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From: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
To: Steven Price <steven.price@arm.com>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Russell King <linux@armlinux.org.uk>,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
	Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>,
	kvmarm@lists.cs.columbia.edu,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/9] KVM: arm64: Support stolen time reporting via shared structure
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2019 19:13:19 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190803191303.02e9bcc9@why> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190803185817.11285b2a@why>

On Sat, 3 Aug 2019 18:58:17 +0100
Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org> wrote:

> On Fri,  2 Aug 2019 15:50:12 +0100
> Steven Price <steven.price@arm.com> wrote:
> 
> > Implement the service call for configuring a shared structre between a
> > VCPU and the hypervisor in which the hypervisor can write the time
> > stolen from the VCPU's execution time by other tasks on the host.
> > 
> > The hypervisor allocates memory which is placed at an IPA chosen by user
> > space. The hypervisor then uses WRITE_ONCE() to update the shared
> > structre ensuring single copy atomicity of the 64-bit unsigned value
> > that reports stolen time in nanoseconds.
> > 
> > Whenever stolen time is enabled by the guest, the stolen time counter is
> > reset.
> > 
> > The stolen time itself is retrieved from the sched_info structure
> > maintained by the Linux scheduler code. We enable SCHEDSTATS when
> > selecting KVM Kconfig to ensure this value is meaningful.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Steven Price <steven.price@arm.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 13 +++++-
> >  arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig            |  1 +
> >  include/kvm/arm_hypercalls.h      |  1 +
> >  include/linux/kvm_types.h         |  2 +
> >  virt/kvm/arm/arm.c                | 18 ++++++++
> >  virt/kvm/arm/hypercalls.c         | 70 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  6 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> > index f656169db8c3..78f270190d43 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> > @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
> >  	KVM_ARCH_REQ_FLAGS(0, KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
> >  #define KVM_REQ_IRQ_PENDING	KVM_ARCH_REQ(1)
> >  #define KVM_REQ_VCPU_RESET	KVM_ARCH_REQ(2)
> > +#define KVM_REQ_RECORD_STEAL	KVM_ARCH_REQ(3)
> >  
> >  DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(userspace_irqchip_in_use);
> >  
> > @@ -83,6 +84,11 @@ struct kvm_arch {
> >  
> >  	/* Mandated version of PSCI */
> >  	u32 psci_version;
> > +
> > +	struct kvm_arch_pvtime {
> > +		void *st;
> > +		gpa_t st_base;
> > +	} pvtime;
> >  };
> >  
> >  #define KVM_NR_MEM_OBJS     40
> > @@ -338,8 +344,13 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
> >  	/* True when deferrable sysregs are loaded on the physical CPU,
> >  	 * see kvm_vcpu_load_sysregs and kvm_vcpu_put_sysregs. */
> >  	bool sysregs_loaded_on_cpu;
> > -};
> >  
> > +	/* Guest PV state */
> > +	struct {
> > +		u64 steal;
> > +		u64 last_steal;
> > +	} steal;
> > +};
> >  /* Pointer to the vcpu's SVE FFR for sve_{save,load}_state() */
> >  #define vcpu_sve_pffr(vcpu) ((void *)((char *)((vcpu)->arch.sve_state) + \
> >  				      sve_ffr_offset((vcpu)->arch.sve_max_vl)))
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig
> > index a67121d419a2..d8b88e40d223 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/Kconfig
> > @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ config KVM
> >  	select IRQ_BYPASS_MANAGER
> >  	select HAVE_KVM_IRQ_BYPASS
> >  	select HAVE_KVM_VCPU_RUN_PID_CHANGE
> > +	select SCHEDSTATS
> >  	---help---
> >  	  Support hosting virtualized guest machines.
> >  	  We don't support KVM with 16K page tables yet, due to the multiple
> > diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_hypercalls.h b/include/kvm/arm_hypercalls.h
> > index 35a5abcc4ca3..9f0710ab4292 100644
> > --- a/include/kvm/arm_hypercalls.h
> > +++ b/include/kvm/arm_hypercalls.h
> > @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
> >  #include <asm/kvm_emulate.h>
> >  
> >  int kvm_hvc_call_handler(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > +int kvm_update_stolen_time(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >  
> >  static inline u32 smccc_get_function(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  {
> > diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_types.h b/include/linux/kvm_types.h
> > index bde5374ae021..1c88e69db3d9 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/kvm_types.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/kvm_types.h
> > @@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ typedef unsigned long  gva_t;
> >  typedef u64            gpa_t;
> >  typedef u64            gfn_t;
> >  
> > +#define GPA_INVALID	(~(gpa_t)0)
> > +
> >  typedef unsigned long  hva_t;
> >  typedef u64            hpa_t;
> >  typedef u64            hfn_t;
> > diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
> > index f645c0fbf7ec..ebd963d2580b 100644
> > --- a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
> > +++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
> > @@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
> >  #include <asm/kvm_coproc.h>
> >  #include <asm/sections.h>
> >  
> > +#include <kvm/arm_hypercalls.h>
> > +#include <kvm/arm_pmu.h>
> > +#include <kvm/arm_psci.h>
> > +
> >  #ifdef REQUIRES_VIRT
> >  __asm__(".arch_extension	virt");
> >  #endif
> > @@ -135,6 +139,7 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
> >  	kvm->arch.max_vcpus = vgic_present ?
> >  				kvm_vgic_get_max_vcpus() : KVM_MAX_VCPUS;
> >  
> > +	kvm->arch.pvtime.st_base = GPA_INVALID;
> >  	return ret;
> >  out_free_stage2_pgd:
> >  	kvm_free_stage2_pgd(kvm);
> > @@ -371,6 +376,7 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
> >  	kvm_vcpu_load_sysregs(vcpu);
> >  	kvm_arch_vcpu_load_fp(vcpu);
> >  	kvm_vcpu_pmu_restore_guest(vcpu);
> > +	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_RECORD_STEAL, vcpu);
> >  
> >  	if (single_task_running())
> >  		vcpu_clear_wfe_traps(vcpu);
> > @@ -617,6 +623,15 @@ static void vcpu_req_sleep(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  	smp_rmb();
> >  }
> >  
> > +static void vcpu_req_record_steal(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +{
> > +	int idx;
> > +
> > +	idx = srcu_read_lock(&vcpu->kvm->srcu);
> > +	kvm_update_stolen_time(vcpu);
> > +	srcu_read_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->srcu, idx);
> > +}
> > +
> >  static int kvm_vcpu_initialized(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  {
> >  	return vcpu->arch.target >= 0;
> > @@ -636,6 +651,9 @@ static void check_vcpu_requests(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  		 * that a VCPU sees new virtual interrupts.
> >  		 */
> >  		kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_IRQ_PENDING, vcpu);
> > +
> > +		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_RECORD_STEAL, vcpu))
> > +			vcpu_req_record_steal(vcpu);  
> 
> Something troubles me. Here, you've set the request on load. But you
> can be preempted at any time (preemption gets disabled just after).
> 
> I have the feeling that should you get preempted right here, you'll
> end-up having accumulated the wrong amount of steal time, as the
> request put via load when you'll get scheduled back in will only get
> processed after a full round of entry/exit/entry, which doesn't look
> great.

Ah, no. We're saved by the check for pending requests right before we
jump in the guest, causing an early exit and the whole shebang to be
restarted.

	M.
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  reply	other threads:[~2019-08-03 18:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-08-02 14:50 [PATCH 0/9] arm64: Stolen time support Steven Price
2019-08-02 14:50 ` [PATCH 1/9] KVM: arm64: Document PV-time interface Steven Price
2019-08-03 11:13   ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-05 13:06     ` Steven Price
2019-08-05  3:23   ` Zenghui Yu
2019-08-05 13:06     ` Steven Price
2019-08-05 16:40   ` Christophe de Dinechin
2019-08-07 13:21     ` Steven Price
2019-08-07 14:28       ` Christophe de Dinechin
2019-08-07 15:26         ` Steven Price
2019-08-02 14:50 ` [PATCH 2/9] KVM: arm/arm64: Factor out hypercall handling from PSCI code Steven Price
2019-08-02 14:50 ` [PATCH 3/9] KVM: arm64: Implement PV_FEATURES call Steven Price
2019-08-03 11:21   ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-05 13:14     ` Steven Price
2019-08-02 14:50 ` [PATCH 4/9] KVM: arm64: Support stolen time reporting via shared structure Steven Price
2019-08-03 11:55   ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-05 14:09     ` Steven Price
2019-08-03 17:58   ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-03 18:13     ` Marc Zyngier [this message]
2019-08-05 14:18       ` Steven Price
2019-08-02 14:50 ` [PATCH 5/9] KVM: Allow kvm_device_ops to be const Steven Price
2019-08-02 14:50 ` [PATCH 6/9] KVM: arm64: Provide a PV_TIME device to user space Steven Price
2019-08-03 12:51   ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-03 17:34     ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-07 13:39       ` Steven Price
2019-08-07 13:51         ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-05 16:10     ` Steven Price
2019-08-05 16:28       ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-02 14:50 ` [PATCH 7/9] arm/arm64: Provide a wrapper for SMCCC 1.1 calls Steven Price
2019-08-05 10:03   ` Will Deacon
2019-08-02 14:50 ` [PATCH 8/9] arm/arm64: Make use of the SMCCC 1.1 wrapper Steven Price
2019-08-02 14:50 ` [PATCH 9/9] arm64: Retrieve stolen time as paravirtualized guest Steven Price
2019-08-04  9:53   ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-08 15:29     ` Steven Price
2019-08-08 15:49       ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-09 13:51   ` Zenghui Yu
2019-08-12 10:39     ` Steven Price
2019-08-13  6:06       ` Zenghui Yu
2019-08-03 18:05 ` [PATCH 0/9] arm64: Stolen time support Marc Zyngier
2019-08-05 13:06   ` Steven Price
2019-08-05 13:26     ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-14 13:02     ` Alexander Graf
2019-08-14 14:19       ` Marc Zyngier
2019-08-14 14:52         ` [UNVERIFIED SENDER] " Alexander Graf
2019-08-16 10:23           ` Steven Price
2020-07-21  3:26 ` zhukeqian
2020-07-27 10:48   ` Steven Price
2020-07-29  2:57     ` zhukeqian

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