linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC V3 2/4] kvm hypervisor : Add a hypercall to KVM hypervisor to support pv-ticketlocks

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Date:	Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:11:45 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Raghavendra K T <raghavendra.kt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
CC:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>, KVM <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>,
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	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC V3 2/4] kvm hypervisor : Add a hypercall to KVM hypervisor
 to support pv-ticketlocks

On 11/30/2011 10:59 AM, Raghavendra K T wrote:
> Add a hypercall to KVM hypervisor to support pv-ticketlocks 
>
> KVM_HC_KICK_CPU allows the calling vcpu to kick another vcpu out of halt state.
>     
> The presence of these hypercalls is indicated to guest via
> KVM_FEATURE_KICK_VCPU/KVM_CAP_KICK_VCPU.
>
> Qemu needs a corresponding patch to pass up the presence of this feature to 
> guest via cpuid. Patch to qemu will be sent separately.
>
> There is no Xen/KVM hypercall interface to await kick from.

The hypercall needs to be documented in
Documentation/virtual/kvm/hypercalls.txt.

Have you tested it on AMD machines?  There are some differences in the
hypercall infrastructure there.

>  /* This indicates that the new set of kvmclock msrs
>   * are available. The use of 0x11 and 0x12 is deprecated
>   */
>  #define KVM_FEATURE_CLOCKSOURCE2        3
>  #define KVM_FEATURE_ASYNC_PF		4
>  #define KVM_FEATURE_STEAL_TIME		5
> +#define KVM_FEATURE_KICK_VCPU		6

Documentation/virtual/kvm/cpuid.txt.

>  
>  /* The last 8 bits are used to indicate how to interpret the flags field
>   * in pvclock structure. If no bits are set, all flags are ignored.
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> index c38efd7..6e1c8b4 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> @@ -2103,6 +2103,7 @@ int kvm_dev_ioctl_check_extension(long ext)
>  	case KVM_CAP_XSAVE:
>  	case KVM_CAP_ASYNC_PF:
>  	case KVM_CAP_GET_TSC_KHZ:
> +	case KVM_CAP_KICK_VCPU:

This is redundant with the feature bit?  In general, KVM_CAP is for the
host API, while KVM_FEATURE is for the guest API.

>  
> +/*
> + * kvm_pv_kick_cpu_op:  Kick a vcpu.
> + *
> + * @cpu - vcpu to be kicked.
> + */
> +static void kvm_pv_kick_cpu_op(struct kvm *kvm, int cpu)
> +{
> +	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = kvm_get_vcpu(kvm, cpu);

There is no guarantee that guest cpu numbers match host vcpu numbers. 
Use APIC IDs, and kvm_apic_match_dest().

> +	struct kvm_mp_state mp_state;
> +
> +	mp_state.mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
> +	if (vcpu) {
> +		vcpu->kicked = 1;
> +		/* Ensure kicked is always set before wakeup */
> +		barrier();
> +	}
> +	kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_mpstate(vcpu, &mp_state);

This must only be called from the vcpu thread.

> +	kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
> +}
> +
>  
>  	struct kvm_vcpu_arch arch;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * blocked vcpu wakes up by checking this flag set by unlocker.
> +	 */
> +	int kicked;
>

Write only variable.

An alternative approach is to use an MSR protocol like x2apic ICR.

-- 
error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

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