Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] KVM: SVM: Add MSR-based feature support for serializing LFENCE

From: Paolo Bonzini
Date: Wed Feb 21 2018 - 06:42:17 EST


On 16/02/2018 00:12, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> In order to determine if LFENCE is a serializing instruction on AMD
> processors, MSR 0xc0011029 (MSR_F10H_DECFG) must be read and the state
> of bit 1 checked. This patch will add support to allow a guest to
> properly make this determination.
>
> Add the MSR feature callback operation to svm.c and add MSR 0xc0011029
> to the list of MSR-based features. If LFENCE is serializing, then the
> feature is supported, allowing the hypervisor to set the value of the
> MSR that guest will see. Support is also added to write (hypervisor only)
> and read the MSR value for the guest. A write by the guest will result in
> a #GP. A read by the guest will return the value as set by the host. In
> this way, the support to expose the feature to the guest is controlled by
> the hypervisor.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kvm/svm.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> index b3e488a..2b40885 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> @@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ struct vcpu_svm {
> uint64_t sysenter_eip;
> uint64_t tsc_aux;
>
> + u64 msr_decfg;
> +
> u64 next_rip;
>
> u64 host_user_msrs[NR_HOST_SAVE_USER_MSRS];
> @@ -3860,6 +3862,24 @@ static int cr8_write_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static int svm_msr_feature(struct kvm_msr_entry *msr)
> +{
> + int ret = 0;
> +
> + msr->data = 0;
> +
> + switch (msr->index) {
> + case MSR_F10H_DECFG:
> + if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_LFENCE_RDTSC))
> + msr->data |= MSR_F10H_DECFG_LFENCE_SERIALIZE;
> + break;
> + default:
> + ret = -EINVAL;
> + }
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> static int svm_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
> {
> struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
> @@ -3955,6 +3975,9 @@ static int svm_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
> msr_info->data = 0x1E;
> }
> break;
> + case MSR_F10H_DECFG:
> + msr_info->data = svm->msr_decfg;
> + break;
> default:
> return kvm_get_msr_common(vcpu, msr_info);
> }
> @@ -4133,6 +4156,24 @@ static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
> case MSR_VM_IGNNE:
> vcpu_unimpl(vcpu, "unimplemented wrmsr: 0x%x data 0x%llx\n", ecx, data);
> break;
> + case MSR_F10H_DECFG: {
> + struct kvm_msr_entry msr_entry;
> +
> + msr_entry.index = msr->index;
> + if (svm_msr_feature(&msr_entry))
> + return 1;
> +
> + /* Check the supported bits */
> + if (data & ~msr_entry.data)
> + return 1;
> +
> + /* Don't allow the guest to change a bit, #GP */
> + if (!msr->host_initiated && (data ^ msr_entry.data))
> + return 1;
> +
> + svm->msr_decfg = data;
> + break;
> + }
> case MSR_IA32_APICBASE:
> if (kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu))
> avic_update_vapic_bar(to_svm(vcpu), data);
> @@ -6917,6 +6958,8 @@ static int svm_unregister_enc_region(struct kvm *kvm,
> .mem_enc_op = svm_mem_enc_op,
> .mem_enc_reg_region = svm_register_enc_region,
> .mem_enc_unreg_region = svm_unregister_enc_region,
> +
> + .msr_feature = svm_msr_feature,
> };
>
> static int __init svm_init(void)
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> index 0219c5c..42fbbf4 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> @@ -1054,6 +1054,7 @@ bool kvm_rdpmc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> * can be used by a hypervisor to validate requested CPU features.
> */
> static u32 msr_based_features[] = {
> + MSR_F10H_DECFG,
> };
>
> static unsigned int num_msr_based_features = ARRAY_SIZE(msr_based_features);
>

Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>