linux-kernel - [PATCH 7/7] kvm x86: report 1GB page support to userspace

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Date:	Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:58:47 +0200
From:	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>, Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@...ck.or>
CC:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] kvm x86: report 1GB page support to userspace

If userspace knows that the kernel part supports 1GB pages it can enable
the corresponding cpuid bit so that guests actually use GB pages.

Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h |    2 ++
 arch/x86/kvm/svm.c              |    7 +++++++
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c              |    7 +++++++
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c              |    6 +++++-
 include/linux/kvm.h             |    1 +
 5 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 6215d10..6318d22 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -524,6 +524,8 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
 	int (*set_tss_addr)(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int addr);
 	int (*get_tdp_level)(void);
 	int (*get_mt_mask_shift)(void);
+
+	bool (*gb_page_enable)(void);
 };
 
 extern struct kvm_x86_ops *kvm_x86_ops;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 053f3c5..0b641c5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -2622,6 +2622,11 @@ static int svm_get_mt_mask_shift(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool svm_gb_page_enable(void)
+{
+	return npt_enabled;
+}
+
 static struct kvm_x86_ops svm_x86_ops = {
 	.cpu_has_kvm_support = has_svm,
 	.disabled_by_bios = is_disabled,
@@ -2679,6 +2684,8 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops svm_x86_ops = {
 	.set_tss_addr = svm_set_tss_addr,
 	.get_tdp_level = get_npt_level,
 	.get_mt_mask_shift = svm_get_mt_mask_shift,
+
+	.gb_page_enable = svm_gb_page_enable,
 };
 
 static int __init svm_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index c6997c0..a1baf52 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -3683,6 +3683,11 @@ static int vmx_get_mt_mask_shift(void)
 	return VMX_EPT_MT_EPTE_SHIFT;
 }
 
+static bool vmx_gb_page_enable(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static struct kvm_x86_ops vmx_x86_ops = {
 	.cpu_has_kvm_support = cpu_has_kvm_support,
 	.disabled_by_bios = vmx_disabled_by_bios,
@@ -3738,6 +3743,8 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops vmx_x86_ops = {
 	.set_tss_addr = vmx_set_tss_addr,
 	.get_tdp_level = get_ept_level,
 	.get_mt_mask_shift = vmx_get_mt_mask_shift,
+
+	.gb_page_enable = vmx_gb_page_enable,
 };
 
 static int __init vmx_init(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 8cb8542..dec5af3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ out:
 
 int kvm_dev_ioctl_check_extension(long ext)
 {
-	int r;
+	int r = 0;
 
 	switch (ext) {
 	case KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP:
@@ -1029,6 +1029,10 @@ int kvm_dev_ioctl_check_extension(long ext)
 	case KVM_CAP_ASSIGN_DEV_IRQ:
 		r = 1;
 		break;
+	case KVM_CAP_1GB_PAGES:
+		if (kvm_x86_ops->gb_page_enable())
+			r = 1;
+		break;
 	case KVM_CAP_COALESCED_MMIO:
 		r = KVM_COALESCED_MMIO_PAGE_OFFSET;
 		break;
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm.h b/include/linux/kvm.h
index 3db5d8d..958c582 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm.h
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ struct kvm_trace_rec {
 #define KVM_CAP_ASSIGN_DEV_IRQ 29
 /* Another bug in KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION fixed: */
 #define KVM_CAP_JOIN_MEMORY_REGIONS_WORKS 30
+#define KVM_CAP_1GB_PAGES 31
 
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING
 
-- 
1.6.2.3


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