[PATCH v11 0/2] x86: vmclear vmcss on all cpus when doing kdump if necessary

[PATCH v11 0/2] x86: vmclear vmcss on all cpus when doing kdump if necessary

[Zhang Yanfei]

Currently, kdump just makes all the logical processors leave VMX operation by
executing VMXOFF instruction, so any VMCSs active on the logical processors may
be corrupted. But, sometimes, we need the VMCSs to debug guest images contained
in the host vmcore. To prevent the corruption, we should VMCLEAR the VMCSs before
executing the VMXOFF instruction.

The patch set provides a way to VMCLEAR vmcss related to guests on all cpus before
executing the VMXOFF when doing kdump. This is used to ensure the VMCSs in the
vmcore updated and non-corrupted.

Changelog from v10 to v11:
1. regenerate the patch set against current queue branch in
   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm.git

Changelog from v9 to v10:
1. add rcu protect to the callback function

Changelog from v8 to v9:
1. KEXEC: use a callback function instead of a notifier.
2. KVM-INTEL: use a new vmclear function instead of just calling 
   vmclear_local_loaded_vmcss to make sure we just do the core vmclear
   operation in kdump.

Changelog from v7 to v8:
1. KEXEC: regression for using name crash_notifier_list
   and remove comments related to KVM
   and just call function atomic_notifier_call_chain directly.

Changelog from v6 to v7:
1. KVM-INTEL: in hardware_disable, we needn't disable the
   vmclear, so remove it.

Changelog from v5 to v6:
1. KEXEC: the atomic notifier list renamed:
   crash_notifier_list --> vmclear_notifier_list
2. KVM-INTEL: provide empty functions if CONFIG_KEXEC is
   not defined and remove unnecessary #ifdef's.

Changelog from v4 to v5:
1. use an atomic notifier instead of function call, so
   have all the vmclear codes in vmx.c.

Changelog from v3 to v4:
1. add a new percpu variable vmclear_skipped to skip
   vmclear in kdump in some conditions.

Changelog from v2 to v3:
1. remove unnecessary conditions in function
   cpu_emergency_clear_loaded_vmcss as Marcelo suggested.

Changelog from v1 to v2:
1. remove the sysctl and clear VMCSs unconditionally.

Zhang Yanfei (2):
  x86/kexec: VMCLEAR VMCSs loaded on all cpus if necessary
  KVM-INTEL: provide the vmclear function and a bitmap to support
    VMCLEAR in kdump

 arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h |    2 + 
 arch/x86/kernel/crash.c      |   32 ++++++++++++++++++++
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c           |   67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

[PATCH v11 1/2] x86/kexec: VMCLEAR VMCSs loaded on all cpus if necessary

[Zhang Yanfei]

From: Zhang Yanfei <zhangyanfei@cn.fujitsu.com>

This patch provides a way to VMCLEAR VMCSs related to guests
on all cpus before executing the VMXOFF when doing kdump. This
is used to ensure the VMCSs in the vmcore updated and
non-corrupted.

Signed-off-by: Zhang Yanfei <zhangyanfei@cn.fujitsu.com>
Acked-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h |    2 ++
 arch/x86/kernel/crash.c      |   32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
index 317ff17..28feeba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ struct kimage_arch {
 };
 #endif
 
+extern void (*crash_vmclear_loaded_vmcss)(void);
+
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_KEXEC_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c b/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
index 13ad899..b914b7f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <linux/elfcore.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/hardirq.h>
@@ -30,6 +31,27 @@
 
 int in_crash_kexec;
 
+/*
+ * This is used to VMCLEAR all VMCSs loaded on the
+ * processor. And when loading kvm_intel module, the
+ * callback function pointer will be assigned.
+ *
+ * protected by rcu.
+ */
+void (*crash_vmclear_loaded_vmcss)(void) = NULL;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crash_vmclear_loaded_vmcss);
+
+static inline void cpu_crash_vmclear_loaded_vmcss(void)
+{
+	void (*do_vmclear_operation)(void) = NULL;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	do_vmclear_operation = rcu_dereference(crash_vmclear_loaded_vmcss);
+	if (do_vmclear_operation)
+		do_vmclear_operation();
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)
 
 static void kdump_nmi_callback(int cpu, struct pt_regs *regs)
@@ -46,6 +68,11 @@ static void kdump_nmi_callback(int cpu, struct pt_regs *regs)
 #endif
 	crash_save_cpu(regs, cpu);
 
+	/*
+	 * VMCLEAR VMCSs loaded on all cpus if needed.
+	 */
+	cpu_crash_vmclear_loaded_vmcss();
+
 	/* Disable VMX or SVM if needed.
 	 *
 	 * We need to disable virtualization on all CPUs.
@@ -88,6 +115,11 @@ void native_machine_crash_shutdown(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	kdump_nmi_shootdown_cpus();
 
+	/*
+	 * VMCLEAR VMCSs loaded on this cpu if needed.
+	 */
+	cpu_crash_vmclear_loaded_vmcss();
+
 	/* Booting kdump kernel with VMX or SVM enabled won't work,
 	 * because (among other limitations) we can't disable paging
 	 * with the virt flags.
-- 
1.7.1

Re: [PATCH v11 2/2] KVM-INTEL: provide the vmclear function and a bitmap to support VMCLEAR in kdump

[Zhang Yanfei]

From: Zhang Yanfei <zhangyanfei@cn.fujitsu.com>

The vmclear function will be assigned to the callback function pointer
when loading kvm-intel module. And the bitmap indicates whether we
should do VMCLEAR operation in kdump. The bits in the bitmap are
set/unset according to different conditions.

Signed-off-by: Zhang Yanfei <zhangyanfei@cn.fujitsu.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c |   67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 94833e2..1a30fd5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <asm/i387.h>
 #include <asm/xcr.h>
 #include <asm/perf_event.h>
+#include <asm/kexec.h>
 
 #include "trace.h"
 
@@ -987,6 +988,46 @@ static void vmcs_load(struct vmcs *vmcs)
 		       vmcs, phys_addr);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
+/*
+ * This bitmap is used to indicate whether the vmclear
+ * operation is enabled on all cpus. All disabled by
+ * default.
+ */
+static cpumask_t crash_vmclear_enabled_bitmap = CPU_MASK_NONE;
+
+static inline void crash_enable_local_vmclear(int cpu)
+{
+	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &crash_vmclear_enabled_bitmap);
+}
+
+static inline void crash_disable_local_vmclear(int cpu)
+{
+	cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, &crash_vmclear_enabled_bitmap);
+}
+
+static inline int crash_local_vmclear_enabled(int cpu)
+{
+	return cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &crash_vmclear_enabled_bitmap);
+}
+
+static void crash_vmclear_local_loaded_vmcss(void)
+{
+	int cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
+	struct loaded_vmcs *v;
+
+	if (!crash_local_vmclear_enabled(cpu))
+		return;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(v, &per_cpu(loaded_vmcss_on_cpu, cpu),
+			    loaded_vmcss_on_cpu_link)
+		vmcs_clear(v->vmcs);
+}
+#else
+static inline void crash_enable_local_vmclear(int cpu) { }
+static inline void crash_disable_local_vmclear(int cpu) { }
+#endif /* CONFIG_KEXEC */
+
 static void __loaded_vmcs_clear(void *arg)
 {
 	struct loaded_vmcs *loaded_vmcs = arg;
@@ -996,6 +1037,7 @@ static void __loaded_vmcs_clear(void *arg)
 		return; /* vcpu migration can race with cpu offline */
 	if (per_cpu(current_vmcs, cpu) == loaded_vmcs->vmcs)
 		per_cpu(current_vmcs, cpu) = NULL;
+	crash_disable_local_vmclear(cpu);
 	list_del(&loaded_vmcs->loaded_vmcss_on_cpu_link);
 
 	/*
@@ -1007,6 +1049,7 @@ static void __loaded_vmcs_clear(void *arg)
 	smp_wmb();
 
 	loaded_vmcs_init(loaded_vmcs);
+	crash_enable_local_vmclear(cpu);
 }
 
 static void loaded_vmcs_clear(struct loaded_vmcs *loaded_vmcs)
@@ -1530,6 +1573,7 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
 
 		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH, vcpu);
 		local_irq_disable();
+		crash_disable_local_vmclear(cpu);
 
 		/*
 		 * Read loaded_vmcs->cpu should be before fetching
@@ -1540,6 +1584,7 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
 
 		list_add(&vmx->loaded_vmcs->loaded_vmcss_on_cpu_link,
 			 &per_cpu(loaded_vmcss_on_cpu, cpu));
+		crash_enable_local_vmclear(cpu);
 		local_irq_enable();
 
 		/*
@@ -2353,6 +2398,18 @@ static int hardware_enable(void *garbage)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&per_cpu(loaded_vmcss_on_cpu, cpu));
+
+	/*
+	 * Now we can enable the vmclear operation in kdump
+	 * since the loaded_vmcss_on_cpu list on this cpu
+	 * has been initialized.
+	 *
+	 * Though the cpu is not in VMX operation now, there
+	 * is no problem to enable the vmclear operation
+	 * for the loaded_vmcss_on_cpu list is empty!
+	 */
+	crash_enable_local_vmclear(cpu);
+
 	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL, old);
 
 	test_bits = FEATURE_CONTROL_LOCKED;
@@ -7383,6 +7440,11 @@ static int __init vmx_init(void)
 	if (r)
 		goto out3;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
+	rcu_assign_pointer(crash_vmclear_loaded_vmcss,
+			   crash_vmclear_local_loaded_vmcss);
+#endif
+
 	vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_FS_BASE, false);
 	vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_GS_BASE, false);
 	vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, true);
@@ -7420,6 +7482,11 @@ static void __exit vmx_exit(void)
 	free_page((unsigned long)vmx_io_bitmap_b);
 	free_page((unsigned long)vmx_io_bitmap_a);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
+	rcu_assign_pointer(crash_vmclear_loaded_vmcss, NULL);
+	synchronize_rcu();
+#endif
+
 	kvm_exit();
 }
 
-- 
1.7.1

Re: [PATCH v11 0/2] x86: vmclear vmcss on all cpus when doing kdump if necessary

[Gleb Natapov]

On Thu, Dec 06, 2012 at 11:36:48PM +0800, Zhang Yanfei wrote:
> Currently, kdump just makes all the logical processors leave VMX operation by
> executing VMXOFF instruction, so any VMCSs active on the logical processors may
> be corrupted. But, sometimes, we need the VMCSs to debug guest images contained
> in the host vmcore. To prevent the corruption, we should VMCLEAR the VMCSs before
> executing the VMXOFF instruction.
> 
> The patch set provides a way to VMCLEAR vmcss related to guests on all cpus before
> executing the VMXOFF when doing kdump. This is used to ensure the VMCSs in the
> vmcore updated and non-corrupted.
> 
Applied to queue. Thanks.

> Changelog from v10 to v11:
> 1. regenerate the patch set against current queue branch in
>    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm.git
> 
> Changelog from v9 to v10:
> 1. add rcu protect to the callback function
> 
> Changelog from v8 to v9:
> 1. KEXEC: use a callback function instead of a notifier.
> 2. KVM-INTEL: use a new vmclear function instead of just calling 
>    vmclear_local_loaded_vmcss to make sure we just do the core vmclear
>    operation in kdump.
> 
> Changelog from v7 to v8:
> 1. KEXEC: regression for using name crash_notifier_list
>    and remove comments related to KVM
>    and just call function atomic_notifier_call_chain directly.
> 
> Changelog from v6 to v7:
> 1. KVM-INTEL: in hardware_disable, we needn't disable the
>    vmclear, so remove it.
> 
> Changelog from v5 to v6:
> 1. KEXEC: the atomic notifier list renamed:
>    crash_notifier_list --> vmclear_notifier_list
> 2. KVM-INTEL: provide empty functions if CONFIG_KEXEC is
>    not defined and remove unnecessary #ifdef's.
> 
> Changelog from v4 to v5:
> 1. use an atomic notifier instead of function call, so
>    have all the vmclear codes in vmx.c.
> 
> Changelog from v3 to v4:
> 1. add a new percpu variable vmclear_skipped to skip
>    vmclear in kdump in some conditions.
> 
> Changelog from v2 to v3:
> 1. remove unnecessary conditions in function
>    cpu_emergency_clear_loaded_vmcss as Marcelo suggested.
> 
> Changelog from v1 to v2:
> 1. remove the sysctl and clear VMCSs unconditionally.
> 
> Zhang Yanfei (2):
>   x86/kexec: VMCLEAR VMCSs loaded on all cpus if necessary
>   KVM-INTEL: provide the vmclear function and a bitmap to support
>     VMCLEAR in kdump
> 
>  arch/x86/include/asm/kexec.h |    2 + 
>  arch/x86/kernel/crash.c      |   32 ++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c           |   67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

--
			Gleb.