Re: [PATCH 2/6] x86/irq: Extend NMI handler registration interface to include source

[Jacob Pan]

Hi H.,

On Wed, 29 May 2024 13:59:51 -0700, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 5/29/24 13:33, Jacob Pan wrote:
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h
> > b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h index 13aea8fc3d45..b8388bc00cde
> > 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h
> > @@ -105,6 +105,27 @@
> >   
> >   #define NR_VECTORS			 256
> >   
> > +/*
> > + * The NMI senders specify the NMI source vector as an 8bit integer in
> > their
> > + * vector field with NMI delivery mode. A local APIC receiving an NMI
> > will
> > + * set the corresponding bit in a 16bit bitmask, which is accumulated
> > until
> > + * the NMI is delivered.
> > + * When a sender didn't specify an NMI source vector the source vector
> > will
> > + * be 0, which will result in bit 0 of the bitmask being set. For out
> > of
> > + * bounds vectors >= 16 bit 0 will also be set.
> > + * When bit 0 is set, system software must invoke all registered NMI
> > handlers
> > + * as if NMI source feature is not enabled.
> > + */
> > +#define NMI_SOURCE_VEC_UNKNOWN		0
> > +#define NMI_SOURCE_VEC_PMI		1	/* PerfMon counters
> > */ +#define NMI_SOURCE_VEC_IPI_BT		2	/* CPU
> > backtrace */ +#define NMI_SOURCE_VEC_IPI_MCE		3	/*
> > MCE injection */ +#define NMI_SOURCE_VEC_IPI_KGDB		4
> > +#define NMI_SOURCE_VEC_IPI_REBOOT	5	/* Crash reboot */
> > +#define NMI_SOURCE_VEC_IPI_SMP_STOP	6	/* Panic stop CPU
> > */ +#define NMI_SOURCE_VEC_IPI_TEST		7	/* For
> > remote and local IPIs*/ +#define NR_NMI_SOURCE_VECTORS		8
> > +  
> 
> I would avoid using vector 2; it is at least remotely possible that some 
> third-party chipset sends NMI messages with a hardcoded vector of 2. As 
> long as you don't actively need that slot, it is better to avoid it.
> 
I thought about that as well, then I dropped that when I limit NMIS to
local interrupts. Not aware the hardcoded case as you mentioned.

I will reserve vector #2 to avoid future headache.

> Even better is to set the LINT1 (= external NMI) vector to 2 and treat 
> bit 2 as "other"; use vector 2 for anything that you don't have an 
> explicit vector for. You can treat a received bit 2 the same as bit 0, 
> except that you can explicitly trust that any event assigned an explicit 
> vector number is *NOT* triggered and so do not need to be polled.
> 
Make sense, will set LINT1 vector to 2 and avoid polling known sources.
That is another optimization.

> I would also recommend sorting these in order of decreasing importance 
> (other than 0 and 2). Although the current intent is there to be 16 
> vectors indefinitely, defensive design would be to consider that number 
> to be potentially variable (up to 64, obviously). Since any out-of-range 
> vector will set bit 0, the code will still Just Work[TM].
Will sort them.

Thanks,

Jacob