Re: [PATCH v1 2/6] KVM: x86: Virtualize CR4.LASS

[Binbin Wu <binbin.wu@linux.intel.com>]

On 6/1/2023 10:23 PM, Zeng Guang wrote:
> Virtualize CR4.LASS[bit 27] under KVM control instead of being guest-owned
> as CR4.LASS generally set once for each vCPU at boot time and won't be
> toggled at runtime. Besides, only if VM has LASS capability enumerated with
> CPUID.(EAX=07H.ECX=1):EAX.LASS[bit 6], KVM allows guest software to be able
> to set CR4.LASS.
>
> Updating cr4_fixed1 to set CR4.LASS bit in the emulated IA32_VMX_CR4_FIXED1
> MSR for guests and allow guests to enable LASS in nested VMX operaion as well.
s/operaion/operation

>
> Notes: Setting CR4.LASS to 1 enable LASS in IA-32e mode. It doesn't take
> effect in legacy mode even if CR4.LASS is set.
>
> Signed-off-by: Zeng Guang <guang.zeng@intel.com>
> Tested-by: Xuelian Guo <xuelian.guo@intel.com>
> ---
>   arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 2 +-
>   arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c          | 3 +++
>   arch/x86/kvm/x86.h              | 2 ++
>   3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> index fb9d1f2d6136..92d8e65fe88c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
>   			  | X86_CR4_PGE | X86_CR4_PCE | X86_CR4_OSFXSR | X86_CR4_PCIDE \
>   			  | X86_CR4_OSXSAVE | X86_CR4_SMEP | X86_CR4_FSGSBASE \
>   			  | X86_CR4_OSXMMEXCPT | X86_CR4_LA57 | X86_CR4_VMXE \
> -			  | X86_CR4_SMAP | X86_CR4_PKE | X86_CR4_UMIP))
> +			  | X86_CR4_SMAP | X86_CR4_PKE | X86_CR4_UMIP | X86_CR4_LASS))
Suppose there is some bare-matel linux patch to define the LASS related 
macros.
May be better to describe the dependent patch(es) in cover letter.


>   
>   #define CR8_RESERVED_BITS (~(unsigned long)X86_CR8_TPR)
>   
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> index 44fb619803b8..a33205ded85c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> @@ -7603,6 +7603,9 @@ static void nested_vmx_cr_fixed1_bits_update(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>   	cr4_fixed1_update(X86_CR4_UMIP,       ecx, feature_bit(UMIP));
>   	cr4_fixed1_update(X86_CR4_LA57,       ecx, feature_bit(LA57));
>   
> +	entry = kvm_find_cpuid_entry_index(vcpu, 0x7, 1);
> +	cr4_fixed1_update(X86_CR4_LASS,       eax, feature_bit(LASS));
> +
>   #undef cr4_fixed1_update
>   }
>   
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
> index c544602d07a3..e1295f490308 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
> @@ -529,6 +529,8 @@ bool kvm_msr_allowed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 index, u32 type);
>   		__reserved_bits |= X86_CR4_VMXE;        \
>   	if (!__cpu_has(__c, X86_FEATURE_PCID))          \
>   		__reserved_bits |= X86_CR4_PCIDE;       \
> +	if (!__cpu_has(__c, X86_FEATURE_LASS))          \
> +		__reserved_bits |= X86_CR4_LASS;        \
>   	__reserved_bits;                                \
>   })
>