[PATCH v4 4/6] KVM: nVMX: Enable nested apic register virtualization

From: Wincy Van
Date: Wed Jan 28 2015 - 20:24:58 EST


We can reduce apic register virtualization cost with this feature,
it is also a requirement for virtual interrupt delivery and posted
interrupt processing.

Signed-off-by: Wincy Van <fanwenyi0529@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
1 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 55111ed..68783e0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -1130,6 +1130,11 @@ static inline bool
nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode(struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
return nested_cpu_has2(vmcs12, SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUALIZE_X2APIC_MODE);
}

+static inline bool nested_cpu_has_apic_reg_virt(struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
+{
+ return nested_cpu_has2(vmcs12, SECONDARY_EXEC_APIC_REGISTER_VIRT);
+}
+
static inline bool is_exception(u32 intr_info)
{
return (intr_info & (INTR_INFO_INTR_TYPE_MASK | INTR_INFO_VALID_MASK))
@@ -2423,6 +2428,7 @@ static void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct
vcpu_vmx *vmx)
vmx->nested.nested_vmx_secondary_ctls_high &=
SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUALIZE_APIC_ACCESSES |
SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUALIZE_X2APIC_MODE |
+ SECONDARY_EXEC_APIC_REGISTER_VIRT |
SECONDARY_EXEC_WBINVD_EXITING |
SECONDARY_EXEC_XSAVES;

@@ -8443,6 +8449,7 @@ static int
nested_vmx_check_msr_bitmap_controls(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
static inline bool nested_vmx_merge_msr_bitmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
{
+ int msr;
struct page *page;
unsigned long *msr_bitmap;

@@ -8462,16 +8469,35 @@ static inline bool
nested_vmx_merge_msr_bitmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
}

if (nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode(vmcs12)) {
+ if (nested_cpu_has_apic_reg_virt(vmcs12))
+ for (msr = 0x800; msr <= 0x8ff; msr++)
+ nested_vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(
+ msr_bitmap,
+ vmx_msr_bitmap_nested,
+ msr, MSR_TYPE_R);
/* TPR is allowed */
nested_vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(msr_bitmap,
vmx_msr_bitmap_nested,
APIC_BASE_MSR + (APIC_TASKPRI >> 4),
MSR_TYPE_R | MSR_TYPE_W);
- } else
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * Enable reading intercept of all the x2apic
+ * MSRs. We should not rely on vmcs12 to do any
+ * optimizations here, it may have been modified
+ * by L1.
+ */
+ for (msr = 0x800; msr <= 0x8ff; msr++)
+ __vmx_enable_intercept_for_msr(
+ vmx_msr_bitmap_nested,
+ msr,
+ MSR_TYPE_R);
+
__vmx_enable_intercept_for_msr(
vmx_msr_bitmap_nested,
APIC_BASE_MSR + (APIC_TASKPRI >> 4),
- MSR_TYPE_R | MSR_TYPE_W);
+ MSR_TYPE_W);
+ }
kunmap(page);
nested_release_page_clean(page);

@@ -8481,14 +8507,16 @@ static inline bool
nested_vmx_merge_msr_bitmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
static int nested_vmx_check_apicv_controls(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
{
- if (!nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode(vmcs12))
+ if (!nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode(vmcs12) &&
+ !nested_cpu_has_apic_reg_virt(vmcs12))
return 0;

/*
* If virtualize x2apic mode is enabled,
* virtualize apic access must be disabled.
*/
- if (nested_cpu_has2(vmcs12, SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUALIZE_APIC_ACCESSES))
+ if (nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode(vmcs12) &&
+ nested_cpu_has2(vmcs12, SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUALIZE_APIC_ACCESSES))
return -EINVAL;

/* tpr shadow is needed by all apicv features. */
--
1.7.1
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