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* [PATCH v4 00/13] KVM: xen: update shared_info and vcpu_info handling
@ 2023-09-19 13:41 Paul Durrant
  2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 01/13] KVM: pfncache: add a map helper function Paul Durrant
                   ` (12 more replies)
  0 siblings, 13 replies; 21+ messages in thread
From: Paul Durrant @ 2023-09-19 13:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: kvm, linux-kernel
  Cc: Paul Durrant, H. Peter Anvin, Borislav Petkov, Dave Hansen,
	David Woodhouse, Ingo Molnar, Paolo Bonzini, Sean Christopherson,
	Thomas Gleixner, x86

From: Paul Durrant <pdurrant@amazon.com>

Changed in v4:
 - The offset into the cache returned from get_vcpu_info_cache() was not
   being factored into kvm_gpc_check() or kvm_gpc_refresh() calls. Fix
   this.
 - When transitioning from a default vcpu_info to an explicit one, copy
   the content across. This was previously the responsibility of the
   VMM.

Changed in v3:
 - Patch added to make sure Xen vcpu_id is immutable once shared_info is
   set.
 - Adjust the xen_shinfo_test selftest accordingly.
 - Also have the selftest use both mechanisms to set shared_info.
 - Add text to API documentation discussing copying of vcpu_info. This
   has been removed in v4.
 - Adjust the selftest to switch from default to explicit vcpu_info
   part way through.

Changed in v2:
 - Defer advertizement of KVM_XEN_HVM_CONFIG_SHARED_INFO_HVA to a patch
   at the end of the series.
 - Remove the KVM_XEN_HVM_CONFIG_DEFAULT_VCPU_INFO capability.
 - Add selftests and API documentation.

Original text:

Currently we treat the shared_info page as guest memory and the VMM informs
KVM of its location using a GFN. However it is not guest memory as such;
it's an overlay page. So we pointlessly invalidate and re-cache a mapping
to the *same page* of memory every time the guest requests that shared_info
be mapped into its address space. Let's avoid doing that by modifying the
pfncache code to allow activation using a fixed userspace HVA as well as
a GPA.

Also, if the guest does not hypercall to explicitly set a pointer to a
vcpu_info in its own memory, the default vcpu_info embedded in the
shared_info page should be used. At the moment the VMM has to set up a
pointer to the structure explicitly (again treating it like it's in
guest memory, despite being in an overlay page). Let's also avoid the
need for that. We already have a cached mapping for the shared_info
page so just use that directly by default.

Paul Durrant (13):
  KVM: pfncache: add a map helper function
  KVM: pfncache: add a mark-dirty helper
  KVM: pfncache: add a helper to get the gpa
  KVM: pfncache: base offset check on khva rather than gpa
  KVM: pfncache: allow a cache to be activated with a fixed (userspace)
    HVA
  KVM: xen: allow shared_info to be mapped by fixed HVA
  KVM: xen: prepare for using 'default' vcpu_info
  KVM: xen: prevent vcpu_id from changing whilst shared_info is valid
  KVM: xen: automatically use the vcpu_info embedded in shared_info
  KVM: selftests / xen: set KVM_XEN_VCPU_ATTR_TYPE_VCPU_ID
  KVM: selftests / xen: map shared_info using HVA rather than GFN
  KVM: selftests / xen: don't explicitly set the vcpu_info address
  KVM: xen: advertize the KVM_XEN_HVM_CONFIG_SHARED_INFO_HVA capability

 Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst                |  52 ++--
 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h               |   4 +
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c                            |  17 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/xen.c                            | 244 ++++++++++++++----
 arch/x86/kvm/xen.h                            |   6 +-
 include/linux/kvm_host.h                      |  43 +++
 include/linux/kvm_types.h                     |   3 +-
 include/uapi/linux/kvm.h                      |   6 +-
 .../selftests/kvm/x86_64/xen_shinfo_test.c    |  75 +++++-
 virt/kvm/pfncache.c                           | 129 ++++++---
 10 files changed, 454 insertions(+), 125 deletions(-)
---
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Cc: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: x86@kernel.org
-- 
2.39.2


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2023-09-19 13:41 [PATCH v4 00/13] KVM: xen: update shared_info and vcpu_info handling Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 01/13] KVM: pfncache: add a map helper function Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 02/13] KVM: pfncache: add a mark-dirty helper Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 03/13] KVM: pfncache: add a helper to get the gpa Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 04/13] KVM: pfncache: base offset check on khva rather than gpa Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 05/13] KVM: pfncache: allow a cache to be activated with a fixed (userspace) HVA Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 14:20   ` David Woodhouse
2023-09-19 14:22     ` Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 06/13] KVM: xen: allow shared_info to be mapped by fixed HVA Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 07/13] KVM: xen: prepare for using 'default' vcpu_info Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 08/13] KVM: xen: prevent vcpu_id from changing whilst shared_info is valid Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 09/13] KVM: xen: automatically use the vcpu_info embedded in shared_info Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 14:18   ` David Woodhouse
2023-09-19 14:34     ` Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 15:38       ` David Woodhouse
2023-09-19 15:47         ` Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 16:14           ` David Woodhouse
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 10/13] KVM: selftests / xen: set KVM_XEN_VCPU_ATTR_TYPE_VCPU_ID Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 11/13] KVM: selftests / xen: map shared_info using HVA rather than GFN Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 12/13] KVM: selftests / xen: don't explicitly set the vcpu_info address Paul Durrant
2023-09-19 13:41 ` [PATCH v4 13/13] KVM: xen: advertize the KVM_XEN_HVM_CONFIG_SHARED_INFO_HVA capability Paul Durrant

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