[PATCH v8 4/9] xen/x86: use invpcid for flushing the TLB

[Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>]

If possible use the INVPCID instruction for flushing the TLB instead of
toggling cr4.pge for that purpose.

While at it remove the dependency on cr4.pge being required for mtrr
loading, as this will be required later anyway.

Add a command line option "invpcid" for controlling the use of
INVPCID (default to true).

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
---
V6:
- reword invpcid parameter description (Andrew Cooper)
- add __read_mostly to use_invpcid definition (Andrew Cooper)

V5:
- use pre_flush() as an initializer in do_tlb_flush() (Jan Beulich)
- introduce boolean use_invpcid instead of clearing X86_FEATURE_INVPCID
  (Jan Beulich)

V4:
- option "invpcid" instead of "noinvpcid" (Jan Beulich)

V3:
- new patch
---
 docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown |  9 +++++++++
 xen/arch/x86/cpu/mtrr/generic.c     | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 xen/arch/x86/flushtlb.c             | 29 +++++++++++++++++++----------
 xen/arch/x86/setup.c                |  8 ++++++++
 xen/include/asm-x86/invpcid.h       |  2 ++
 5 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
index d4f758487a..451a4fa566 100644
--- a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
+++ b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
@@ -1380,6 +1380,15 @@ Because responsibility for APIC setup is shared between Xen and the
 domain 0 kernel this option is automatically propagated to the domain
 0 command line.
 
+### invpcid (x86)
+> `= <boolean>`
+
+> Default: `true`
+
+By default, Xen will use the INVPCID instruction for TLB management if
+it is available.  This option can be used to cause Xen to fall back to
+older mechanisms, which are generally slower.
+
 ### noirqbalance
 > `= <boolean>`
 
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/mtrr/generic.c b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
index e9c0e5e059..7ba0c3f0fe 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <xen/mm.h>
 #include <xen/stdbool.h>
 #include <asm/flushtlb.h>
+#include <asm/invpcid.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/mtrr.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
@@ -400,8 +401,10 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(set_atomicity_lock);
  * has been called.
  */
 
-static void prepare_set(void)
+static bool prepare_set(void)
 {
+	unsigned long cr4;
+
 	/*  Note that this is not ideal, since the cache is only flushed/disabled
 	   for this CPU while the MTRRs are changed, but changing this requires
 	   more invasive changes to the way the kernel boots  */
@@ -412,18 +415,24 @@ static void prepare_set(void)
 	write_cr0(read_cr0() | X86_CR0_CD);
 	wbinvd();
 
-	/*  TLB flushing here relies on Xen always using CR4.PGE. */
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(!(XEN_MINIMAL_CR4 & X86_CR4_PGE));
-	write_cr4(read_cr4() & ~X86_CR4_PGE);
+	cr4 = read_cr4();
+	if (cr4 & X86_CR4_PGE)
+		write_cr4(cr4 & ~X86_CR4_PGE);
+	else if (use_invpcid)
+		invpcid_flush_all();
+	else
+		write_cr3(read_cr3());
 
 	/*  Save MTRR state */
 	rdmsrl(MSR_MTRRdefType, deftype);
 
 	/*  Disable MTRRs, and set the default type to uncached  */
 	mtrr_wrmsr(MSR_MTRRdefType, deftype & ~0xcff);
+
+	return cr4 & X86_CR4_PGE;
 }
 
-static void post_set(void)
+static void post_set(bool pge)
 {
 	/* Intel (P6) standard MTRRs */
 	mtrr_wrmsr(MSR_MTRRdefType, deftype);
@@ -432,7 +441,12 @@ static void post_set(void)
 	write_cr0(read_cr0() & ~X86_CR0_CD);
 
 	/*  Reenable CR4.PGE (also flushes the TLB) */
-	write_cr4(read_cr4() | X86_CR4_PGE);
+	if (pge)
+		write_cr4(read_cr4() | X86_CR4_PGE);
+	else if (use_invpcid)
+		invpcid_flush_all();
+	else
+		write_cr3(read_cr3());
 
 	spin_unlock(&set_atomicity_lock);
 }
@@ -441,14 +455,15 @@ static void generic_set_all(void)
 {
 	unsigned long mask, count;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	bool pge;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	prepare_set();
+	pge = prepare_set();
 
 	/* Actually set the state */
 	mask = set_mtrr_state();
 
-	post_set();
+	post_set(pge);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	/*  Use the atomic bitops to update the global mask  */
@@ -457,7 +472,6 @@ static void generic_set_all(void)
 			set_bit(count, &smp_changes_mask);
 		mask >>= 1;
 	}
-	
 }
 
 static void generic_set_mtrr(unsigned int reg, unsigned long base,
@@ -474,11 +488,12 @@ static void generic_set_mtrr(unsigned int reg, unsigned long base,
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct mtrr_var_range *vr;
+	bool pge;
 
 	vr = &mtrr_state.var_ranges[reg];
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	prepare_set();
+	pge = prepare_set();
 
 	if (size == 0) {
 		/* The invalid bit is kept in the mask, so we simply clear the
@@ -499,7 +514,7 @@ static void generic_set_mtrr(unsigned int reg, unsigned long base,
 		mtrr_wrmsr(MSR_IA32_MTRR_PHYSMASK(reg), vr->mask);
 	}
 
-	post_set();
+	post_set(pge);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/flushtlb.c b/xen/arch/x86/flushtlb.c
index e36bd6f383..717f3bd19b 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/flushtlb.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/flushtlb.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <xen/smp.h>
 #include <xen/softirq.h>
 #include <asm/flushtlb.h>
+#include <asm/invpcid.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
 /* Debug builds: Wrap frequently to stress-test the wrap logic. */
@@ -72,6 +73,23 @@ static void post_flush(u32 t)
     this_cpu(tlbflush_time) = t;
 }
 
+static void do_tlb_flush(void)
+{
+    u32 t = pre_flush();
+
+    if ( use_invpcid )
+        invpcid_flush_all();
+    else
+    {
+        unsigned long cr4 = read_cr4();
+
+        write_cr4(cr4 ^ X86_CR4_PGE);
+        write_cr4(cr4);
+    }
+
+    post_flush(t);
+}
+
 void switch_cr3(unsigned long cr3)
 {
     unsigned long flags, cr4;
@@ -119,16 +137,7 @@ unsigned int flush_area_local(const void *va, unsigned int flags)
                            : : "m" (*(const char *)(va)) : "memory" );
         }
         else
-        {
-            u32 t = pre_flush();
-            unsigned long cr4 = read_cr4();
-
-            write_cr4(cr4 & ~X86_CR4_PGE);
-            barrier();
-            write_cr4(cr4);
-
-            post_flush(t);
-        }
+            do_tlb_flush();
     }
 
     if ( flags & FLUSH_CACHE )
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/setup.c b/xen/arch/x86/setup.c
index f803980b97..164c42cbf1 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/setup.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/setup.c
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ boolean_param("nosmp", opt_nosmp);
 static unsigned int __initdata max_cpus;
 integer_param("maxcpus", max_cpus);
 
+/* opt_invpcid: If false, don't use INVPCID instruction even if available. */
+static bool __initdata opt_invpcid = true;
+boolean_param("invpcid", opt_invpcid);
+bool __read_mostly use_invpcid;
+
 unsigned long __read_mostly cr4_pv32_mask;
 
 /* **** Linux config option: propagated to domain0. */
@@ -1546,6 +1551,9 @@ void __init noreturn __start_xen(unsigned long mbi_p)
     if ( cpu_has_fsgsbase )
         set_in_cr4(X86_CR4_FSGSBASE);
 
+    if ( opt_invpcid && cpu_has_invpcid )
+        use_invpcid = true;
+
     init_speculation_mitigations();
 
     init_idle_domain();
diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/invpcid.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/invpcid.h
index b46624a865..edd8b68706 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/invpcid.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/invpcid.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <xen/types.h>
 
+extern bool use_invpcid;
+
 #define INVPCID_TYPE_INDIV_ADDR      0
 #define INVPCID_TYPE_SINGLE_CTXT     1
 #define INVPCID_TYPE_ALL_INCL_GLOBAL 2
-- 
2.13.6


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