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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:17:02 +0000 From: "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@...el.com> To: "Christopherson,, Sean" <seanjc@...gle.com> CC: "Gao, Chao" <chao.gao@...el.com>, "dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com" <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, "bp@...en8.de" <bp@...en8.de>, "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>, "mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>, "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>, "andrew.cooper3@...rix.com" <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>, "pbonzini@...hat.com" <pbonzini@...hat.com>, "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 14/18] KVM: SVM: Check that the current CPU supports SVM in kvm_is_svm_supported() On Mon, 2023-03-13 at 10:29 -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote: > On Mon, Mar 13, 2023, Huang, Kai wrote: > > On Fri, 2023-03-10 at 13:42 -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote: > > > Check "this" CPU instead of the boot CPU when querying SVM support so that > > > the per-CPU checks done during hardware enabling actually function as > > > intended, i.e. will detect issues where SVM isn't support on all CPUs. > > > > > > Disable migration for the use from svm_init() mostly so that the standard > > > accessors for the per-CPU data can be used without getting yelled at by > > > CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT=y sanity checks. Preventing the "disabled by BIOS" > > > error message from reporting the wrong CPU is largely a bonus, as ensuring > > > a stable CPU during module load is a non-goal for KVM. > > > > > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ZAdxNgv0M6P63odE@google.com > > > Cc: Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com> > > > Cc: Chao Gao <chao.gao@...el.com> > > > Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com> > > > > Should we add: > > > > Fixes: c82a5c5c53c5 ("KVM: x86: Do compatibility checks when onlining CPU") > > > > As that commit introduced using raw_smp_processor_id() to get CPU id in > > kvm_is_svm_supported() and print the CPU id out in error message? > > My vote is to not to add a Fixes because using raw_smp_processor_id() and not disabling > migration for module probe case was deliberate and is safe. I don't want to give the > impression that the existing code is functionally broken. The only quirk is that > the reporting could be misleading. > > That said, I'm not against adding a Fixes tag, because I certainly can't argue > against the reporting being flawed. Yeah the only issue is the reporting. And I will leave this to others. > > > > --- > > > arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++------ > > > 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c > > > index 2934f185960d..f04b61c3d9d8 100644 > > > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c > > > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c > > > @@ -520,18 +520,20 @@ static void svm_init_osvw(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) > > > vcpu->arch.osvw.status |= 1; > > > } > > > > > > -static bool kvm_is_svm_supported(void) > > > +static bool __kvm_is_svm_supported(void) > > > { > > > - int cpu = raw_smp_processor_id(); > > > + int cpu = smp_processor_id(); > > > > Since we have made sure __kvm_is_svm_supported() is always performed on a stable > > cpu, should we keep using raw_smp_processor_id()? � > > > > It is faster than smp_processor_id() when CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT=y, but yes the > > latter can help to catch bug. > > Most kernels with any amount of CONFIG_DEBUG_* options enabled are comically slow > anyways, I much prefer having the sanity checks than the performance. Yeah fine to me.
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