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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC dontapply 5/5] kvm_para: guest side for eoi avoidance
On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 09:58:35AM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 09:50:02AM +0300, Gleb Natapov wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 05:04:40PM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > The idea is simple: there's a bit, per APIC, in guest memory,
> > > that tells the guest that it does not need EOI.
> > > Guest tests it using a single est and clear operation - this is
> > > necessary so that host can detect interrupt nesting - and if set, it can
> > > skip the EOI MSR.
> > >
> > > This patch is not final yet, pls don't apply
> > > until host side is also finalized. Including
> > > it here for completeness to show another user
> > > of the new eoi_write interface.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
>
> Just pointing out the above: this last patch in the
> series is for illustrative purposes at this point.
>
> > > ---
> > > arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h | 6 +++-
> > > arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h | 2 +
> > > arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> > > 3 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h
> > > index b97596e..c9c70ea 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/bitops.h
> > > @@ -26,11 +26,13 @@
> > > #if __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 1)
> > > /* Technically wrong, but this avoids compilation errors on some gcc
> > > versions. */
> > > -#define BITOP_ADDR(x) "=m" (*(volatile long *) (x))
> > > +#define BITOP_ADDR_CONSTRAINT "=m"
> > > #else
> > > -#define BITOP_ADDR(x) "+m" (*(volatile long *) (x))
> > > +#define BITOP_ADDR_CONSTRAINT "+m"
> > > #endif
> > >
> > > +#define BITOP_ADDR(x) BITOP_ADDR_CONSTRAINT (*(volatile long *) (x))
> > > +
> > > #define ADDR BITOP_ADDR(addr)
> > >
> > > /*
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h
> > > index 734c376..195840d 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h
> > > @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
> > > #define KVM_FEATURE_CLOCKSOURCE2 3
> > > #define KVM_FEATURE_ASYNC_PF 4
> > > #define KVM_FEATURE_STEAL_TIME 5
> > > +#define KVM_FEATURE_EOI 6
> > >
> > > /* The last 8 bits are used to indicate how to interpret the flags field
> > > * in pvclock structure. If no bits are set, all flags are ignored.
> > > @@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
> > > #define MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME_NEW 0x4b564d01
> > > #define MSR_KVM_ASYNC_PF_EN 0x4b564d02
> > > #define MSR_KVM_STEAL_TIME 0x4b564d03
> > > +#define MSR_KVM_EOI_EN 0x4b564d04
> > >
> > > struct kvm_steal_time {
> > > __u64 steal;
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
> > > index b8ba6e4..ad66cdd 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
> > > @@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
> > > #include <asm/desc.h>
> > > #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
> > > #include <asm/idle.h>
> > > +#include <asm/apic.h>
> > > +#include <asm/apicdef.h>
> > >
> > > static int kvmapf = 1;
> > >
> > > @@ -290,6 +292,27 @@ static void kvm_register_steal_time(void)
> > > cpu, __pa(st));
> > > }
> > >
> > > +static DEFINE_PER_CPU(u16, kvm_apic_eoi) __aligned(2) = 0;
> > > +
> > > +/* Our own copy of __test_and_clear_bit to make sure
> > > + * it is done with a single instruction */
> > > +static inline int kvm_test_and_clear_bit(int nr, volatile u16* addr)
> > > +{
> > > + int oldbit;
> > > +
> > > + asm volatile("btr %2,%1\n\t"
> > > + "sbb %0,%0"
> > > + : "=r" (oldbit), BITOP_ADDR_CONSTRAINT(*addr) : "Ir" (nr));
> > > + return oldbit;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static void kvm_guest_apic_eoi_write(u32 reg, u32 val)
> > > +{
> > > + if (kvm_test_and_clear_bit(0, &__get_cpu_var(kvm_apic_eoi)))
> > > + return;
> > > + apic->write(APIC_EOI, APIC_EOI_ACK);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > void __cpuinit kvm_guest_cpu_init(void)
> > > {
> > > if (!kvm_para_available())
> > > @@ -307,11 +330,17 @@ void __cpuinit kvm_guest_cpu_init(void)
> > > smp_processor_id());
> > > }
> > >
> > > + if (kvm_para_has_feature(KVM_FEATURE_EOI)) {
> > > + __get_cpu_var(kvm_apic_eoi) = 0;
> > > + wrmsrl(MSR_KVM_EOI_EN, __pa(&__get_cpu_var(kvm_apic_eoi)) |
> > > + KVM_MSR_ENABLED);
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > if (has_steal_clock)
> > > kvm_register_steal_time();
> > > }
> > >
> > > -static void kvm_pv_disable_apf(void *unused)
> > > +static void kvm_pv_disable_apf(void)
> > > {
> > > if (!__get_cpu_var(apf_reason).enabled)
> > > return;
> > > @@ -323,11 +352,18 @@ static void kvm_pv_disable_apf(void *unused)
> > > smp_processor_id());
> > > }
> > >
> > > +static void kvm_pv_guest_cpu_reboot(void *unused)
> > > +{
> > > + if (kvm_para_has_feature(KVM_FEATURE_EOI))
> > > + wrmsrl(MSR_KVM_EOI_EN, 0);
> > > + kvm_pv_disable_apf();
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > static int kvm_pv_reboot_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
> > > unsigned long code, void *unused)
> > > {
> > > if (code == SYS_RESTART)
> > > - on_each_cpu(kvm_pv_disable_apf, NULL, 1);
> > > + on_each_cpu(kvm_pv_guest_cpu_reboot, NULL, 1);
> > > return NOTIFY_DONE;
> > > }
> > >
> > > @@ -378,7 +414,9 @@ static void __cpuinit kvm_guest_cpu_online(void *dummy)
> > > static void kvm_guest_cpu_offline(void *dummy)
> > > {
> > > kvm_disable_steal_time();
> > > - kvm_pv_disable_apf(NULL);
> > > + if (kvm_para_has_feature(KVM_FEATURE_EOI))
> > > + wrmsrl(MSR_KVM_EOI_EN, 0);
> > > + kvm_pv_disable_apf();
> > > apf_task_wake_all();
> > > }
> > >
> > > @@ -431,6 +469,13 @@ void __init kvm_guest_init(void)
> > > pv_time_ops.steal_clock = kvm_steal_clock;
> > > }
> > >
> > > + if (kvm_para_has_feature(KVM_FEATURE_EOI)) {
> > > + /* Should happen once after apic is initialized */
> > > + BUG_ON(!apic);
> > What if kernel was started with noapic?
>
> I didn't test this yet. I thought noapic sets the apic pointer to
> apic_noop, not to NULL.
Actually it is nolapic and it exists only for 32bit kernels.

>
> So this case will get slowed down slightly if it
> actually runs on kvm. It does not look like noapic
> guest is worth optimising for.
>
It is not. Just make sure it does not trigger the assertion.

> > > + BUG_ON(apic->eoi_write == kvm_guest_apic_eoi_write);
> > > + apic->eoi_write = kvm_guest_apic_eoi_write;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> > > smp_ops.smp_prepare_boot_cpu = kvm_smp_prepare_boot_cpu;
> > > register_cpu_notifier(&kvm_cpu_notifier);
> > > --
> > > 1.7.9.111.gf3fb0
> >
> > --
> > Gleb.

--
Gleb.


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