Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: nVMX: nested TPR shadow/threshold emulation

From: Wanpeng Li
Date: Mon Aug 04 2014 - 07:02:14 EST


On Mon, Aug 04, 2014 at 12:13:13PM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>Il 04/08/2014 12:11, Wanpeng Li ha scritto:
>> Hi Paolo,
>> On Fri, Aug 01, 2014 at 11:05:13AM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>>> Il 01/08/2014 10:09, Wanpeng Li ha scritto:
>>>> This patch fix bug https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61411
>>>>
>>>> TPR shadow/threshold feature is important to speed up the Windows guest.
>>>> Besides, it is a must feature for certain VMM.
>>>>
>>>> We map virtual APIC page address and TPR threshold from L1 VMCS. If
>>>> TPR_BELOW_THRESHOLD VM exit is triggered by L2 guest and L1 interested
>>>> in, we inject it into L1 VMM for handling.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>> v1 -> v2:
>>>> * don't take L0's "virtualize APIC accesses" setting into account
>>>> * virtual_apic_page do exactly the same thing that is done for apic_access_page
>>>> * add the tpr threshold field to the read-write fields for shadow VMCS
>>>>
>>>> arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>>>> 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
>>>> index a3845b8..0e6e95e 100644
>>>> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
>>>> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
>>>> @@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ struct nested_vmx {
>>>> * we must keep them pinned while L2 runs.
>>>> */
>>>> struct page *apic_access_page;
>>>> + struct page *virtual_apic_page;
>>>> u64 msr_ia32_feature_control;
>>>>
>>>> struct hrtimer preemption_timer;
>>>> @@ -533,6 +534,7 @@ static int max_shadow_read_only_fields =
>>>> ARRAY_SIZE(shadow_read_only_fields);
>>>>
>>>> static unsigned long shadow_read_write_fields[] = {
>>>> + TPR_THRESHOLD,
>>>> GUEST_RIP,
>>>> GUEST_RSP,
>>>> GUEST_CR0,
>>>> @@ -2331,7 +2333,7 @@ static __init void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(void)
>>>> CPU_BASED_MOV_DR_EXITING | CPU_BASED_UNCOND_IO_EXITING |
>>>> CPU_BASED_USE_IO_BITMAPS | CPU_BASED_MONITOR_EXITING |
>>>> CPU_BASED_RDPMC_EXITING | CPU_BASED_RDTSC_EXITING |
>>>> - CPU_BASED_PAUSE_EXITING |
>>>> + CPU_BASED_PAUSE_EXITING | CPU_BASED_TPR_SHADOW |
>>>> CPU_BASED_ACTIVATE_SECONDARY_CONTROLS;
>>>> /*
>>>> * We can allow some features even when not supported by the
>>>> @@ -6149,6 +6151,10 @@ static void free_nested(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
>>>> nested_release_page(vmx->nested.apic_access_page);
>>>> vmx->nested.apic_access_page = 0;
>>>> }
>>>> + if (vmx->nested.virtual_apic_page) {
>>>> + nested_release_page(vmx->nested.virtual_apic_page);
>>>> + vmx->nested.virtual_apic_page = 0;
>>>> + }
>>>>
>>>> nested_free_all_saved_vmcss(vmx);
>>>> }
>>>> @@ -6937,7 +6943,7 @@ static bool nested_vmx_exit_handled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>> case EXIT_REASON_MCE_DURING_VMENTRY:
>>>> return 0;
>>>> case EXIT_REASON_TPR_BELOW_THRESHOLD:
>>>> - return 1;
>>>> + return nested_cpu_has(vmcs12, CPU_BASED_TPR_SHADOW);
>>>> case EXIT_REASON_APIC_ACCESS:
>>>> return nested_cpu_has2(vmcs12,
>>>> SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUALIZE_APIC_ACCESSES);
>>>> @@ -7058,6 +7064,9 @@ static int vmx_handle_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>>
>>>> static void update_cr8_intercept(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int tpr, int irr)
>>>> {
>>>> + if (is_guest_mode(vcpu))
>>>> + return;
>>>> +
>>>> if (irr == -1 || tpr < irr) {
>>>> vmcs_write32(TPR_THRESHOLD, 0);
>>>> return;
>>>> @@ -8025,6 +8034,22 @@ static void prepare_vmcs02(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
>>>> exec_control &= ~CPU_BASED_VIRTUAL_NMI_PENDING;
>>>> exec_control &= ~CPU_BASED_TPR_SHADOW;
>>>> exec_control |= vmcs12->cpu_based_vm_exec_control;
>>>> +
>>>> + if (exec_control & CPU_BASED_TPR_SHADOW) {
>>>> + if (vmx->nested.virtual_apic_page)
>>>> + nested_release_page(vmx->nested.virtual_apic_page);
>>>> + vmx->nested.virtual_apic_page =
>>>> + nested_get_page(vcpu, vmcs12->virtual_apic_page_addr);
>>>> + if (!vmx->nested.virtual_apic_page)
>>>> + exec_control &=
>>>> + ~CPU_BASED_TPR_SHADOW;
>>>
>>> This will cause L1 to miss exits when L2 writes to CR8. I think the
>>> only sensible thing to do if this happens is fail the vmentry.
>>>
>>> The problem is that while the APIC access page field is used to trap
>>> reads/writes to the APIC access page itself, here the processor will
>>> read/write the virtual APIC page when L2 does CR8 accesses.
>>
>> How about add this:
>>
>> + if (!(exec_control & CPU_BASED_TPR_SHADOW) &&
>> + !((exec_control & CPU_BASED_CR8_LOAD_EXITING) &&
>> + (exec_control & CPU_BASED_CR8_STORE_EXITING)))
>> + nested_vmx_failValid(vcpu, VMXERR_ENTRY_INVALID_CONTROL_FIELD);
>
>Yes, this is not architecturally correct, but I don't see what else we
>can do.
>

Ok, just send out the new version.

Regards,
Wanpeng Li

>Paolo
>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Wanpeng Li
>>
>>>
>>> Paolo
>>>> + else
>>>> + vmcs_write64(VIRTUAL_APIC_PAGE_ADDR,
>>>> + page_to_phys(vmx->nested.virtual_apic_page));
>>>> +
>>>> + vmcs_write32(TPR_THRESHOLD, vmcs12->tpr_threshold);
>>>> + }
>>>> +
>>>> /*
>>>> * Merging of IO and MSR bitmaps not currently supported.
>>>> * Rather, exit every time.
>>>> @@ -8793,6 +8818,10 @@ static void nested_vmx_vmexit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 exit_reason,
>>>> nested_release_page(vmx->nested.apic_access_page);
>>>> vmx->nested.apic_access_page = 0;
>>>> }
>>>> + if (vmx->nested.virtual_apic_page) {
>>>> + nested_release_page(vmx->nested.virtual_apic_page);
>>>> + vmx->nested.virtual_apic_page = 0;
>>>> + }
>>>>
>>>> /*
>>>> * Exiting from L2 to L1, we're now back to L1 which thinks it just
>>>>
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