From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Christoffer Dall <cdall@linaro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 11/20] KVM: arm/arm64: Move timer save/restore out of
 the hyp code
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 09:46:06 +0200
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On Mon, Oct 09, 2017 at 06:47:42PM +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> On 23/09/17 01:41, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> > As we are about to be lazy with saving and restoring the timer
> > registers, we prepare by moving all possible timer configuration logic
> > out of the hyp code.  All virtual timer registers can be programmed from
> > EL1 and since the arch timer is always a level triggered interrupt we
> > can safely do this with interrupts disabled in the host kernel on the
> > way to the guest without taking vtimer interrupts in the host kernel
> > (yet).
> > 
> > The downside is that the cntvoff register can only be programmed from
> > hyp mode, so we jump into hyp mode and back to program it.  This is also
> > safe, because the host kernel doesn't use the virtual timer in the KVM
> > code.  It may add a little performance performance penalty, but only
> > until following commits where we move this operation to vcpu load/put.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Christoffer Dall <cdall@linaro.org>
> > ---
> >  arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_asm.h   |  2 ++
> >  arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h   |  4 +--
> >  arch/arm/kvm/hyp/switch.c        |  7 ++--
> >  arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h |  2 ++
> >  arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h |  4 +--
> >  arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c      |  6 ++--
> >  virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c        | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  virt/kvm/arm/hyp/timer-sr.c      | 74 +++++++++++++++++-----------------------
> >  8 files changed, 87 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_asm.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
> > index 14d68a4..36dd296 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
> > @@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ extern void __kvm_tlb_flush_vmid_ipa(struct kvm *kvm, phys_addr_t ipa);
> >  extern void __kvm_tlb_flush_vmid(struct kvm *kvm);
> >  extern void __kvm_tlb_flush_local_vmid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> > +extern void __kvm_timer_set_cntvoff(u32 cntvoff_low, u32 cntvoff_high);
> > +
> >  extern int __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> >  extern void __init_stage2_translation(void);
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h
> > index 14b5903..ab20ffa 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h
> > @@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
> >  #define cntvoff_el2			CNTVOFF
> >  #define cnthctl_el2			CNTHCTL
> >  
> > -void __timer_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > -void __timer_restore_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > +void __timer_enable_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > +void __timer_disable_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> >  void __vgic_v2_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  void __vgic_v2_restore_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/hyp/switch.c b/arch/arm/kvm/hyp/switch.c
> > index ebd2dd4..330c9ce 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/kvm/hyp/switch.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm/kvm/hyp/switch.c
> > @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int __hyp_text __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  	__activate_vm(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	__vgic_restore_state(vcpu);
> > -	__timer_restore_state(vcpu);
> > +	__timer_enable_traps(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	__sysreg_restore_state(guest_ctxt);
> >  	__banked_restore_state(guest_ctxt);
> > @@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ int __hyp_text __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  
> >  	__banked_save_state(guest_ctxt);
> >  	__sysreg_save_state(guest_ctxt);
> > -	__timer_save_state(vcpu);
> > +	__timer_disable_traps(vcpu);
> > +
> >  	__vgic_save_state(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	__deactivate_traps(vcpu);
> > @@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ void __hyp_text __noreturn __hyp_panic(int cause)
> >  
> >  		vcpu = (struct kvm_vcpu *)read_sysreg(HTPIDR);
> >  		host_ctxt = kern_hyp_va(vcpu->arch.host_cpu_context);
> > -		__timer_save_state(vcpu);
> > +		__timer_disable_traps(vcpu);
> >  		__deactivate_traps(vcpu);
> >  		__deactivate_vm(vcpu);
> >  		__banked_restore_state(host_ctxt);
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
> > index 26a64d0..ab4d0a9 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
> > @@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ extern void __kvm_tlb_flush_vmid_ipa(struct kvm *kvm, phys_addr_t ipa);
> >  extern void __kvm_tlb_flush_vmid(struct kvm *kvm);
> >  extern void __kvm_tlb_flush_local_vmid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> > +extern void __kvm_timer_set_cntvoff(u32 cntvoff_low, u32 cntvoff_high);
> > +
> >  extern int __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> >  extern u64 __vgic_v3_get_ich_vtr_el2(void);
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h
> > index 4572a9b..08d3bb6 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h
> > @@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ void __vgic_v3_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  void __vgic_v3_restore_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  int __vgic_v3_perform_cpuif_access(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> > -void __timer_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > -void __timer_restore_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > +void __timer_enable_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > +void __timer_disable_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> >  void __sysreg_save_host_state(struct kvm_cpu_context *ctxt);
> >  void __sysreg_restore_host_state(struct kvm_cpu_context *ctxt);
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c
> > index 945e79c..4994f4b 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c
> > @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ int __hyp_text __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  	__activate_vm(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	__vgic_restore_state(vcpu);
> > -	__timer_restore_state(vcpu);
> > +	__timer_enable_traps(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	/*
> >  	 * We must restore the 32-bit state before the sysregs, thanks
> > @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ int __hyp_text __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  
> >  	__sysreg_save_guest_state(guest_ctxt);
> >  	__sysreg32_save_state(vcpu);
> > -	__timer_save_state(vcpu);
> > +	__timer_disable_traps(vcpu);
> >  	__vgic_save_state(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	__deactivate_traps(vcpu);
> > @@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ void __hyp_text __noreturn __hyp_panic(void)
> >  
> >  		vcpu = (struct kvm_vcpu *)read_sysreg(tpidr_el2);
> >  		host_ctxt = kern_hyp_va(vcpu->arch.host_cpu_context);
> > -		__timer_save_state(vcpu);
> > +		__timer_disable_traps(vcpu);
> >  		__deactivate_traps(vcpu);
> >  		__deactivate_vm(vcpu);
> >  		__sysreg_restore_host_state(host_ctxt);
> > diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
> > index 7f87099..4254f88 100644
> > --- a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
> > +++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
> > @@ -276,6 +276,20 @@ static void phys_timer_emulate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> >  	soft_timer_start(&timer->phys_timer, kvm_timer_compute_delta(timer_ctx));
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void timer_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +{
> > +	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
> > +	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
> > +
> > +	if (timer->enabled) {
> > +		vtimer->cnt_ctl = read_sysreg_el0(cntv_ctl);
> > +		vtimer->cnt_cval = read_sysreg_el0(cntv_cval);
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	/* Disable the virtual timer */
> > +	write_sysreg_el0(0, cntv_ctl);
> > +}
> > +
> >  /*
> >   * Schedule the background timer before calling kvm_vcpu_block, so that this
> >   * thread is removed from its waitqueue and made runnable when there's a timer
> > @@ -312,6 +326,18 @@ void kvm_timer_schedule(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  	soft_timer_start(&timer->bg_timer, kvm_timer_earliest_exp(vcpu));
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void timer_restore_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +{
> > +	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
> > +	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
> > +
> > +	if (timer->enabled) {
> > +		write_sysreg_el0(vtimer->cnt_cval, cntv_cval);
> > +		isb();
> > +		write_sysreg_el0(vtimer->cnt_ctl, cntv_ctl);
> > +	}
> > +}
> > +
> >  void kvm_timer_unschedule(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  {
> >  	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
> > @@ -320,6 +346,13 @@ void kvm_timer_unschedule(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  	timer->armed = false;
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void set_cntvoff(u64 cntvoff)
> > +{
> > +	u32 low = cntvoff & GENMASK(31, 0);
> > +	u32 high = (cntvoff >> 32) & GENMASK(31, 0);
> 
> upper_32_bits/lower_32_bits?
> 
> > +	kvm_call_hyp(__kvm_timer_set_cntvoff, low, high);
> 
> Maybe a comment as to why we need to split the 64bit value in two 32bit
> words (32bit ARM PCS is getting in the way).
> 
> > +}
> > +
> >  static void kvm_timer_flush_hwstate_vgic(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  {
> >  	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
> > @@ -423,6 +456,7 @@ static void kvm_timer_flush_hwstate_user(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  void kvm_timer_flush_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  {
> >  	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
> > +	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	if (unlikely(!timer->enabled))
> >  		return;
> > @@ -436,6 +470,9 @@ void kvm_timer_flush_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  		kvm_timer_flush_hwstate_user(vcpu);
> >  	else
> >  		kvm_timer_flush_hwstate_vgic(vcpu);
> > +
> > +	set_cntvoff(vtimer->cntvoff);
> > +	timer_restore_state(vcpu);
> >  }
> >  
> >  /**
> > @@ -455,6 +492,9 @@ void kvm_timer_sync_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  	 */
> >  	soft_timer_cancel(&timer->phys_timer, NULL);
> >  
> > +	timer_save_state(vcpu);
> > +	set_cntvoff(0);
> > +
> >  	/*
> >  	 * The guest could have modified the timer registers or the timer
> >  	 * could have expired, update the timer state.
> > diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/timer-sr.c b/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/timer-sr.c
> > index 4734915..a6c3b10 100644
> > --- a/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/timer-sr.c
> > +++ b/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/timer-sr.c
> > @@ -21,58 +21,48 @@
> >  
> >  #include <asm/kvm_hyp.h>
> >  
> > -/* vcpu is already in the HYP VA space */
> > -void __hyp_text __timer_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +void __hyp_text __kvm_timer_set_cntvoff(u32 cntvoff_low, u32 cntvoff_high)
> > +{
> > +	u64 cntvoff = (u64)cntvoff_high << 32 | cntvoff_low;
> > +	write_sysreg(cntvoff, cntvoff_el2);
> > +}
> > +
> > +void __hyp_text enable_phys_timer(void)
> >  {
> > -	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
> > -	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
> >  	u64 val;
> >  
> > -	if (timer->enabled) {
> > -		vtimer->cnt_ctl = read_sysreg_el0(cntv_ctl);
> > -		vtimer->cnt_cval = read_sysreg_el0(cntv_cval);
> > -	}
> > +	/* Allow physical timer/counter access for the host */
> > +	val = read_sysreg(cnthctl_el2);
> > +	val |= CNTHCTL_EL1PCTEN | CNTHCTL_EL1PCEN;
> > +	write_sysreg(val, cnthctl_el2);
> > +}
> >  
> > -	/* Disable the virtual timer */
> > -	write_sysreg_el0(0, cntv_ctl);
> > +void __hyp_text disable_phys_timer(void)
> > +{
> > +	u64 val;
> >  
> >  	/*
> > +	 * Disallow physical timer access for the guest
> > +	 * Physical counter access is allowed
> > +	 */
> > +	val = read_sysreg(cnthctl_el2);
> > +	val &= ~CNTHCTL_EL1PCEN;
> > +	val |= CNTHCTL_EL1PCTEN;
> > +	write_sysreg(val, cnthctl_el2);
> > +}
> > +
> > +void __hyp_text __timer_disable_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +{
> > +	/*
> >  	 * We don't need to do this for VHE since the host kernel runs in EL2
> >  	 * with HCR_EL2.TGE ==1, which makes those bits have no impact.
> >  	 */
> > -	if (!has_vhe()) {
> > -		/* Allow physical timer/counter access for the host */
> > -		val = read_sysreg(cnthctl_el2);
> > -		val |= CNTHCTL_EL1PCTEN | CNTHCTL_EL1PCEN;
> > -		write_sysreg(val, cnthctl_el2);
> > -	}
> > -
> > -	/* Clear cntvoff for the host */
> > -	write_sysreg(0, cntvoff_el2);
> > +	if (!has_vhe())
> > +		enable_phys_timer();
> >  }
> >  
> > -void __hyp_text __timer_restore_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +void __hyp_text __timer_enable_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  {
> > -	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
> > -	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
> > -	u64 val;
> > -
> > -	/* Those bits are already configured at boot on VHE-system */
> > -	if (!has_vhe()) {
> > -		/*
> > -		 * Disallow physical timer access for the guest
> > -		 * Physical counter access is allowed
> > -		 */
> > -		val = read_sysreg(cnthctl_el2);
> > -		val &= ~CNTHCTL_EL1PCEN;
> > -		val |= CNTHCTL_EL1PCTEN;
> > -		write_sysreg(val, cnthctl_el2);
> > -	}
> > -
> > -	if (timer->enabled) {
> > -		write_sysreg(vtimer->cntvoff, cntvoff_el2);
> > -		write_sysreg_el0(vtimer->cnt_cval, cntv_cval);
> > -		isb();
> > -		write_sysreg_el0(vtimer->cnt_ctl, cntv_ctl);
> > -	}
> > +	if (!has_vhe())
> > +		disable_phys_timer();
> >  }
> > 
> 
> Otherwise:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@arm.com>
> 

Thanks, I changed the patch in the following way:


diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
index 6c8baf84b4f0..93c8973a71f4 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
@@ -339,8 +339,16 @@ void kvm_timer_unschedule(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static void set_cntvoff(u64 cntvoff)
 {
-	u32 low = cntvoff & GENMASK(31, 0);
-	u32 high = (cntvoff >> 32) & GENMASK(31, 0);
+	u32 low = lower_32_bits(cntvoff);
+	u32 high = upper_32_bits(cntvoff);
+
+	/*
+	 * Since kvm_call_hyp doesn't fully support the ARM PCS especially on
+	 * 32-bit systems, but rather passes register by register shifted one
+	 * place (we put the function address in r0/x0), we cannot simply pass
+	 * a 64-bit value as an argument, but have to split the value in two
+	 * 32-bit halves.
+	 */
 	kvm_call_hyp(__kvm_timer_set_cntvoff, low, high);
 }
 

 -Christoffer

From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: cdall@linaro.org (Christoffer Dall)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 09:46:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH v3 11/20] KVM: arm/arm64: Move timer save/restore out of
 the hyp code
In-Reply-To: <3aebbbaa-bad2-32ed-822d-2db23a759f78@arm.com>
References: <20170923004207.22356-1-cdall@linaro.org>
 <20170923004207.22356-12-cdall@linaro.org>
 <3aebbbaa-bad2-32ed-822d-2db23a759f78@arm.com>
Message-ID: <20171019074606.GN8900@cbox>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org

On Mon, Oct 09, 2017 at 06:47:42PM +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> On 23/09/17 01:41, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> > As we are about to be lazy with saving and restoring the timer
> > registers, we prepare by moving all possible timer configuration logic
> > out of the hyp code.  All virtual timer registers can be programmed from
> > EL1 and since the arch timer is always a level triggered interrupt we
> > can safely do this with interrupts disabled in the host kernel on the
> > way to the guest without taking vtimer interrupts in the host kernel
> > (yet).
> > 
> > The downside is that the cntvoff register can only be programmed from
> > hyp mode, so we jump into hyp mode and back to program it.  This is also
> > safe, because the host kernel doesn't use the virtual timer in the KVM
> > code.  It may add a little performance performance penalty, but only
> > until following commits where we move this operation to vcpu load/put.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Christoffer Dall <cdall@linaro.org>
> > ---
> >  arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_asm.h   |  2 ++
> >  arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h   |  4 +--
> >  arch/arm/kvm/hyp/switch.c        |  7 ++--
> >  arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h |  2 ++
> >  arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h |  4 +--
> >  arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c      |  6 ++--
> >  virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c        | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  virt/kvm/arm/hyp/timer-sr.c      | 74 +++++++++++++++++-----------------------
> >  8 files changed, 87 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_asm.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
> > index 14d68a4..36dd296 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
> > @@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ extern void __kvm_tlb_flush_vmid_ipa(struct kvm *kvm, phys_addr_t ipa);
> >  extern void __kvm_tlb_flush_vmid(struct kvm *kvm);
> >  extern void __kvm_tlb_flush_local_vmid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> > +extern void __kvm_timer_set_cntvoff(u32 cntvoff_low, u32 cntvoff_high);
> > +
> >  extern int __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> >  extern void __init_stage2_translation(void);
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h
> > index 14b5903..ab20ffa 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h
> > @@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
> >  #define cntvoff_el2			CNTVOFF
> >  #define cnthctl_el2			CNTHCTL
> >  
> > -void __timer_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > -void __timer_restore_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > +void __timer_enable_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > +void __timer_disable_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> >  void __vgic_v2_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  void __vgic_v2_restore_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/hyp/switch.c b/arch/arm/kvm/hyp/switch.c
> > index ebd2dd4..330c9ce 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/kvm/hyp/switch.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm/kvm/hyp/switch.c
> > @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int __hyp_text __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  	__activate_vm(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	__vgic_restore_state(vcpu);
> > -	__timer_restore_state(vcpu);
> > +	__timer_enable_traps(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	__sysreg_restore_state(guest_ctxt);
> >  	__banked_restore_state(guest_ctxt);
> > @@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ int __hyp_text __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  
> >  	__banked_save_state(guest_ctxt);
> >  	__sysreg_save_state(guest_ctxt);
> > -	__timer_save_state(vcpu);
> > +	__timer_disable_traps(vcpu);
> > +
> >  	__vgic_save_state(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	__deactivate_traps(vcpu);
> > @@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ void __hyp_text __noreturn __hyp_panic(int cause)
> >  
> >  		vcpu = (struct kvm_vcpu *)read_sysreg(HTPIDR);
> >  		host_ctxt = kern_hyp_va(vcpu->arch.host_cpu_context);
> > -		__timer_save_state(vcpu);
> > +		__timer_disable_traps(vcpu);
> >  		__deactivate_traps(vcpu);
> >  		__deactivate_vm(vcpu);
> >  		__banked_restore_state(host_ctxt);
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
> > index 26a64d0..ab4d0a9 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h
> > @@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ extern void __kvm_tlb_flush_vmid_ipa(struct kvm *kvm, phys_addr_t ipa);
> >  extern void __kvm_tlb_flush_vmid(struct kvm *kvm);
> >  extern void __kvm_tlb_flush_local_vmid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> > +extern void __kvm_timer_set_cntvoff(u32 cntvoff_low, u32 cntvoff_high);
> > +
> >  extern int __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> >  extern u64 __vgic_v3_get_ich_vtr_el2(void);
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h
> > index 4572a9b..08d3bb6 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h
> > @@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ void __vgic_v3_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  void __vgic_v3_restore_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  int __vgic_v3_perform_cpuif_access(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> > -void __timer_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > -void __timer_restore_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > +void __timer_enable_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > +void __timer_disable_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> >  void __sysreg_save_host_state(struct kvm_cpu_context *ctxt);
> >  void __sysreg_restore_host_state(struct kvm_cpu_context *ctxt);
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c
> > index 945e79c..4994f4b 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c
> > @@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ int __hyp_text __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  	__activate_vm(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	__vgic_restore_state(vcpu);
> > -	__timer_restore_state(vcpu);
> > +	__timer_enable_traps(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	/*
> >  	 * We must restore the 32-bit state before the sysregs, thanks
> > @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ int __hyp_text __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  
> >  	__sysreg_save_guest_state(guest_ctxt);
> >  	__sysreg32_save_state(vcpu);
> > -	__timer_save_state(vcpu);
> > +	__timer_disable_traps(vcpu);
> >  	__vgic_save_state(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	__deactivate_traps(vcpu);
> > @@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ void __hyp_text __noreturn __hyp_panic(void)
> >  
> >  		vcpu = (struct kvm_vcpu *)read_sysreg(tpidr_el2);
> >  		host_ctxt = kern_hyp_va(vcpu->arch.host_cpu_context);
> > -		__timer_save_state(vcpu);
> > +		__timer_disable_traps(vcpu);
> >  		__deactivate_traps(vcpu);
> >  		__deactivate_vm(vcpu);
> >  		__sysreg_restore_host_state(host_ctxt);
> > diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
> > index 7f87099..4254f88 100644
> > --- a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
> > +++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
> > @@ -276,6 +276,20 @@ static void phys_timer_emulate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> >  	soft_timer_start(&timer->phys_timer, kvm_timer_compute_delta(timer_ctx));
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void timer_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +{
> > +	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
> > +	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
> > +
> > +	if (timer->enabled) {
> > +		vtimer->cnt_ctl = read_sysreg_el0(cntv_ctl);
> > +		vtimer->cnt_cval = read_sysreg_el0(cntv_cval);
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	/* Disable the virtual timer */
> > +	write_sysreg_el0(0, cntv_ctl);
> > +}
> > +
> >  /*
> >   * Schedule the background timer before calling kvm_vcpu_block, so that this
> >   * thread is removed from its waitqueue and made runnable when there's a timer
> > @@ -312,6 +326,18 @@ void kvm_timer_schedule(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  	soft_timer_start(&timer->bg_timer, kvm_timer_earliest_exp(vcpu));
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void timer_restore_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +{
> > +	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
> > +	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
> > +
> > +	if (timer->enabled) {
> > +		write_sysreg_el0(vtimer->cnt_cval, cntv_cval);
> > +		isb();
> > +		write_sysreg_el0(vtimer->cnt_ctl, cntv_ctl);
> > +	}
> > +}
> > +
> >  void kvm_timer_unschedule(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  {
> >  	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
> > @@ -320,6 +346,13 @@ void kvm_timer_unschedule(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  	timer->armed = false;
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void set_cntvoff(u64 cntvoff)
> > +{
> > +	u32 low = cntvoff & GENMASK(31, 0);
> > +	u32 high = (cntvoff >> 32) & GENMASK(31, 0);
> 
> upper_32_bits/lower_32_bits?
> 
> > +	kvm_call_hyp(__kvm_timer_set_cntvoff, low, high);
> 
> Maybe a comment as to why we need to split the 64bit value in two 32bit
> words (32bit ARM PCS is getting in the way).
> 
> > +}
> > +
> >  static void kvm_timer_flush_hwstate_vgic(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  {
> >  	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
> > @@ -423,6 +456,7 @@ static void kvm_timer_flush_hwstate_user(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  void kvm_timer_flush_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  {
> >  	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
> > +	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
> >  
> >  	if (unlikely(!timer->enabled))
> >  		return;
> > @@ -436,6 +470,9 @@ void kvm_timer_flush_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  		kvm_timer_flush_hwstate_user(vcpu);
> >  	else
> >  		kvm_timer_flush_hwstate_vgic(vcpu);
> > +
> > +	set_cntvoff(vtimer->cntvoff);
> > +	timer_restore_state(vcpu);
> >  }
> >  
> >  /**
> > @@ -455,6 +492,9 @@ void kvm_timer_sync_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  	 */
> >  	soft_timer_cancel(&timer->phys_timer, NULL);
> >  
> > +	timer_save_state(vcpu);
> > +	set_cntvoff(0);
> > +
> >  	/*
> >  	 * The guest could have modified the timer registers or the timer
> >  	 * could have expired, update the timer state.
> > diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/timer-sr.c b/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/timer-sr.c
> > index 4734915..a6c3b10 100644
> > --- a/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/timer-sr.c
> > +++ b/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/timer-sr.c
> > @@ -21,58 +21,48 @@
> >  
> >  #include <asm/kvm_hyp.h>
> >  
> > -/* vcpu is already in the HYP VA space */
> > -void __hyp_text __timer_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +void __hyp_text __kvm_timer_set_cntvoff(u32 cntvoff_low, u32 cntvoff_high)
> > +{
> > +	u64 cntvoff = (u64)cntvoff_high << 32 | cntvoff_low;
> > +	write_sysreg(cntvoff, cntvoff_el2);
> > +}
> > +
> > +void __hyp_text enable_phys_timer(void)
> >  {
> > -	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
> > -	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
> >  	u64 val;
> >  
> > -	if (timer->enabled) {
> > -		vtimer->cnt_ctl = read_sysreg_el0(cntv_ctl);
> > -		vtimer->cnt_cval = read_sysreg_el0(cntv_cval);
> > -	}
> > +	/* Allow physical timer/counter access for the host */
> > +	val = read_sysreg(cnthctl_el2);
> > +	val |= CNTHCTL_EL1PCTEN | CNTHCTL_EL1PCEN;
> > +	write_sysreg(val, cnthctl_el2);
> > +}
> >  
> > -	/* Disable the virtual timer */
> > -	write_sysreg_el0(0, cntv_ctl);
> > +void __hyp_text disable_phys_timer(void)
> > +{
> > +	u64 val;
> >  
> >  	/*
> > +	 * Disallow physical timer access for the guest
> > +	 * Physical counter access is allowed
> > +	 */
> > +	val = read_sysreg(cnthctl_el2);
> > +	val &= ~CNTHCTL_EL1PCEN;
> > +	val |= CNTHCTL_EL1PCTEN;
> > +	write_sysreg(val, cnthctl_el2);
> > +}
> > +
> > +void __hyp_text __timer_disable_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +{
> > +	/*
> >  	 * We don't need to do this for VHE since the host kernel runs in EL2
> >  	 * with HCR_EL2.TGE ==1, which makes those bits have no impact.
> >  	 */
> > -	if (!has_vhe()) {
> > -		/* Allow physical timer/counter access for the host */
> > -		val = read_sysreg(cnthctl_el2);
> > -		val |= CNTHCTL_EL1PCTEN | CNTHCTL_EL1PCEN;
> > -		write_sysreg(val, cnthctl_el2);
> > -	}
> > -
> > -	/* Clear cntvoff for the host */
> > -	write_sysreg(0, cntvoff_el2);
> > +	if (!has_vhe())
> > +		enable_phys_timer();
> >  }
> >  
> > -void __hyp_text __timer_restore_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +void __hyp_text __timer_enable_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  {
> > -	struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
> > -	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
> > -	u64 val;
> > -
> > -	/* Those bits are already configured at boot on VHE-system */
> > -	if (!has_vhe()) {
> > -		/*
> > -		 * Disallow physical timer access for the guest
> > -		 * Physical counter access is allowed
> > -		 */
> > -		val = read_sysreg(cnthctl_el2);
> > -		val &= ~CNTHCTL_EL1PCEN;
> > -		val |= CNTHCTL_EL1PCTEN;
> > -		write_sysreg(val, cnthctl_el2);
> > -	}
> > -
> > -	if (timer->enabled) {
> > -		write_sysreg(vtimer->cntvoff, cntvoff_el2);
> > -		write_sysreg_el0(vtimer->cnt_cval, cntv_cval);
> > -		isb();
> > -		write_sysreg_el0(vtimer->cnt_ctl, cntv_ctl);
> > -	}
> > +	if (!has_vhe())
> > +		disable_phys_timer();
> >  }
> > 
> 
> Otherwise:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@arm.com>
> 

Thanks, I changed the patch in the following way:


diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
index 6c8baf84b4f0..93c8973a71f4 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
@@ -339,8 +339,16 @@ void kvm_timer_unschedule(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static void set_cntvoff(u64 cntvoff)
 {
-	u32 low = cntvoff & GENMASK(31, 0);
-	u32 high = (cntvoff >> 32) & GENMASK(31, 0);
+	u32 low = lower_32_bits(cntvoff);
+	u32 high = upper_32_bits(cntvoff);
+
+	/*
+	 * Since kvm_call_hyp doesn't fully support the ARM PCS especially on
+	 * 32-bit systems, but rather passes register by register shifted one
+	 * place (we put the function address in r0/x0), we cannot simply pass
+	 * a 64-bit value as an argument, but have to split the value in two
+	 * 32-bit halves.
+	 */
 	kvm_call_hyp(__kvm_timer_set_cntvoff, low, high);
 }
 

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