From: Roman Kagan <rkagan@virtuozzo.com>
To: Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@amd.com>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"kvm@vger.kernel.org" <kvm@vger.kernel.org>,
"pbonzini@redhat.com" <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
"rkrcmar@redhat.com" <rkrcmar@redhat.com>,
"joro@8bytes.org" <joro@8bytes.org>,
"vkuznets@redhat.com" <vkuznets@redhat.com>,
"graf@amazon.com" <graf@amazon.com>,
"jschoenh@amazon.de" <jschoenh@amazon.de>,
"karahmed@amazon.de" <karahmed@amazon.de>,
"rimasluk@amazon.com" <rimasluk@amazon.com>,
"Grimm, Jon" <Jon.Grimm@amd.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 08/17] kvm: x86: Introduce APICv pre-update hook
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:12:19 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20191112111215.GB2397@rkaganb.sw.ru> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <a087061a-1217-962f-43ae-1d791c9d38f6@amd.com>
On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 06:08:05PM -0600, Suravee Suthikulpanit wrote:
> On 11/4/19 4:05 PM, Roman Kagan wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 10:41:31PM +0000, Suthikulpanit, Suravee wrote:
> > > AMD SVM AVIC needs to update APIC backing page mapping before changing
> > > APICv mode. Introduce struct kvm_x86_ops.pre_update_apicv_exec_ctrl
> > > function hook to be called prior KVM APICv update request to each vcpu.
> > This again seems to mix up APIC backing page and APIC access page.
> >
> > And I must be missing something obvious, but why is it necessary to
> > unmap the APIC access page while AVIC is disabled? Does keeping it
> > around stand in the way when working with AVIC disabled?
>
> I have replied to patch 07/17 with explanation.
>
> Yes, keeping the APIC access page while disabling AVIC would cause
> the SVM to not function properly.
I wonder why? Once AVIC is disabled guest access to this page would
trigger a regular NPT fault vmexit, just as it would with the NPT entry
for this page destroyed, wouldn't it? So there would be no difference
from the host's POV. Am I missing something?
Thanks,
Roman.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-11-12 11:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-11-01 22:41 [PATCH v4 00/17] kvm: x86: Support AMD SVM AVIC w/ in-kernel irqchip mode Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 01/17] kvm: x86: Modify kvm_x86_ops.get_enable_apicv() to use struct kvm parameter Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 02/17] kvm: lapic: Introduce APICv update helper function Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 03/17] kvm: x86: Introduce APICv deactivate bits Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-02 9:51 ` Paolo Bonzini
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 04/17] kvm: x86: Add support for activate/de-activate APICv at runtime Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-02 9:52 ` Paolo Bonzini
2019-11-04 19:22 ` Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 05/17] kvm: x86: Add APICv activate/deactivate request trace points Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 06/17] kvm: x86: svm: Add support to activate/deactivate posted interrupts Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 07/17] svm: Add support for setup/destroy virutal APIC backing page for AVIC Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-04 21:53 ` Roman Kagan
2019-11-12 0:05 ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 08/17] kvm: x86: Introduce APICv pre-update hook Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-04 22:05 ` Roman Kagan
2019-11-12 0:08 ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2019-11-12 11:12 ` Roman Kagan [this message]
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 09/17] svm: Add support for activate/deactivate AVIC at runtime Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 10/17] kvm: x86: hyperv: Use APICv update request interface Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 11/17] svm: Deactivate AVIC when launching guest with nested SVM support Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 12/17] svm: Temporary deactivate AVIC during ExtINT handling Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-02 10:01 ` Paolo Bonzini
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 13/17] kvm: i8254: Deactivate APICv when using in-kernel PIT re-injection mode Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-02 9:57 ` Paolo Bonzini
2019-11-04 18:54 ` Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-04 21:49 ` Paolo Bonzini
2019-11-05 7:05 ` Graf (AWS), Alexander
2019-11-05 8:40 ` Roman Kagan
2019-11-04 23:17 ` Roman Kagan
2019-11-05 22:47 ` Paolo Bonzini
2019-11-11 17:37 ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2019-11-12 12:22 ` Roman Kagan
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 14/17] kvm: lapic: Clean up APIC predefined macros Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 15/17] kvm: ioapic: Refactor kvm_ioapic_update_eoi() Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 16/17] kvm: ioapic: Lazy update IOAPIC EOI Suthikulpanit, Suravee
2019-11-01 22:41 ` [PATCH v4 17/17] svm: Allow AVIC with in-kernel irqchip mode Suthikulpanit, Suravee
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