From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Xin Li <xin@zytor.com>, Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com>,
Sandipan Das <sandipan.das@amd.com>
Subject: [PATCH 17/18] KVM: x86: Push acquisition of SRCU in fastpath into kvm_pmu_trigger_event()
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 12:05:25 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250805190526.1453366-18-seanjc@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250805190526.1453366-1-seanjc@google.com>
Acquire SRCU in the VM-Exit fastpath if and only if KVM needs to check the
PMU event filter, to further trim the amount of code that is executed with
SRCU protection in the fastpath. Counter-intuitively, holding SRCU can do
more harm than good due to masking potential bugs, and introducing a new
SRCU-protected asset to code reachable via kvm_skip_emulated_instruction()
would be quite notable, i.e. definitely worth auditing.
E.g. the primary user of kvm->srcu is KVM's memslots, accessing memslots
all but guarantees guest memory may be accessed, accessing guest memory
can fault, and page faults might sleep, which isn't allowed while IRQs are
disabled. Not acquiring SRCU means the (hypothetical) illegal sleep would
be flagged when running with PROVE_RCU=y, even if DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP=n.
Note, performance is NOT a motivating factor, as SRCU lock/unlock only
adds ~15 cycles of latency to fastpath VM-Exits. I.e. overhead isn't a
concern _if_ SRCU protection needs to be extended beyond PMU events, e.g.
to honor userspace MSR filters.
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
---
arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c | 4 +++-
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 18 +++++-------------
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index e75671b6e88c..3206412a35a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ static void kvm_pmu_trigger_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
DECLARE_BITMAP(bitmap, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
struct kvm_pmc *pmc;
- int i;
+ int i, idx;
BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(pmu->global_ctrl) * BITS_PER_BYTE != X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
@@ -968,12 +968,14 @@ static void kvm_pmu_trigger_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
(unsigned long *)&pmu->global_ctrl, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX))
return;
+ idx = srcu_read_lock(&vcpu->kvm->srcu);
kvm_for_each_pmc(pmu, pmc, i, bitmap) {
if (!pmc_is_event_allowed(pmc) || !cpl_is_matched(pmc))
continue;
kvm_pmu_incr_counter(pmc);
}
+ srcu_read_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->srcu, idx);
}
void kvm_pmu_instruction_retired(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index f2b2eaaec6f8..a56f83b40a55 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2137,7 +2137,6 @@ fastpath_t handle_fastpath_set_msr_irqoff(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
u64 data = kvm_read_edx_eax(vcpu);
u32 msr = kvm_rcx_read(vcpu);
- int r;
switch (msr) {
case APIC_BASE_MSR + (APIC_ICR >> 4):
@@ -2152,13 +2151,12 @@ fastpath_t handle_fastpath_set_msr_irqoff(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
return EXIT_FASTPATH_NONE;
}
- kvm_vcpu_srcu_read_lock(vcpu);
- r = kvm_skip_emulated_instruction(vcpu);
- kvm_vcpu_srcu_read_unlock(vcpu);
-
trace_kvm_msr_write(msr, data);
- return r ? EXIT_FASTPATH_REENTER_GUEST : EXIT_FASTPATH_EXIT_USERSPACE;
+ if (!kvm_skip_emulated_instruction(vcpu))
+ return EXIT_FASTPATH_EXIT_USERSPACE;
+
+ return EXIT_FASTPATH_REENTER_GUEST;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(handle_fastpath_set_msr_irqoff);
@@ -11251,13 +11249,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_emulate_halt);
fastpath_t handle_fastpath_hlt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
- int ret;
-
- kvm_vcpu_srcu_read_lock(vcpu);
- ret = kvm_emulate_halt(vcpu);
- kvm_vcpu_srcu_read_unlock(vcpu);
-
- if (!ret)
+ if (!kvm_emulate_halt(vcpu))
return EXIT_FASTPATH_EXIT_USERSPACE;
if (kvm_vcpu_running(vcpu))
--
2.50.1.565.gc32cd1483b-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-08-05 19:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-08-05 19:05 [PATCH 00/18] KVM: x86: Fastpath cleanups and PMU prep work Sean Christopherson
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 01/18] KVM: SVM: Skip fastpath emulation on VM-Exit if next RIP isn't valid Sean Christopherson
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 02/18] KVM: x86: Add kvm_icr_to_lapic_irq() helper to allow for fastpath IPIs Sean Christopherson
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 03/18] KVM: x86: Only allow "fast" IPIs in fastpath WRMSR(X2APIC_ICR) handler Sean Christopherson
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 04/18] KVM: x86: Drop semi-arbitrary restrictions on IPI type in fastpath Sean Christopherson
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 05/18] KVM: x86: Unconditionally handle MSR_IA32_TSC_DEADLINE in fastpath exits Sean Christopherson
2025-08-06 17:42 ` Sean Christopherson
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 06/18] KVM: x86: Acquire SRCU in WRMSR fastpath iff instruction needs to be skipped Sean Christopherson
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 07/18] KVM: x86: Unconditionally grab data from EDX:EAX in WRMSR fastpath Sean Christopherson
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 08/18] KVM: x86: Fold WRMSR fastpath helpers into the main handler Sean Christopherson
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 09/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Move kvm_init_pmu_capability() to pmu.c Sean Christopherson
2025-08-06 7:23 ` Mi, Dapeng
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 10/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Add wrappers for counting emulated instructions/branches Sean Christopherson
2025-08-06 7:25 ` Mi, Dapeng
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 11/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Calculate set of to-be-emulated PMCs at time of WRMSRs Sean Christopherson
2025-08-06 7:28 ` Mi, Dapeng
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 12/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Rename pmc_speculative_in_use() to pmc_is_locally_enabled() Sean Christopherson
2025-08-06 7:28 ` Mi, Dapeng
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 13/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Open code pmc_event_is_allowed() in its callers Sean Christopherson
2025-08-06 7:30 ` Mi, Dapeng
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 14/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Drop redundant check on PMC being globally enabled for emulation Sean Christopherson
2025-08-06 7:32 ` Mi, Dapeng
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 15/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Drop redundant check on PMC being locally " Sean Christopherson
2025-08-06 7:33 ` Mi, Dapeng
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 16/18] KVM: x86/pmu: Rename check_pmu_event_filter() to pmc_is_event_allowed() Sean Christopherson
2025-08-06 7:35 ` Mi, Dapeng
2025-08-05 19:05 ` Sean Christopherson [this message]
2025-08-06 8:08 ` [PATCH 17/18] KVM: x86: Push acquisition of SRCU in fastpath into kvm_pmu_trigger_event() Mi, Dapeng
2025-08-06 17:33 ` Sean Christopherson
2025-08-07 2:24 ` Mi, Dapeng
2025-08-07 13:31 ` Sean Christopherson
2025-08-08 0:42 ` Mi, Dapeng
2025-08-05 19:05 ` [PATCH 18/18] KVM: x86: Add a fastpath handler for INVD Sean Christopherson
2025-08-06 8:11 ` [PATCH 00/18] KVM: x86: Fastpath cleanups and PMU prep work Mi, Dapeng
2025-08-07 6:23 ` Sandipan Das
2025-08-19 23:11 ` Sean Christopherson
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