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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 2/7] kvm: add guest_state_{enter,exit}_irqoff()
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On 1/19/22 11:58, Mark Rutland wrote:
> When transitioning to/from guest mode, it is necessary to inform
> lockdep, tracing, and RCU in a specific order, similar to the
> requirements for transitions to/from user mode. Additionally, it is
> necessary to perform vtime accounting for a window around running the
> guest, with RCU enabled, such that timer interrupts taken from the guest
> can be accounted as guest time.
>
> Most architectures don't handle all the necessary pieces, and a have a
> number of common bugs, including unsafe usage of RCU during the window
> between guest_enter() and guest_exit().
>
> On x86, this was dealt with across commits:
>
> 87fa7f3e98a1310e ("x86/kvm: Move context tracking where it belongs")
> 0642391e2139a2c1 ("x86/kvm/vmx: Add hardirq tracing to guest enter/exit")
> 9fc975e9efd03e57 ("x86/kvm/svm: Add hardirq tracing on guest enter/exit")
> 3ebccdf373c21d86 ("x86/kvm/vmx: Move guest enter/exit into .noinstr.text")
> 135961e0a7d555fc ("x86/kvm/svm: Move guest enter/exit into .noinstr.text")
> 160457140187c5fb ("KVM: x86: Defer vtime accounting 'til after IRQ handling")
> bc908e091b326467 ("KVM: x86: Consolidate guest enter/exit logic to common helpers")
>
> ... but those fixes are specific to x86, and as the resulting logic
> (while correct) is split across generic helper functions and
> x86-specific helper functions, it is difficult to see that the
> entry/exit accounting is balanced.
>
> This patch adds generic helpers which architectures can use to handle
> guest entry/exit consistently and correctly. The guest_{enter,exit}()
> helpers are split into guest_timing_{enter,exit}() to perform vtime
> accounting, and guest_context_{enter,exit}() to perform the necessary
> context tracking and RCU management. The existing guest_{enter,exit}()
> heleprs are left as wrappers of these.
>
> Atop this, new guest_state_enter_irqoff() and guest_state_exit_irqoff()
> helpers are added to handle the ordering of lockdep, tracing, and RCU
> manageent. These are inteneded to mirror exit_to_user_mode() and
> enter_from_user_mode().
>
> Subsequent patches will migrate architectures over to the new helpers,
> following a sequence:
>
> guest_timing_enter_irqoff();
>
> guest_state_enter_irqoff();
> < run the vcpu >
> guest_state_exit_irqoff();
>
> < take any pending IRQs >
>
> guest_timing_exit_irqoff();
>
> This sequences handles all of the above correctly, and more clearly
> balances the entry and exit portions, making it easier to understand.
>
> The existing helpers are marked as deprecated, and will be removed once
> all architectures have been converted.
>
> There should be no functional change as a result of this patch.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
> Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
> ---
> include/linux/kvm_host.h | 112 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 109 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
> index c310648cc8f1a..774a3b9e9bd8d 100644
> --- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
> +++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
> @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
> #include <linux/refcount.h>
> #include <linux/nospec.h>
> #include <linux/notifier.h>
> +#include <linux/ftrace.h>
> +#include <linux/instrumentation.h>
> #include <asm/signal.h>
>
> #include <linux/kvm.h>
> @@ -362,8 +364,11 @@ struct kvm_vcpu {
> int last_used_slot;
> };
>
> -/* must be called with irqs disabled */
> -static __always_inline void guest_enter_irqoff(void)
> +/*
> + * Start accounting time towards a guest.
> + * Must be called before entering guest context.
> + */
> +static __always_inline void guest_timing_enter_irqoff(void)
> {
> /*
> * This is running in ioctl context so its safe to assume that it's the
> @@ -372,7 +377,18 @@ static __always_inline void guest_enter_irqoff(void)
> instrumentation_begin();
> vtime_account_guest_enter();
> instrumentation_end();
> +}
>
> +/*
> + * Enter guest context and enter an RCU extended quiescent state.
> + *
> + * Between guest_context_enter_irqoff() and guest_context_exit_irqoff() it is
> + * unsafe to use any code which may directly or indirectly use RCU, tracing
> + * (including IRQ flag tracing), or lockdep. All code in this period must be
> + * non-instrumentable.
> + */
> +static __always_inline void guest_context_enter_irqoff(void)
> +{
> /*
> * KVM does not hold any references to rcu protected data when it
> * switches CPU into a guest mode. In fact switching to a guest mode
> @@ -388,16 +404,79 @@ static __always_inline void guest_enter_irqoff(void)
> }
> }
>
> -static __always_inline void guest_exit_irqoff(void)
> +/*
> + * Deprecated. Architectures should move to guest_timing_enter_irqoff() and
> + * guest_state_enter_irqoff().
> + */
> +static __always_inline void guest_enter_irqoff(void)
> +{
> + guest_timing_enter_irqoff();
> + guest_context_enter_irqoff();
> +}
> +
> +/**
> + * guest_state_enter_irqoff - Fixup state when entering a guest
> + *
> + * Entry to a guest will enable interrupts, but the kernel state is interrupts
> + * disabled when this is invoked. Also tell RCU about it.
> + *
> + * 1) Trace interrupts on state
> + * 2) Invoke context tracking if enabled to adjust RCU state
> + * 3) Tell lockdep that interrupts are enabled
> + *
> + * Invoked from architecture specific code before entering a guest.
> + * Must be called with interrupts disabled and the caller must be
> + * non-instrumentable.
> + * The caller has to invoke guest_timing_enter_irqoff() before this.
> + *
> + * Note: this is analogous to exit_to_user_mode().
> + */
> +static __always_inline void guest_state_enter_irqoff(void)
> +{
> + instrumentation_begin();
> + trace_hardirqs_on_prepare();
> + lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare(CALLER_ADDR0);
> + instrumentation_end();
> +
> + guest_context_enter_irqoff();
> + lockdep_hardirqs_on(CALLER_ADDR0);
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * Exit guest context and exit an RCU extended quiescent state.
> + *
> + * Between guest_context_enter_irqoff() and guest_context_exit_irqoff() it is
> + * unsafe to use any code which may directly or indirectly use RCU, tracing
> + * (including IRQ flag tracing), or lockdep. All code in this period must be
> + * non-instrumentable.
> + */
> +static __always_inline void guest_context_exit_irqoff(void)
> {
> context_tracking_guest_exit();
> +}
>
> +/*
> + * Stop accounting time towards a guest.
> + * Must be called after exiting guest context.
> + */
> +static __always_inline void guest_timing_exit_irqoff(void)
> +{
> instrumentation_begin();
> /* Flush the guest cputime we spent on the guest */
> vtime_account_guest_exit();
> instrumentation_end();
> }
>
> +/*
> + * Deprecated. Architectures should move to guest_state_exit_irqoff() and
> + * guest_timing_exit_irqoff().
> + */
> +static __always_inline void guest_exit_irqoff(void)
> +{
> + guest_context_exit_irqoff();
> + guest_timing_exit_irqoff();
> +}
> +
> static inline void guest_exit(void)
> {
> unsigned long flags;
> @@ -407,6 +486,33 @@ static inline void guest_exit(void)
> local_irq_restore(flags);
> }
>
> +/**
> + * guest_state_exit_irqoff - Establish state when returning from guest mode
> + *
> + * Entry from a guest disables interrupts, but guest mode is traced as
> + * interrupts enabled. Also with NO_HZ_FULL RCU might be idle.
> + *
> + * 1) Tell lockdep that interrupts are disabled
> + * 2) Invoke context tracking if enabled to reactivate RCU
> + * 3) Trace interrupts off state
> + *
> + * Invoked from architecture specific code after exiting a guest.
> + * Must be invoked with interrupts disabled and the caller must be
> + * non-instrumentable.
> + * The caller has to invoke guest_timing_exit_irqoff() after this.
> + *
> + * Note: this is analogous to enter_from_user_mode().
> + */
> +static __always_inline void guest_state_exit_irqoff(void)
> +{
> + lockdep_hardirqs_off(CALLER_ADDR0);
> + guest_context_exit_irqoff();
> +
> + instrumentation_begin();
> + trace_hardirqs_off_finish();
> + instrumentation_end();
> +}
> +
> static inline int kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> {
> /*

Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>

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