linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] KVM: LAPIC: Micro optimize IPI latency

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Message-Id: <1567664788-10249-1-git-send-email-wanpengli@tencent.com>
Date:   Thu,  5 Sep 2019 14:26:27 +0800
From:   Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@...il.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: LAPIC: Micro optimize IPI latency

From: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>

This patch optimizes the virtual IPI emulation sequence:

write ICR2                     write ICR2
write ICR                      read ICR2
read ICR            ==>        send virtual IPI
read ICR2                      write ICR
send virtual IPI

It can reduce kvm-unit-tests/vmexit.flat IPI testing latency(from sender
send IPI to sender receive the ACK) from 3319 cycles to 3203 cycles on
SKylake server.

Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c | 9 ++++-----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 12ade70..34fd299 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -1200,10 +1200,8 @@ void kvm_apic_set_eoi_accelerated(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int vector)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_apic_set_eoi_accelerated);
 
-static void apic_send_ipi(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
+static void apic_send_ipi(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 icr_low, u32 icr_high)
 {
-	u32 icr_low = kvm_lapic_get_reg(apic, APIC_ICR);
-	u32 icr_high = kvm_lapic_get_reg(apic, APIC_ICR2);
 	struct kvm_lapic_irq irq;
 
 	irq.vector = icr_low & APIC_VECTOR_MASK;
@@ -1940,8 +1938,9 @@ int kvm_lapic_reg_write(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 reg, u32 val)
 	}
 	case APIC_ICR:
 		/* No delay here, so we always clear the pending bit */
-		kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_ICR, val & ~(1 << 12));
-		apic_send_ipi(apic);
+		val &= ~(1 << 12);
+		apic_send_ipi(apic, val, kvm_lapic_get_reg(apic, APIC_ICR2));
+		kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_ICR, val);
 		break;
 
 	case APIC_ICR2:
-- 
2.7.4