linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 04/16] kvm: x86: Add support for activate/de-activate APICv at runtime

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Date:   Wed, 9 Oct 2019 10:38:08 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     "Suthikulpanit, Suravee" <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     "rkrcmar@...hat.com" <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        "joro@...tes.org" <joro@...tes.org>,
        "vkuznets@...hat.com" <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        "graf@...zon.com" <graf@...zon.com>,
        "jschoenh@...zon.de" <jschoenh@...zon.de>,
        "karahmed@...zon.de" <karahmed@...zon.de>,
        "rimasluk@...zon.com" <rimasluk@...zon.com>,
        "Grimm, Jon" <Jon.Grimm@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 04/16] kvm: x86: Add support for activate/de-activate
 APICv at runtime

On 13/09/19 21:00, Suthikulpanit, Suravee wrote:
> +	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, v, kvm)
> +		kvm_clear_request(KVM_REQ_APICV_DEACTIVATE, v);
> +
> +	if (kvm_x86_ops->pre_update_apicv_exec_ctrl)
> +		kvm_x86_ops->pre_update_apicv_exec_ctrl(vcpu, true);
> +
> +	kvm->arch.apicv_state = APICV_ACTIVATED;
> +
> +	kvm_make_all_cpus_request(kvm, KVM_REQ_APICV_ACTIVATE);
> +
> +	mutex_unlock(&kvm->arch.apicv_lock);

I think a lot of this logic can be simplified.  In particular, I would have:

- a single KVM_REQ_APICV_TOGGLE request that unifies
kvm_vcpu_activate_apicv and kvm_vcpu_deactivate_apicv.  The invariant is
that, at the end of the function, (vcpu->arch.apicv_active ==
(kvm->arch.apicv_state = APICV_ACTIVATED)).  The apicv_lock then becomes
an rwsem, so that kvm_activate_apic and kvm_deactivate_apic will
down_write it, while the processing of KVM_REQ_APICV_TOGGLE can
down_read it.

- the srcu_read_unlock/srcu_read_lock should be hidden in
svm_request_activate_avic/svm_request_deactivate_avic.  Everything else
should only take struct kvm*, following what you've started with patch
1.  In particular kvm_vcpu_deactivate_apicv should be changed to take a
struct kvm*, so that Hyper-V can do kvm_deactivate_apic(kvm,
APIC_DISABLED).  Hyper-V should not care about
srcu_read_lock/srcu_read_unlock.  avic_setup_access_page and
avic_destroy_access_page also can be changed to take struct kvm*.

Paolo