[PATCH V7 2/5] perf/x86/kvm: Avoid unnecessary work in guest filtering

From: kan . liang
Date: Mon Feb 04 2019 - 17:24:47 EST


From: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

KVM added a workaround for PEBS events leaking into guests with
commit 26a4f3c08de4 ("perf/x86: disable PEBS on a guest entry.")
This uses the VT entry/exit list to add an extra disable of the
PEBS_ENABLE MSR.

Intel also added a fix for this issue to microcode updates on
Haswell/Broadwell/Skylake.

It turns out using the MSR entry/exit list makes VM exits
significantly slower. The list is only needed for disabling
PEBS, because the GLOBAL_CTRL change gets optimized by
KVM into changing the VMCS.

Check for the microcode updates that have the microcode
fix for leaking PEBS, and disable the extra entry/exit list
entry for PEBS_ENABLE. In addition we always clear the
GLOBAL_CTRL for the PEBS counter while running in the guest,
which is enough to make them never fire at the wrong
side of the host/guest transition.

The overhead for VM exits with the filtering active with the patch is
reduced from 8% to 4%.

The microcode patch has already been merged into future platforms.
This patch is one-off thing. The quirks is used here.

For other old platforms which doesn't have microcode patch and quirks,
extra disable of the PEBS_ENABLE MSR is still required.

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kan Liang <kan.liang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

Changes since V6:
- Remove check for CANNONLAKE
- Move pebs_no_isolation to intel_ds_init() to reduce the noisy
- Rename intel_check_isolation() to intel_check_pebs_isolation()
and intel_isolation_quirk() to intel_pebs_isolation_quirk()

Keep the KABYLAKE check as is. Because it is one off.

arch/x86/events/intel/core.c | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c | 2 ++
arch/x86/events/perf_event.h | 15 ++++-----
3 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
index 40e12cf..8d94f40 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/core.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#include <asm/hardirq.h>
#include <asm/intel-family.h>
#include <asm/apic.h>
+#include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>

#include "../perf_event.h"

@@ -3206,16 +3207,27 @@ static struct perf_guest_switch_msr *intel_guest_get_msrs(int *nr)
arr[0].msr = MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL;
arr[0].host = x86_pmu.intel_ctrl & ~cpuc->intel_ctrl_guest_mask;
arr[0].guest = x86_pmu.intel_ctrl & ~cpuc->intel_ctrl_host_mask;
- /*
- * If PMU counter has PEBS enabled it is not enough to disable counter
- * on a guest entry since PEBS memory write can overshoot guest entry
- * and corrupt guest memory. Disabling PEBS solves the problem.
- */
- arr[1].msr = MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE;
- arr[1].host = cpuc->pebs_enabled;
- arr[1].guest = 0;
+ if (x86_pmu.flags & PMU_FL_PEBS_ALL)
+ arr[0].guest &= ~cpuc->pebs_enabled;
+ else
+ arr[0].guest &= ~(cpuc->pebs_enabled & PEBS_COUNTER_MASK);
+ *nr = 1;
+
+ if (x86_pmu.pebs && x86_pmu.pebs_no_isolation) {
+ /*
+ * If PMU counter has PEBS enabled it is not enough to
+ * disable counter on a guest entry since PEBS memory
+ * write can overshoot guest entry and corrupt guest
+ * memory. Disabling PEBS solves the problem.
+ *
+ * Don't do this if the CPU already enforces it.
+ */
+ arr[1].msr = MSR_IA32_PEBS_ENABLE;
+ arr[1].host = cpuc->pebs_enabled;
+ arr[1].guest = 0;
+ *nr = 2;
+ }

- *nr = 2;
return arr;
}

@@ -3733,6 +3745,47 @@ static __init void intel_clovertown_quirk(void)
x86_pmu.pebs_constraints = NULL;
}

+static const struct x86_cpu_desc isolation_ucodes[] = {
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_HASWELL_CORE, 3, 0x0000001f),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_HASWELL_ULT, 1, 0x0000001e),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_HASWELL_GT3E, 1, 0x00000015),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_HASWELL_X, 2, 0x00000037),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_HASWELL_X, 4, 0x0000000a),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_CORE, 4, 0x00000023),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_GT3E, 1, 0x00000014),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_XEON_D, 2, 0x00000010),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_XEON_D, 3, 0x07000009),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_XEON_D, 4, 0x0f000009),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_XEON_D, 5, 0x0e000002),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_X, 2, 0x0b000014),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_SKYLAKE_X, 3, 0x00000021),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_SKYLAKE_X, 4, 0x00000000),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_SKYLAKE_MOBILE, 3, 0x0000007c),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_SKYLAKE_DESKTOP, 3, 0x0000007c),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_KABYLAKE_DESKTOP, 9, 0x0000004e),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_KABYLAKE_MOBILE, 9, 0x0000004e),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_KABYLAKE_MOBILE, 10, 0x0000004e),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_KABYLAKE_MOBILE, 11, 0x0000004e),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_KABYLAKE_MOBILE, 12, 0x0000004e),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_KABYLAKE_DESKTOP, 10, 0x0000004e),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_KABYLAKE_DESKTOP, 11, 0x0000004e),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_KABYLAKE_DESKTOP, 12, 0x0000004e),
+ INTEL_CPU_DESC(INTEL_FAM6_KABYLAKE_DESKTOP, 13, 0x0000004e),
+ {}
+};
+
+static void intel_check_pebs_isolation(void)
+{
+ x86_pmu.pebs_no_isolation = !x86_cpu_has_min_microcode_rev(isolation_ucodes);
+}
+
+static __init void intel_pebs_isolation_quirk(void)
+{
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(x86_pmu.check_microcode);
+ x86_pmu.check_microcode = intel_check_pebs_isolation;
+ intel_check_pebs_isolation();
+}
+
static int intel_snb_pebs_broken(int cpu)
{
u32 rev = UINT_MAX; /* default to broken for unknown models */
@@ -4425,6 +4478,7 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
case INTEL_FAM6_HASWELL_ULT:
case INTEL_FAM6_HASWELL_GT3E:
x86_add_quirk(intel_ht_bug);
+ x86_add_quirk(intel_pebs_isolation_quirk);
x86_pmu.late_ack = true;
memcpy(hw_cache_event_ids, hsw_hw_cache_event_ids, sizeof(hw_cache_event_ids));
memcpy(hw_cache_extra_regs, hsw_hw_cache_extra_regs, sizeof(hw_cache_extra_regs));
@@ -4456,6 +4510,7 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
case INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_XEON_D:
case INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_GT3E:
case INTEL_FAM6_BROADWELL_X:
+ x86_add_quirk(intel_pebs_isolation_quirk);
x86_pmu.late_ack = true;
memcpy(hw_cache_event_ids, hsw_hw_cache_event_ids, sizeof(hw_cache_event_ids));
memcpy(hw_cache_extra_regs, hsw_hw_cache_extra_regs, sizeof(hw_cache_extra_regs));
@@ -4518,6 +4573,7 @@ __init int intel_pmu_init(void)
case INTEL_FAM6_SKYLAKE_X:
case INTEL_FAM6_KABYLAKE_MOBILE:
case INTEL_FAM6_KABYLAKE_DESKTOP:
+ x86_add_quirk(intel_pebs_isolation_quirk);
x86_pmu.late_ack = true;
memcpy(hw_cache_event_ids, skl_hw_cache_event_ids, sizeof(hw_cache_event_ids));
memcpy(hw_cache_extra_regs, skl_hw_cache_extra_regs, sizeof(hw_cache_extra_regs));
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
index e9acf1d..450ea6b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
+++ b/arch/x86/events/intel/ds.c
@@ -1628,6 +1628,8 @@ void __init intel_ds_init(void)
x86_pmu.bts = boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_BTS);
x86_pmu.pebs = boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PEBS);
x86_pmu.pebs_buffer_size = PEBS_BUFFER_SIZE;
+ if (x86_pmu.version < 5)
+ x86_pmu.pebs_no_isolation = 1;
if (x86_pmu.pebs) {
char pebs_type = x86_pmu.intel_cap.pebs_trap ? '+' : '-';
int format = x86_pmu.intel_cap.pebs_format;
diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
index 78d7b70..dea716e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
+++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
@@ -601,13 +601,14 @@ struct x86_pmu {
/*
* Intel DebugStore bits
*/
- unsigned int bts :1,
- bts_active :1,
- pebs :1,
- pebs_active :1,
- pebs_broken :1,
- pebs_prec_dist :1,
- pebs_no_tlb :1;
+ unsigned int bts :1,
+ bts_active :1,
+ pebs :1,
+ pebs_active :1,
+ pebs_broken :1,
+ pebs_prec_dist :1,
+ pebs_no_tlb :1,
+ pebs_no_isolation :1;
int pebs_record_size;
int pebs_buffer_size;
void (*drain_pebs)(struct pt_regs *regs);
--
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