Re: [PATCH v4 07/17] svm: Add support for setup/destroy virutal APIC backing page for AVIC

From: Roman Kagan
Date: Mon Nov 04 2019 - 17:23:45 EST


On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 10:41:30PM +0000, Suthikulpanit, Suravee wrote:
> Re-factor avic_init_access_page() to avic_update_access_page() since
> activate/deactivate AVIC requires setting/unsetting the memory region used
> for virtual APIC backing page (APIC_ACCESS_PAGE_PRIVATE_MEMSLOT).

AFAICT the patch actually touches the (de)allocation of the APIC access
page rather than the APIC backing page (or I'm confused in the
nomenclature).

Thanks,
Roman.

> Signed-off-by: Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kvm/svm.c | 11 +++++------
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> index b7d0adc..46842a2 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> @@ -1668,23 +1668,22 @@ static u64 *avic_get_physical_id_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> * field of the VMCB. Therefore, we set up the
> * APIC_ACCESS_PAGE_PRIVATE_MEMSLOT (4KB) here.
> */
> -static int avic_init_access_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> +static int avic_update_access_page(struct kvm *kvm, bool activate)
> {
> - struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
> int ret = 0;
>
> mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
> - if (kvm->arch.apic_access_page_done)
> + if (kvm->arch.apic_access_page_done == activate)
> goto out;
>
> ret = __x86_set_memory_region(kvm,
> APIC_ACCESS_PAGE_PRIVATE_MEMSLOT,
> APIC_DEFAULT_PHYS_BASE,
> - PAGE_SIZE);
> + activate ? PAGE_SIZE : 0);
> if (ret)
> goto out;
>
> - kvm->arch.apic_access_page_done = true;
> + kvm->arch.apic_access_page_done = activate;
> out:
> mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
> return ret;
> @@ -1697,7 +1696,7 @@ static int avic_init_backing_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> int id = vcpu->vcpu_id;
> struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
>
> - ret = avic_init_access_page(vcpu);
> + ret = avic_update_access_page(vcpu->kvm, true);
> if (ret)
> return ret;
>
> --
> 1.8.3.1
>