Re: [PATCH v6 09/11] KVM: X86: Add vendor callbacks for writing the TSC multiplier

From: Maxim Levitsky
Date: Mon Jun 07 2021 - 08:08:18 EST

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On Mon, 2021-06-07 at 11:54 +0100, Ilias Stamatis wrote:
> Currently vmx_vcpu_load_vmcs() writes the TSC_MULTIPLIER field of the
> VMCS every time the VMCS is loaded. Instead of doing this, set this
> field from common code on initialization and whenever the scaling ratio
> changes.
>
> Additionally remove vmx->current_tsc_ratio. This field is redundant as
> vcpu->arch.tsc_scaling_ratio already tracks the current TSC scaling
> ratio. The vmx->current_tsc_ratio field is only used for avoiding
> unnecessary writes but it is no longer needed after removing the code
> from the VMCS load path.
>
> Suggested-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ilias Stamatis <ilstam@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Just moved the kvm_set_tsc_khz() call further within kvm_arch_vcpu_create()
> (instead of kvm_arch_vcpu_postcreate() like in v5) as Sean suggested.

I just reviewed the V5. Oh well, I won't bother with any more nitpicks.

Reviewed-by: Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!
Best regards,
Maxim Levitsky

>
> https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/9caefa1ad707fdb61448234b37716f89643aca86.camel@xxxxxxxxxx/T/
>
> arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h | 1 +
> arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 1 +
> arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 6 ++++++
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 9 ++++-----
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 11 ++++++-----
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h | 8 --------
> arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------
> 7 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h
> index 029c9615378f..34ad7a17458a 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h
> @@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ KVM_X86_OP_NULL(has_wbinvd_exit)
> KVM_X86_OP(get_l2_tsc_offset)
> KVM_X86_OP(get_l2_tsc_multiplier)
> KVM_X86_OP(write_tsc_offset)
> +KVM_X86_OP(write_tsc_multiplier)
> KVM_X86_OP(get_exit_info)
> KVM_X86_OP(check_intercept)
> KVM_X86_OP(handle_exit_irqoff)
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> index f099277b993d..a334ce7741ab 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> @@ -1308,6 +1308,7 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
> u64 (*get_l2_tsc_offset)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> u64 (*get_l2_tsc_multiplier)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> void (*write_tsc_offset)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 offset);
> + void (*write_tsc_multiplier)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 multiplier);
>
> /*
> * Retrieve somewhat arbitrary exit information. Intended to be used
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> index 8dfb2513b72a..cb701b42b08b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> @@ -1103,6 +1103,11 @@ static void svm_write_tsc_offset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 offset)
> vmcb_mark_dirty(svm->vmcb, VMCB_INTERCEPTS);
> }
>
> +static void svm_write_tsc_multiplier(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 multiplier)
> +{
> + wrmsrl(MSR_AMD64_TSC_RATIO, multiplier);
> +}
> +
> /* Evaluate instruction intercepts that depend on guest CPUID features. */
> static void svm_recalc_instruction_intercepts(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> struct vcpu_svm *svm)
> @@ -4528,6 +4533,7 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops svm_x86_ops __initdata = {
> .get_l2_tsc_offset = svm_get_l2_tsc_offset,
> .get_l2_tsc_multiplier = svm_get_l2_tsc_multiplier,
> .write_tsc_offset = svm_write_tsc_offset,
> + .write_tsc_multiplier = svm_write_tsc_multiplier,
>
> .load_mmu_pgd = svm_load_mmu_pgd,
>

>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> index 6058a65a6ede..239154d3e4e7 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> @@ -2533,9 +2533,8 @@ static int prepare_vmcs02(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12,
> }
>
> vmcs_write64(TSC_OFFSET, vcpu->arch.tsc_offset);
> -
> if (kvm_has_tsc_control)
> - decache_tsc_multiplier(vmx);
> + vmcs_write64(TSC_MULTIPLIER, vcpu->arch.tsc_scaling_ratio);
>
> nested_vmx_transition_tlb_flush(vcpu, vmcs12, true);
>
> @@ -4501,12 +4500,12 @@ void nested_vmx_vmexit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 vm_exit_reason,
> vmcs_write32(VM_EXIT_MSR_LOAD_COUNT, vmx->msr_autoload.host.nr);
> vmcs_write32(VM_ENTRY_MSR_LOAD_COUNT, vmx->msr_autoload.guest.nr);
> vmcs_write64(TSC_OFFSET, vcpu->arch.tsc_offset);
> + if (kvm_has_tsc_control)
> + vmcs_write64(TSC_MULTIPLIER, vcpu->arch.tsc_scaling_ratio);
> +
> if (vmx->nested.l1_tpr_threshold != -1)
> vmcs_write32(TPR_THRESHOLD, vmx->nested.l1_tpr_threshold);
>
> - if (kvm_has_tsc_control)
> - decache_tsc_multiplier(vmx);
> -
> if (vmx->nested.change_vmcs01_virtual_apic_mode) {
> vmx->nested.change_vmcs01_virtual_apic_mode = false;
> vmx_set_virtual_apic_mode(vcpu);
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> index 4b70431c2edd..bf845a08995e 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> @@ -1390,11 +1390,6 @@ void vmx_vcpu_load_vmcs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu,
>
> vmx->loaded_vmcs->cpu = cpu;
> }
> -
> - /* Setup TSC multiplier */
> - if (kvm_has_tsc_control &&
> - vmx->current_tsc_ratio != vcpu->arch.tsc_scaling_ratio)
> - decache_tsc_multiplier(vmx);
> }
>
> /*
> @@ -1813,6 +1808,11 @@ static void vmx_write_tsc_offset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 offset)
> vmcs_write64(TSC_OFFSET, offset);
> }
>
> +static void vmx_write_tsc_multiplier(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 multiplier)
> +{
> + vmcs_write64(TSC_MULTIPLIER, multiplier);
> +}
> +
> /*
> * nested_vmx_allowed() checks whether a guest should be allowed to use VMX
> * instructions and MSRs (i.e., nested VMX). Nested VMX is disabled for
> @@ -7707,6 +7707,7 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops vmx_x86_ops __initdata = {
> .get_l2_tsc_offset = vmx_get_l2_tsc_offset,
> .get_l2_tsc_multiplier = vmx_get_l2_tsc_multiplier,
> .write_tsc_offset = vmx_write_tsc_offset,
> + .write_tsc_multiplier = vmx_write_tsc_multiplier,
>
> .load_mmu_pgd = vmx_load_mmu_pgd,
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
> index aa97c82e3451..3eaa86a0ba3e 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
> @@ -322,8 +322,6 @@ struct vcpu_vmx {
> /* apic deadline value in host tsc */
> u64 hv_deadline_tsc;
>
> - u64 current_tsc_ratio;
> -
> unsigned long host_debugctlmsr;
>
> /*
> @@ -532,12 +530,6 @@ static inline struct vmcs *alloc_vmcs(bool shadow)
> GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
> }
>
> -static inline void decache_tsc_multiplier(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
> -{
> - vmx->current_tsc_ratio = vmx->vcpu.arch.tsc_scaling_ratio;
> - vmcs_write64(TSC_MULTIPLIER, vmx->current_tsc_ratio);
> -}
> -
> static inline bool vmx_has_waitpkg(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
> {
> return vmx->secondary_exec_control &
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> index 801fa1e8e915..b56afc2f6724 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> @@ -2179,14 +2179,15 @@ static u32 adjust_tsc_khz(u32 khz, s32 ppm)
> return v;
> }
>
> +static void kvm_vcpu_write_tsc_multiplier(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 l1_multiplier);
> +
> static int set_tsc_khz(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 user_tsc_khz, bool scale)
> {
> u64 ratio;
>
> /* Guest TSC same frequency as host TSC? */
> if (!scale) {
> - vcpu->arch.l1_tsc_scaling_ratio = kvm_default_tsc_scaling_ratio;
> - vcpu->arch.tsc_scaling_ratio = kvm_default_tsc_scaling_ratio;
> + kvm_vcpu_write_tsc_multiplier(vcpu, kvm_default_tsc_scaling_ratio);
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -2212,7 +2213,7 @@ static int set_tsc_khz(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 user_tsc_khz, bool scale)
> return -1;
> }
>
> - vcpu->arch.l1_tsc_scaling_ratio = vcpu->arch.tsc_scaling_ratio = ratio;
> + kvm_vcpu_write_tsc_multiplier(vcpu, ratio);
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -2224,8 +2225,7 @@ static int kvm_set_tsc_khz(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 user_tsc_khz)
> /* tsc_khz can be zero if TSC calibration fails */
> if (user_tsc_khz == 0) {
> /* set tsc_scaling_ratio to a safe value */
> - vcpu->arch.l1_tsc_scaling_ratio = kvm_default_tsc_scaling_ratio;
> - vcpu->arch.tsc_scaling_ratio = kvm_default_tsc_scaling_ratio;
> + kvm_vcpu_write_tsc_multiplier(vcpu, kvm_default_tsc_scaling_ratio);
> return -1;
> }
>
> @@ -2383,6 +2383,23 @@ static void kvm_vcpu_write_tsc_offset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 l1_offset)
> static_call(kvm_x86_write_tsc_offset)(vcpu, vcpu->arch.tsc_offset);
> }
>
> +static void kvm_vcpu_write_tsc_multiplier(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 l1_multiplier)
> +{
> + vcpu->arch.l1_tsc_scaling_ratio = l1_multiplier;
> +
> + /* Userspace is changing the multiplier while L2 is active */
> + if (is_guest_mode(vcpu))
> + vcpu->arch.tsc_scaling_ratio = kvm_calc_nested_tsc_multiplier(
> + l1_multiplier,
> + static_call(kvm_x86_get_l2_tsc_multiplier)(vcpu));
> + else
> + vcpu->arch.tsc_scaling_ratio = l1_multiplier;
> +
> + if (kvm_has_tsc_control)
> + static_call(kvm_x86_write_tsc_multiplier)(
> + vcpu, vcpu->arch.tsc_scaling_ratio);
> +}
> +
> static inline bool kvm_check_tsc_unstable(void)
> {
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> @@ -10343,8 +10360,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> else
> vcpu->arch.mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_UNINITIALIZED;
>
> - kvm_set_tsc_khz(vcpu, max_tsc_khz);
> -
> r = kvm_mmu_create(vcpu);
> if (r < 0)
> return r;
> @@ -10412,6 +10427,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> vcpu->arch.msr_platform_info = MSR_PLATFORM_INFO_CPUID_FAULT;
> kvm_vcpu_mtrr_init(vcpu);
> vcpu_load(vcpu);
> + kvm_set_tsc_khz(vcpu, max_tsc_khz);
> kvm_vcpu_reset(vcpu, false);
> kvm_init_mmu(vcpu, false);
> vcpu_put(vcpu);

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