linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: SVM: Delay restoration of host MSR_TSC

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Date:   Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:18:49 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     Reiji Watanabe <reijiw@...gle.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: SVM: Delay restoration of host MSR_TSC_AUX until
 return to userspace

On 23/04/21 16:12, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 23, 2021, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>> On 22/04/21 22:12, Sean Christopherson wrote:
>>> 	case MSR_TSC_AUX:
>>> 		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RDTSCP))
>>> 			return 1;
>>>
>>> 		if (!msr_info->host_initiated &&
>>> 		    !guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_RDTSCP))
>>> 			return 1;
>>>
>>> 		/*
>>> 		 * TSC_AUX is usually changed only during boot and never read
>>> 		 * directly.  Intercept TSC_AUX instead of exposing it to the
>>> 		 * guest via direct_access_msrs, and switch it via user return.
>>> 		 */
>>> 		preempt_disable();
>>> 		r = kvm_set_user_return_msr(TSC_AUX_URET_SLOT, data, -1ull);
>>> 		preempt_enable();
>>> 		if (r)
>>> 			return 1;
>>>
>>> 		/*
>>> 		 * Bits 63:32 are dropped by AMD CPUs, but are reserved on
>>> 		 * Intel CPUs.  AMD's APM has incomplete and conflicting info
>>> 		 * on the architectural behavior; emulate current hardware as
>>> 		 * doing so ensures migrating from AMD to Intel won't explode.
>>> 		 */
>>> 		svm->tsc_aux = (u32)data;
>>> 		break;
>>>
>>
>> Ok, squashed in the following:
> 
> Too fast!  The below won't compile (s/msr_info/msr and 'r' needs to be defined),
> and the get_msr() path needs the guest_cpuid_has() check.

Oops I missed the get_msr().  (I modify my local tree very aggressively, 
often without even compiling, so that I can use "git range-diff 
kvm/next..kvm/queue kvm/next.." as a reminder of things that are pending).

Paolo

   I'll spin a v3.
> 
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
>> index 14ff7f0963e9..00e9680969a2 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
>> @@ -2875,16 +2875,28 @@ static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
>>   		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_RDTSCP))
>>   			return 1;
>> +		if (!msr_info->host_initiated &&
>> +		    !guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_RDTSCP))
>> +			return 1;
>> +
>>   		/*
>>   		 * TSC_AUX is usually changed only during boot and never read
>>   		 * directly.  Intercept TSC_AUX instead of exposing it to the
>>   		 * guest via direct_access_msrs, and switch it via user return.
>>   		 */
>> -		svm->tsc_aux = data;
>> -
>>   		preempt_disable();
>> -		kvm_set_user_return_msr(TSC_AUX_URET_SLOT, data, -1ull);
>> +		r = kvm_set_user_return_msr(TSC_AUX_URET_SLOT, data, -1ull);
>>   		preempt_enable();
>> +		if (r)
>> +			return 1;
>> +
>> +		/*
>> +		 * Bits 63:32 are dropped by AMD CPUs, but are reserved on
>> +		 * Intel CPUs.  AMD's APM has incomplete and conflicting info
>> +		 * on the architectural behavior; emulate current hardware as
>> +		 * doing so ensures migrating from AMD to Intel won't explode.
>> +		 */
>> +		svm->tsc_aux = (u32)data;
>>   		break;
>>   	case MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR:
>>   		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_LBRV)) {
>>
>> Paolo
>>
>