RE: [PATCH 3/3] X86, mpx: Intel MPX xstate feature definition

From: Ren, Qiaowei
Date: Fri Dec 06 2013 - 11:08:55 EST



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Borislav Petkov [mailto:bp@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 9:47 PM
> To: Ren, Qiaowei
> Cc: Paolo Bonzini; H. Peter Anvin; Ingo Molnar; Thomas Gleixner;
> x86@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; qemu-devel@xxxxxxxxxx;
> kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Xudong Hao; Liu, Jinsong
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] X86, mpx: Intel MPX xstate feature definition
>
> On Sat, Dec 07, 2013 at 02:52:56AM +0800, Qiaowei Ren wrote:
>
> Commit message please.
>
> > Signed-off-by: Qiaowei Ren <qiaowei.ren@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Xudong Hao <xudong.hao@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Liu Jinsong <jinsong.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> > arch/x86/include/asm/xsave.h | 6 +++++-
> > 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
> > b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
> > index 987c75e..43be6f6 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
> > @@ -370,6 +370,26 @@ struct ymmh_struct {
> > u32 ymmh_space[64];
> > };
> >
> > +struct lwp_struct {
> > + u64 lwpcb_addr;
> > + u32 flags;
> > + u32 buf_head_offset;
> > + u64 buf_base;
> > + u32 buf_size;
> > + u32 filters;
> > + u64 saved_event_record[4];
> > + u32 event_counter[16];
> > +};
> > +
> > +struct bndregs_struct {
> > + u64 bndregs[8];
> > +} __packed;
> > +
> > +struct bndcsr_struct {
> > + u64 cfg_reg_u;
> > + u64 status_reg;
> > +} __packed;
> > +
> > struct xsave_hdr_struct {
> > u64 xstate_bv;
> > u64 reserved1[2];
> > @@ -380,6 +400,9 @@ struct xsave_struct {
> > struct i387_fxsave_struct i387;
> > struct xsave_hdr_struct xsave_hdr;
> > struct ymmh_struct ymmh;
> > + struct lwp_struct lwp;
>
> I'm guessing this and the struct lwp_struct above is being added so that you
> can have the LWP XSAVE area size? If so, you don't need it: LWP XSAVE area is
> 128 bytes at offset 832 according to my manuals so I'd guess having a u8
> lwp_area[128] should be fine.
>
Yes, currently it is only for the LWP XSAVE area size. I will directly use a u8 lwp_area[128].

>
> > + struct bndregs_struct bndregs;
> > + struct bndcsr_struct bndcsr;
> > /* new processor state extensions will go here */ } __attribute__
> > ((packed, aligned (64)));
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/xsave.h
> > b/arch/x86/include/asm/xsave.h index 0415cda..5cd9de3 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/xsave.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/xsave.h
> > @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
> > #define XSTATE_FP 0x1
> > #define XSTATE_SSE 0x2
> > #define XSTATE_YMM 0x4
> > +#define XSTATE_BNDREGS 0x8
> > +#define XSTATE_BNDCSR 0x10
> >
> > #define XSTATE_FPSSE (XSTATE_FP | XSTATE_SSE)
> >
> > @@ -20,10 +22,12 @@
> > #define XSAVE_YMM_SIZE 256
> > #define XSAVE_YMM_OFFSET (XSAVE_HDR_SIZE +
> XSAVE_HDR_OFFSET)
> >
> > +#define XSTATE_FLEXIBLE (XSTATE_FP | XSTATE_SSE | XSTATE_YMM)
>
> What's the use of that macro if it is used only once?
>
Yes. Maybe it is best to use previous pattern.

> > +#define XSTATE_EAGER (XSTATE_BNDREGS | XSTATE_BNDCSR)
> > /*
> > * These are the features that the OS can handle currently.
> > */
> > -#define XCNTXT_MASK (XSTATE_FP | XSTATE_SSE | XSTATE_YMM)
> > +#define XCNTXT_MASK (XSTATE_FLEXIBLE | XSTATE_EAGER)
> >
> > #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> > #define REX_PREFIX "0x48, "
>
Thanks,
Qiaowei
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