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SubjectRe: [PATCH v6 8/8] kvm: vmx: virtualize split lock detection
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On 3/26/2020 7:08 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com> writes:
>> On 3/25/2020 9:41 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>>> If you really want to address that scenario, then why are you needing
>>> any of those completely backwards interfaces at all?
>>>
>>> Just because your KVM exception trap uses the host handling function
>>> which sets TIF_SLD?
>>>
>> Yes. just because KVM use the host handling function.
>
>> If you disallow me to touch codes out of kvm. It can be achieved with
>
> Who said you cannot touch code outside of KVM?
>
>> Obviously re-use TIF_SLD flag to automatically switch MSR_TEST_CTRL.SLD
>> bit when switch to/from vcpu thread is better.
>
> What's better about that?
>
> TIF_SLD has very well defined semantics. It's used to denote that the
> SLD bit needs to be cleared for the task when its scheduled in.
>
> So now you overload it by clearing it magically and claim that this is
> better.
>
> vCPU-thread
>
> user space (qemu)
> triggers #AC
> -> exception
> set TIF_SLD
>
> iotctl()
> vcpu_run()
> -> clear TIF_SLD
>
> It's not better, it's simply wrong and inconsistent.
>
>> And to virtualize SLD feature as full as possible for guest, we have to
>> implement the backwards interface. If you really don't want that
>> interface, we have to write code directly in kvm to modify TIF_SLD flag
>> and MSR_TEST_CTRL.SLD bit.
>
> Wrong again. KVM has absolutely no business in fiddling with TIF_SLD and
> the function to flip the SLD bit is simply sld_update_msr(bool on) which
> does not need any KVMism at all.
>
> There are two options to handle SLD for KVM:
>
> 1) Follow strictly the host rules
>
> If user space or guest triggered #AC then TIF_SLD is set and that
> task is excluded from ever setting SLD again.

Obviously, it's not about to virtualize SLD for guest. So we don't pick
this one.

> 2) Track KVM guest state separately
>
> vcpu_run()
> if (current_has(TIF_SLD) && guest_sld_on())
> sld_update_msr(true);
> else if (!current_has(TIF_SLD) && !guest_sld_on())
> sld_update_msr(false);
> vmenter()
> ....
> vmexit()
> if (current_has(TIF_SLD) && guest_sld_on())
> sld_update_msr(false);
> else if (!current_has(TIF_SLD) && !guest_sld_on())
> sld_update_msr(true);
>
> If the guest triggers #AC then this solely affects guest state
> and does not fiddle with TIF_SLD.
>

OK. So when host is sld_warn, guest's SLD value can be loaded into
hardware MSR when vmenter.

I'll go with this option.




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