linux-kernel - [PART1 RFC v2 09/10] svm: Do not intercept CR8 when enable AVIC

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Message-ID: <1457124368-2025-10-git-send-email-Suravee.Suthikulpanit@amd.com>
Date:	Fri, 4 Mar 2016 14:46:07 -0600
From:	Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>
To:	<pbonzini@...hat.com>, <rkrcmar@...hat.com>, <joro@...tes.org>,
	<bp@...en8.de>, <gleb@...nel.org>, <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
CC:	<kvm@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<wei@...hat.com>, <sherry.hurwitz@....com>,
	Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>,
	Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@....com>
Subject: [PART1 RFC v2 09/10] svm: Do not intercept CR8 when enable AVIC

When enable AVIC:
    * Do not intercept CR8 since this should be handled by AVIC HW.
    * Also update TPR in APIC backing page when syncing CR8 before VMRUN

Signed-off-by: Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@....com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/svm.c | 15 +++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 02cd8d0..5142861 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -986,6 +986,9 @@ static __init int svm_hardware_setup(void)
 
 	if (avic) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "kvm: AVIC enabled\n");
+
+		/* Do not do cr8 intercept if AVIC is enabled. */
+		svm_x86_ops.update_cr8_intercept = NULL;
 	} else {
 		svm_x86_ops.deliver_posted_interrupt = NULL;
 	}
@@ -1116,7 +1119,8 @@ static void init_vmcb(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	set_cr_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_CR0_WRITE);
 	set_cr_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_CR3_WRITE);
 	set_cr_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_CR4_WRITE);
-	set_cr_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_CR8_WRITE);
+	if (!avic)
+		set_cr_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_CR8_WRITE);
 
 	set_dr_intercepts(svm);
 
@@ -4277,7 +4281,8 @@ static void update_cr8_intercept(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int tpr, int irr)
 {
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
 
-	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu) && (vcpu->arch.hflags & HF_VINTR_MASK))
+	if ((is_guest_mode(vcpu) && (vcpu->arch.hflags & HF_VINTR_MASK)) ||
+	     avic)
 		return;
 
 	clr_cr_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_CR8_WRITE);
@@ -4472,8 +4477,10 @@ static inline void sync_lapic_to_cr8(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu) && (vcpu->arch.hflags & HF_VINTR_MASK))
 		return;
 
-	cr8 = kvm_get_cr8(vcpu);
-	svm->vmcb->control.v_tpr = cr8 & V_TPR_MASK;
+	svm->vmcb->control.v_tpr = cr8 = kvm_get_cr8(vcpu) & V_TPR_MASK;
+
+	if (avic)
+		*(avic_get_bk_page_entry(svm, APIC_TASKPRI)) = (u32)cr8 << 4;
 }
 
 static void svm_complete_interrupts(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
-- 
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