] [] ? futex_wait+0x126/0x290 [ 1196.921784] [] ? check_preempt_curr+0x85/0xa0 [ 1196.921786] [] do_group_exit+0x3f/0xa0 [ 1196.921788] [] get_signal_to_deliver+0x1d0/0x6f0 [ 1196.921790] [] do_signal+0x48/0xad0 [ 1196.921791] [] ? __switch_to+0x167/0x590 [ 1196.921793] [] do_notify_resume+0x69/0xb0 [ 1196.921795] [] int_signal+0x12/0x17 [ 1270.766540] device vnet3 entered promiscuous mode [ 1270.865885] device vnet4 entered promiscuous mode [ 1273.824576] kvm: zapping shadow pages for mmio generation wraparound [ 1447.725335] kvm [6152]: vcpu0 unhandled rdmsr: 0x606 uvt-kvm create \ --memory 16384 \ --disk 100 \ --cpu 2 \ --ssh-public-key-file uvt-authorized_keys \ --template uvt-template.xml \ test release=trusty arch=amd64 .... 2 SandyBridge Intel ....