RE: [PATCH v7 00/13] Intel Processor Trace virtualization enabling

[Kang, Luwei]

> Hi All,
> 
> Here is a patch-series which adding Processor Trace enabling in KVM guest. You can get It's software developer manuals from:
> https://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/managed/c5/15/architecture-instruction-set-extensions-programming-reference.pdf
> In Chapter 4 INTEL PROCESSOR TRACE: VMX IMPROVEMENTS.
> 
> Introduction:
> Intel Processor Trace (Intel PT) is an extension of Intel Architecture that captures information about software execution using
> dedicated hardware facilities that cause only minimal performance perturbation to the software being traced. Details on the Intel PT
> infrastructure and trace capabilities can be found in the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developerâs Manual, Volume 3C.
> 
> The suite of architecture changes serve to simplify the process of virtualizing Intel PT for use by a guest software. There are two
> primary elements to this new architecture support for VMX support improvements made for Intel PT.
> 1. Addition of a new guest IA32_RTIT_CTL value field to the VMCS.
>   â This serves to speed and simplify the process of disabling trace on VM exit, and restoring it on VM entry.
> 2. Enabling use of EPT to redirect PT output.
>   â This enables the VMM to elect to virtualize the PT output buffer using EPT. In this mode, the CPU will treat PT output addresses
> as Guest Physical Addresses (GPAs) and translate them using EPT. This means that Intel PT output reads (of the ToPA table) and
> writes (of trace output) can cause EPT violations, and other output events.
> 
> Processor Trace virtualization can be work in one of 3 possible modes by set new option "pt_mode". Default value is system mode.
>  a. system-wide: trace both host/guest and output to host buffer;  b. host-only: only trace host and output to host buffer;  c. host-
> guest: trace host/guest simultaneous and output to their respective buffer.
> 
> >From V6:
>  - split pathes 1~2 to four separate patches (these patches do 2 things) and add more descriptions.
> 
> >From V5:
>  - rename the function from pt_cap_get_ex() to __pt_cap_get();
>  - replace the most of function from vmx_pt_supported() to "pt_mode == PT_MODE_HOST_GUEST"(or !=).
> 
> >From V4:
>  - add data check when setting the value of MSR_IA32_RTIT_CTL;
>  - Invoke new interface to set the intercept of MSRs read/write after "MSR bitmap per-vcpu" patches.
> 
> >From V3:
>  - change default mode to SYSTEM mode;
>  - add a new patch to move PT out of scattered features;
>  - add a new fucntion kvm_get_pt_addr_cnt() to get the number of address ranges;
>  - add a new function vmx_set_rtit_ctl() to set the value of guest RTIT_CTL, GUEST_IA32_RTIT_CTL and MSRs intercept.
> 
> >From v2:
>  - replace *_PT_SUPPRESS_PIP to *_PT_CONCEAL_PIP;
>  - clean SECONDARY_EXEC_PT_USE_GPA, VM_EXIT_CLEAR_IA32_RTIT_CTL and VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_RTIT_CTL in SYSTEM mode.
> These bits must be all set or all clean;
>  - move processor tracing out of scattered features;
>  - add a new function to enable/disable intercept MSRs read/write;
>  - add all Intel PT MSRs read/write and disable intercept when PT is enabled in guest;
>  - disable Intel PT and enable intercept MSRs when L1 guest VMXON;
>  - performance optimization.
>    In Host only mode. we just need to save host RTIT_CTL before vm-entry and restore host RTIT_CTL after vm-exit;
>    In HOST_GUEST mode. we need to save and restore all MSRs only when PT has enabled in guest.
>  - use XSAVES/XRESTORES implement context switch.
>    Haven't implementation in this version and still in debuging. will make a separate patch work on this.
> 
> >From v1:
>  - remove guest-only mode because guest-only mode can be covered by host-guest mode;
>  - always set "use GPA for processor tracing" in secondary execution control if it can be;
>  - trap RTIT_CTL read/write. Forbid write this msr when VMXON in L1 hypervisor.
> 
> Chao Peng (8):
>   perf/x86/intel/pt: Move Intel-PT MSRs bit definitions to a public
>     header
>   perf/x86/intel/pt: Change pt_cap_get() to a public function
>   KVM: x86: Add Intel Processor Trace virtualization mode
>   KVM: x86: Add Intel Processor Trace cpuid emulation
>   KVM: x86: Add Intel processor trace context for each vcpu
>   KVM: x86: Implement Intel Processor Trace context switch
>   KVM: x86: Implement Intel Processor Trace MSRs read/write
>   KVM: x86: Set intercept for Intel PT MSRs read/write
> 
> Luwei Kang (5):
>   perf/x86/intel/pt: Add new bit definitions for Intel PT MSRs
>   perf/x86/intel/pt: add new capability for Intel PT
>   perf/x86/intel/pt: Introduce a new function to get capability of Intel
>     PT
>   KVM: x86: Introduce a function to initialize the PT configuration
>   KVM: x86: Disable Intel Processor Trace when VMXON in L1 guest
> 
>  arch/x86/events/intel/pt.c       |  12 +-
>  arch/x86/events/intel/pt.h       |  58 ------
>  arch/x86/include/asm/intel_pt.h  |  40 ++++
>  arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h  |   1 +
>  arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h |  38 ++++
>  arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h       |   8 +
>  arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c             |  22 ++-
>  arch/x86/kvm/svm.c               |   6 +
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c               | 412 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c               |  33 +++-
>  10 files changed, 563 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-)
> 

Send this patch set twice because path 2 send fail in the first time.

Thanks,
Luwei Kang