From: Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH 11/13] KVM: nSVM: Do not reset TLB_CONTROL in VMCB02 on nested entry
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2025 18:24:00 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250205182402.2147495-12-yosry.ahmed@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250205182402.2147495-1-yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>
TLB_CONTROL is reset to TLB_CONTROL_DO_NOTHING on nested transitions to
L2. This is unnecessary because it should always be
TLB_CONTROL_DO_NOTHING at this point.
The flow for setting TLB_CONTROL is as follows:
1. In vcpu_enter_guest(), servicing a TLB flush request may set it to
TLB_CONTROL_FLUSH_ASID in svm_flush_tlb_asid().
2. In svm_vcpu_run() -> pre_svm_run(), it may get upgraded to
TLB_CONTROL_FLUSH_ALL_ASID when assigning a new ASID.
3. In svm_cpu_run(), it gets reset to TLB_CONTROL_DO_NOTHING after the
guest is run.
Hence, TLB_CONTROL is reset after each run and there is no need to do it
again on every nested transition to L2.
There is a TODO in nested_svm_transition_tlb_flush() about this reset
crushing pending TLB flushes. Remove it, as the reset is not really
crushing anything as explained above.
Signed-off-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>
---
arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 12 ++----------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 12bb391884299..8e40ff21f7353 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -512,12 +512,7 @@ static void nested_svm_entry_tlb_flush(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
svm->nested.last_asid = svm->nested.ctl.asid;
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH_GUEST, vcpu);
}
- /*
- * TODO: optimize unconditional TLB flush/MMU sync. A partial list of
- * things to fix before this can be conditional:
- *
- * - Don't crush a pending TLB flush in vmcb02 on nested VMRUN
- */
+ /* TODO: optimize unconditional TLB flush/MMU sync */
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_SYNC, vcpu);
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH_CURRENT, vcpu);
}
@@ -536,7 +531,7 @@ static void nested_svm_exit_tlb_flush(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
if (svm->nested.ctl.tlb_ctl == TLB_CONTROL_FLUSH_ALL_ASID)
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH_GUEST, vcpu);
- /* See nested_svm_entry_tlb_flush() */
+ /* TODO: optimize unconditional TLB flush/MMU sync */
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_SYNC, vcpu);
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH_CURRENT, vcpu);
}
@@ -717,9 +712,6 @@ static void nested_vmcb02_prepare_control(struct vcpu_svm *svm,
/* Done at vmrun: asid. */
- /* Also overwritten later if necessary. */
- svm_clear_tlb_ctl_flush(vmcb02);
-
/* nested_cr3. */
if (nested_npt_enabled(svm))
nested_svm_init_mmu_context(vcpu);
--
2.48.1.362.g079036d154-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-02-05 18:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 47+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-02-05 18:23 [RFC PATCH 00/13] Optimize nSVM TLB flushes Yosry Ahmed
2025-02-05 18:23 ` [RFC PATCH 01/13] KVM: nSVM: Track the ASID per-VMCB Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-01 0:03 ` Sean Christopherson
2025-03-03 17:51 ` Jim Mattson
2025-03-03 18:53 ` Sean Christopherson
2025-03-03 19:18 ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-01 1:23 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-03-03 19:31 ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-02-05 18:23 ` [RFC PATCH 02/13] KVM: nSVM: Rework svm_flush_tlb_asid() to operate on a given VMCB Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-01 1:29 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-03-03 21:58 ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-05 2:52 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-02-05 18:23 ` [RFC PATCH 03/13] KVM: nSVM: Split nested_svm_transition_tlb_flush() into entry/exit fns Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-01 1:34 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-02-05 18:23 ` [RFC PATCH 04/13] KVM: SVM: Introduce helpers for updating TLB_CONTROL Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-01 1:37 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-02-05 18:23 ` [RFC PATCH 05/13] KVM: x86/mmu: rename __kvm_mmu_invalidate_addr() Yosry Ahmed
2025-02-05 18:23 ` [RFC PATCH 06/13] KVM: x86/mmu: Allow skipping the gva flush in kvm_mmu_invalidate_addr() Yosry Ahmed
2025-02-05 18:23 ` [RFC PATCH 07/13] KVM: nSVM: Handle INVLPGA interception correctly Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-01 1:55 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-03-03 22:05 ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-05 2:54 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-03-05 6:20 ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-02-05 18:23 ` [RFC PATCH 08/13] KVM: nSVM: Flush both L1 and L2 ASIDs on KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-01 1:58 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-03-03 22:06 ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-02-05 18:23 ` [RFC PATCH 09/13] KVM: nSVM: Handle nested TLB flush requests through TLB_CONTROL Yosry Ahmed
2025-02-05 21:45 ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-01 2:06 ` Maxim Levitsky
[not found] ` <Z8Yovz0I3QLuq6VQ@google.com>
2025-03-05 2:57 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-02-05 18:23 ` [RFC PATCH 10/13] KVM: nSVM: Flush the TLB if L1 changes L2's ASID Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-01 2:13 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-02-05 18:24 ` Yosry Ahmed [this message]
2025-03-01 2:17 ` [RFC PATCH 11/13] KVM: nSVM: Do not reset TLB_CONTROL in VMCB02 on nested entry Maxim Levitsky
2025-03-03 22:14 ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-05 3:01 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-03-05 6:34 ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-02-05 18:24 ` [RFC PATCH 12/13] KVM: nSVM: Service local TLB flushes before nested transitions Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-01 2:20 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-03-03 22:18 ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-05 3:03 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-03-05 6:37 ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-02-05 18:24 ` [RFC PATCH 13/13] KVM: nSVM: Stop bombing the TLB on " Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-01 2:21 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-03-03 22:21 ` Yosry Ahmed
2025-03-05 3:14 ` Maxim Levitsky
2025-03-05 6:45 ` Yosry Ahmed
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