Re: [PATCH 1/13] KVM: Add tlb_remote_flush_with_range callback in kvm_x86_ops

From: Tianyu Lan
Date: Wed Sep 12 2018 - 09:41:09 EST


Hi Sean:
Thanks for your review.

On 9/10/2018 10:21 PM, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> On Mon, 2018-09-10 at 08:38 +0000, Tianyu Lan wrote:
>> Add flush range call back in the kvm_x86_ops and platform can use it
>> to register its associated function. The parameter "kvm_tlb_range"
>> accepts a single range and flush list which contains a list of ranges.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Lan Tianyu <Tianyu.Lan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> Âarch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 8 ++++++++
>> Â1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>> index e12916e7c2fb..dcdf8cc16388 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>> @@ -402,6 +402,12 @@ struct kvm_mmu {
>> Â u64 pdptrs[4]; /* pae */
>> Â};
>>
>> +struct kvm_tlb_range {
>> + u64 start_gfn;
>> + u64 end_gfn;
>
> IMO this struct and all functions should pass around the number of pages
> instead of end_gfn to avoid confusion as to whether end_gfn is inclusive
> or exlusive.

That's good suggestion. Thanks.

>
>> + struct list_head *flush_list;
>> +};
>> +
>> Âenum pmc_type {
>> Â KVM_PMC_GP = 0,
>> Â KVM_PMC_FIXED,
>> @@ -991,6 +997,8 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
>>
>> Â void (*tlb_flush)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool invalidate_gpa);
>> Â intÂÂ(*tlb_remote_flush)(struct kvm *kvm);
>> + intÂÂ(*tlb_remote_flush_with_range)(struct kvm *kvm,
>> + struct kvm_tlb_range *range);
>>
>> Â /*
>> Â Â* Flush any TLB entries associated with the given GVA.