linux-kernel - [PATCH 8/8] kvm x86: report 1GB page support to userspace

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Message-ID: <1245417389-5527-9-git-send-email-joerg.roedel@amd.com>
Date:	Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:16:29 +0200
From:	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>, Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@...ck.org>
CC:	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] 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 |    1 +
 arch/x86/kvm/svm.c              |    6 ++++++
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c              |    6 ++++++
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c              |    3 ++-
 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 26ea9b8..c120882 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
 	int (*set_tss_addr)(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int addr);
 	int (*get_tdp_level)(void);
 	u64 (*get_mt_mask)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn, bool is_mmio);
+	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 c283201..ccb75fb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -2718,6 +2718,11 @@ static u64 svm_get_mt_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn, bool is_mmio)
 	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,
@@ -2779,6 +2784,7 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops svm_x86_ops = {
 	.set_tss_addr = svm_set_tss_addr,
 	.get_tdp_level = get_npt_level,
 	.get_mt_mask = svm_get_mt_mask,
+	.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 9332938..4418ba6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -3891,6 +3891,11 @@ static u64 vmx_get_mt_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn, bool is_mmio)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+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,
@@ -3950,6 +3955,7 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops vmx_x86_ops = {
 	.set_tss_addr = vmx_set_tss_addr,
 	.get_tdp_level = get_ept_level,
 	.get_mt_mask = vmx_get_mt_mask,
+	.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 71090d2..ddfb77e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1371,6 +1371,7 @@ static void do_cpuid_ent(struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry, u32 function,
 			 u32 index, int *nent, int maxnent)
 {
 	unsigned f_nx = is_efer_nx() ? F(NX) : 0;
+	unsigned f_gbpages = kvm_x86_ops->gb_page_enable() ? F(GBPAGES) : 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	unsigned f_lm = F(LM);
 #else
@@ -1395,7 +1396,7 @@ static void do_cpuid_ent(struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry, u32 function,
 		F(MTRR) | F(PGE) | F(MCA) | F(CMOV) |
 		F(PAT) | F(PSE36) | 0 /* Reserved */ |
 		f_nx | 0 /* Reserved */ | F(MMXEXT) | F(MMX) |
-		F(FXSR) | F(FXSR_OPT) | 0 /* GBPAGES */ | 0 /* RDTSCP */ |
+		F(FXSR) | F(FXSR_OPT) | f_gbpages | 0 /* RDTSCP */ |
 		0 /* Reserved */ | f_lm | F(3DNOWEXT) | F(3DNOW);
 	/* cpuid 1.ecx */
 	const u32 kvm_supported_word4_x86_features =
-- 
1.6.3.1


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