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Date:   Fri, 8 Apr 2022 22:07:07 +0800
From:   Chao Peng <chao.p.peng@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 08/13] KVM: Use memfile_pfn_ops to obtain pfn for
 private pages

On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 11:56:06PM +0000, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2022, Chao Peng wrote:
> > @@ -2217,4 +2220,34 @@ static inline void kvm_handle_signal_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> >  /* Max number of entries allowed for each kvm dirty ring */
> >  #define  KVM_DIRTY_RING_MAX_ENTRIES  65536
> >  
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_MEMFILE_NOTIFIER
> > +static inline long kvm_memfile_get_pfn(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, gfn_t gfn,
> > +				       int *order)
> > +{
> > +	pgoff_t index = gfn - slot->base_gfn +
> > +			(slot->private_offset >> PAGE_SHIFT);
> 
> This is broken for 32-bit kernels, where gfn_t is a 64-bit value but pgoff_t is a
> 32-bit value.  There's no reason to support this for 32-bit kernels, so...
> 
> The easiest fix, and likely most maintainable for other code too, would be to
> add a dedicated CONFIG for private memory, and then have KVM check that for all
> the memfile stuff.  x86 can then select it only for 64-bit kernels, and in turn
> select MEMFILE_NOTIFIER iff private memory is supported.

Looks good.

> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
> index ca7b2a6a452a..ee9c8c155300 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
> @@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ config KVM
>         select SRCU
>         select INTERVAL_TREE
>         select HAVE_KVM_PM_NOTIFIER if PM
> -       select MEMFILE_NOTIFIER
> +       select HAVE_KVM_PRIVATE_MEM if X86_64
> +       select MEMFILE_NOTIFIER if HAVE_KVM_PRIVATE_MEM
> +
>         help
>           Support hosting fully virtualized guest machines using hardware
>           virtualization extensions.  You will need a fairly recent
> 
> And in addition to replacing checks on CONFIG_MEMFILE_NOTIFIER, the probing of
> whether or not KVM_MEM_PRIVATE is allowed can be:
> 
> @@ -1499,23 +1499,19 @@ static void kvm_replace_memslot(struct kvm *kvm,
>         }
>  }
> 
> -bool __weak kvm_arch_private_memory_supported(struct kvm *kvm)
> -{
> -       return false;
> -}
> -
>  static int check_memory_region_flags(struct kvm *kvm,
>                                 const struct kvm_userspace_memory_region *mem)
>  {
>         u32 valid_flags = KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES;
> 
> -       if (kvm_arch_private_memory_supported(kvm))
> -               valid_flags |= KVM_MEM_PRIVATE;
> -
>  #ifdef __KVM_HAVE_READONLY_MEM
>         valid_flags |= KVM_MEM_READONLY;
>  #endif
> 
> +#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_HAVE_PRIVATE_MEM
> +       valid_flags |= KVM_MEM_PRIVATE;
> +#endif
> +
>         if (mem->flags & ~valid_flags)
>                 return -EINVAL;
> 
> > +
> > +	return slot->pfn_ops->get_lock_pfn(file_inode(slot->private_file),
> > +					   index, order);
> 
> In a similar vein, get_locK_pfn() shouldn't return a "long".  KVM likely won't use
> these APIs on 32-bit kernels, but that may not hold true for other subsystems, and
> this code is confusing and technically wrong.  The pfns for struct page squeeze
> into an unsigned long because PAE support is capped at 64gb, but casting to a
> signed long could result in a pfn with bit 31 set being misinterpreted as an error.
> 
> Even returning an "unsigned long" for the pfn is wrong.  It "works" for the shmem
> code because shmem deals only with struct page, but it's technically wrong, especially
> since one of the selling points of this approach is that it can work without struct
> page.

Hmmm, that's correct.

> 
> OUT params suck, but I don't see a better option than having the return value be
> 0/-errno, with "pfn_t *pfn" for the resolved pfn.
> 
> > +}
> > +
> > +static inline void kvm_memfile_put_pfn(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot,
> > +				       kvm_pfn_t pfn)
> > +{
> > +	slot->pfn_ops->put_unlock_pfn(pfn);
> > +}
> > +
> > +#else
> > +static inline long kvm_memfile_get_pfn(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, gfn_t gfn,
> > +				       int *order)
> > +{
> 
> This should be a WARN_ON() as its usage should be guarded by a KVM_PRIVATE_MEM
> check, and private memslots should be disallowed in this case.
> 
> Alternatively, it might be a good idea to #ifdef these out entirely and not provide
> stubs.  That'd likely require a stub or two in arch code, but overall it might be
> less painful in the long run, e.g. would force us to more carefully consider the
> touch points for private memory.  Definitely not a requirement, just an idea.

Make sense, let me try.

Thanks,
Chao

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