Re: [PATCH v2] svm/avic: Allow avic_vcpu_load logic to support host APIC ID 255

From: Paolo Bonzini
Date: Mon May 20 2019 - 09:00:07 EST


On 14/05/19 17:49, Suthikulpanit, Suravee wrote:
> Current logic does not allow VCPU to be loaded onto CPU with
> APIC ID 255. This should be allowed since the host physical APIC ID
> field in the AVIC Physical APIC table entry is an 8-bit value,
> and APIC ID 255 is valid in system with x2APIC enabled.
> Instead, do not allow VCPU load if the host APIC ID cannot be
> represented by an 8-bit value.
>
> Also, use the more appropriate AVIC_PHYSICAL_ID_ENTRY_HOST_PHYSICAL_ID_MASK
> instead of AVIC_MAX_PHYSICAL_ID_COUNT.
>
> Signed-off-by: Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@xxxxxxx>

Queued, with Cc to stable and using "kvm: svm/avic: fix off-by-one in
checking host APIC ID" as the subject.

Paolo

> ---
>
> Change in V2:
> * Use AVIC_PHYSICAL_ID_ENTRY_HOST_PHYSICAL_ID_MASK instead of
> AVIC_MAX_PHYSICAL_ID_COUNT.
>
> arch/x86/kvm/svm.c | 6 +++++-
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> index 687767f..345fe9e 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> @@ -2071,7 +2071,11 @@ static void avic_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
> if (!kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu))
> return;
>
> - if (WARN_ON(h_physical_id >= AVIC_MAX_PHYSICAL_ID_COUNT))
> + /*
> + * Since the host physical APIC id is 8 bits,
> + * we can support host APIC ID upto 255.
> + */
> + if (WARN_ON(h_physical_id > AVIC_PHYSICAL_ID_ENTRY_HOST_PHYSICAL_ID_MASK))
> return;
>
> entry = READ_ONCE(*(svm->avic_physical_id_cache));
>