linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/23] KVM: MMU: remove kvm_calc_shadow_root_page_role

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Message-ID: <YgGcagaLENvf3Y/t@google.com>
Date:   Mon, 7 Feb 2022 22:25:46 +0000
From:   David Matlack <dmatlack@...gle.com>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        seanjc@...gle.com, vkuznets@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/23] KVM: MMU: remove
 kvm_calc_shadow_root_page_role_common

On Fri, Feb 04, 2022 at 06:57:08AM -0500, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> kvm_calc_shadow_root_page_role_common is the same as
> kvm_calc_cpu_role except for the level, which is overwritten
> afterwards in kvm_calc_shadow_mmu_root_page_role
> and kvm_calc_shadow_npt_root_page_role.
> 
> role.base.direct is already set correctly for the CPU role,
> and CR0.PG=1 is required for VMRUN so it will also be
> correct for nested NPT.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: David Matlack <dmatlack@...gle.com>

> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c | 21 ++-------------------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> index d6b5d8c1c0dc..19abf1e4cee9 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> @@ -4772,27 +4772,11 @@ static void init_kvm_tdp_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>  	reset_tdp_shadow_zero_bits_mask(context);
>  }
>  
> -static union kvm_mmu_role
> -kvm_calc_shadow_root_page_role_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> -				      const struct kvm_mmu_role_regs *regs)
> -{
> -	union kvm_mmu_role role = kvm_calc_mmu_role_common(vcpu, regs);
> -
> -	role.base.smep_andnot_wp = role.ext.cr4_smep && !____is_cr0_wp(regs);
> -	role.base.smap_andnot_wp = role.ext.cr4_smap && !____is_cr0_wp(regs);
> -	role.base.has_4_byte_gpte = ____is_cr0_pg(regs) && !____is_cr4_pae(regs);
> -
> -	return role;
> -}
> -
>  static union kvm_mmu_role
>  kvm_calc_shadow_mmu_root_page_role(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>  				   const struct kvm_mmu_role_regs *regs)
>  {
> -	union kvm_mmu_role role =
> -		kvm_calc_shadow_root_page_role_common(vcpu, regs);
> -
> -	role.base.direct = !____is_cr0_pg(regs);
> +	union kvm_mmu_role role = kvm_calc_cpu_role(vcpu, regs);
>  
>  	if (!____is_efer_lma(regs))
>  		role.base.level = PT32E_ROOT_LEVEL;
> @@ -4853,9 +4837,8 @@ kvm_calc_shadow_npt_root_page_role(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>  				   const struct kvm_mmu_role_regs *regs)
>  {
>  	union kvm_mmu_role role =
> -		kvm_calc_shadow_root_page_role_common(vcpu, regs);
> +               kvm_calc_cpu_role(vcpu, regs);
>  
> -	role.base.direct = false;
>  	role.base.level = kvm_mmu_get_tdp_level(vcpu);
>  
>  	return role;
> -- 
> 2.31.1
> 
>