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Date:   Wed, 4 Oct 2017 09:46:20 +0800
From:   Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@...il.com>
To:     Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kvm <kvm@...r.kernel.org>, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@...mail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] KVM: LAPIC: Keep timer running when switching
 between one-shot and periodic mode

2017-10-04 1:06 GMT+08:00 Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>:
> 2017-09-28 18:04-0700, Wanpeng Li:
>> From: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@...mail.com>
>>
>> If we take TSC-deadline mode timer out of the picture, the Intel SDM
>> does not say that the timer is disable when the timer mode is change,
>> either from one-shot to periodic or vice versa.
>
> I think it does, please see comment under [v2 1/4].

As I replied to [v2 1/4].

Regards,
Wanpeng Li

>
>> After this patch, the timer is no longer disarmed on change of mode, so
>> the counter (TMCCT) keeps counting down.
>>
>> So what does a write to LVTT changes ? On baremetal, the change of mode
>> is probably taken into account only when the counter reach 0. When this
>> happen, LVTT is use to figure out if the counter should restard counting
>> down from TMICT (so periodic mode) or stop counting (if one-shot mode).
>>
>> This patch is based on observation of the behavior of the APIC timer on
>> baremetal as well as check that they does not go against the description
>> written in the Intel SDM.
>>
>> Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
>> Cc: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@...mail.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>>  1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
>> index a739cbb..946c11b 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
>> @@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ static void update_divide_count(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
>>                                  apic->divide_count);
>>  }
>>
>> -static void apic_update_lvtt(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
>> +static bool apic_update_lvtt(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
>>  {
>>       u32 timer_mode = kvm_lapic_get_reg(apic, APIC_LVTT) &
>>                       apic->lapic_timer.timer_mode_mask;
>> @@ -1309,7 +1309,9 @@ static void apic_update_lvtt(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
>>       if (apic->lapic_timer.timer_mode != timer_mode) {
>>               apic->lapic_timer.timer_mode = timer_mode;
>>               hrtimer_cancel(&apic->lapic_timer.timer);
>> +             return true;
>>       }
>> +     return false;
>>  }
>>
>>  static void apic_timer_expired(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
>> @@ -1430,11 +1432,12 @@ static void start_sw_period(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
>>               HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED);
>>  }
>>
>> -static bool set_target_expiration(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
>> +static bool set_target_expiration(struct kvm_lapic *apic, bool timer_update)
>>  {
>> -     ktime_t now;
>> -     u64 tscl = rdtsc();
>> +     ktime_t now, remaining;
>> +     u64 tscl = rdtsc(), delta;
>>
>> +     /* Calculate the next time the timer should trigger an interrupt */
>>       now = ktime_get();
>>       apic->lapic_timer.period = (u64)kvm_lapic_get_reg(apic, APIC_TMICT)
>>               * APIC_BUS_CYCLE_NS * apic->divide_count;
>> @@ -1470,9 +1473,21 @@ static bool set_target_expiration(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
>>                  ktime_to_ns(ktime_add_ns(now,
>>                               apic->lapic_timer.period)));
>>
>> +     if (!timer_update)
>> +             delta = apic->lapic_timer.period;
>> +     else {
>> +             remaining = ktime_sub(apic->lapic_timer.target_expiration, now);
>> +             if (ktime_to_ns(remaining) < 0)
>> +                     remaining = 0;
>> +             delta = mod_64(ktime_to_ns(remaining), apic->lapic_timer.period);
>> +     }
>> +
>> +     if (!delta)
>> +             return false;
>> +
>>       apic->lapic_timer.tscdeadline = kvm_read_l1_tsc(apic->vcpu, tscl) +
>> -             nsec_to_cycles(apic->vcpu, apic->lapic_timer.period);
>> -     apic->lapic_timer.target_expiration = ktime_add_ns(now, apic->lapic_timer.period);
>> +             nsec_to_cycles(apic->vcpu, delta);
>> +     apic->lapic_timer.target_expiration = ktime_add_ns(now, delta);
>>
>>       return true;
>>  }
>> @@ -1609,12 +1624,12 @@ void kvm_lapic_restart_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>       restart_apic_timer(apic);
>>  }
>>
>> -static void start_apic_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
>> +static void start_apic_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic, bool timer_update)
>>  {
>>       atomic_set(&apic->lapic_timer.pending, 0);
>>
>>       if ((apic_lvtt_period(apic) || apic_lvtt_oneshot(apic))
>> -         && !set_target_expiration(apic))
>> +         && !set_target_expiration(apic, timer_update))
>>               return;
>>
>>       restart_apic_timer(apic);
>> @@ -1729,7 +1744,8 @@ int kvm_lapic_reg_write(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 reg, u32 val)
>>                       val |= APIC_LVT_MASKED;
>>               val &= (apic_lvt_mask[0] | apic->lapic_timer.timer_mode_mask);
>>               kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_LVTT, val);
>> -             apic_update_lvtt(apic);
>> +             if (apic_update_lvtt(apic) && !apic_lvtt_tscdeadline(apic))
>> +                     start_apic_timer(apic, true);
>>               break;
>>
>>       case APIC_TMICT:
>> @@ -1738,7 +1754,7 @@ int kvm_lapic_reg_write(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 reg, u32 val)
>>
>>               hrtimer_cancel(&apic->lapic_timer.timer);
>>               kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_TMICT, val);
>> -             start_apic_timer(apic);
>> +             start_apic_timer(apic, false);
>>               break;
>>
>>       case APIC_TDCR:
>> @@ -1872,7 +1888,7 @@ void kvm_set_lapic_tscdeadline_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data)
>>
>>       hrtimer_cancel(&apic->lapic_timer.timer);
>>       apic->lapic_timer.tscdeadline = data;
>> -     start_apic_timer(apic);
>> +     start_apic_timer(apic, false);
>>  }
>>
>>  void kvm_lapic_set_tpr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr8)
>> @@ -2238,7 +2254,7 @@ int kvm_apic_set_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_lapic_state *s)
>>       apic_update_lvtt(apic);
>>       apic_manage_nmi_watchdog(apic, kvm_lapic_get_reg(apic, APIC_LVT0));
>>       update_divide_count(apic);
>> -     start_apic_timer(apic);
>> +     start_apic_timer(apic, false);
>>       apic->irr_pending = true;
>>       apic->isr_count = vcpu->arch.apicv_active ?
>>                               1 : count_vectors(apic->regs + APIC_ISR);
>> --
>> 2.7.4
>>

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