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Message-ID: <ZcJHYtMZsQHInVEI@yilunxu-OptiPlex-7050>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 22:51:14 +0800
From: Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@...ux.intel.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Matlack <dmatlack@...gle.com>,
Pattara Teerapong <pteerapong@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/8] KVM: x86/mmu: Check for usable TDP MMU root while
holding mmu_lock for read
On Tue, Feb 06, 2024 at 06:09:18PM +0800, Xu Yilun wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 06:00:46PM -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > When allocating a new TDP MMU root, check for a usable root while holding
> > mmu_lock for read and only acquire mmu_lock for write if a new root needs
> > to be created. There is no need to serialize other MMU operations if a
> > vCPU is simply grabbing a reference to an existing root, holding mmu_lock
> > for write is "necessary" (spoiler alert, it's not strictly necessary) only
> > to ensure KVM doesn't end up with duplicate roots.
> >
> > Allowing vCPUs to get "new" roots in parallel is beneficial to VM boot and
> > to setups that frequently delete memslots, i.e. which force all vCPUs to
> > reload all roots.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
> > ---
> > arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c | 8 ++---
> > arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
> > arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.h | 2 +-
> > 3 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> > index 3c844e428684..ea18aca23196 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> > @@ -3693,15 +3693,15 @@ static int mmu_alloc_direct_roots(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > unsigned i;
> > int r;
> >
> > + if (tdp_mmu_enabled)
> > + return kvm_tdp_mmu_alloc_root(vcpu);
> > +
> > write_lock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
> > r = make_mmu_pages_available(vcpu);
> > if (r < 0)
> > goto out_unlock;
> >
> > - if (tdp_mmu_enabled) {
> > - root = kvm_tdp_mmu_get_vcpu_root_hpa(vcpu);
> > - mmu->root.hpa = root;
> > - } else if (shadow_root_level >= PT64_ROOT_4LEVEL) {
> > + if (shadow_root_level >= PT64_ROOT_4LEVEL) {
> > root = mmu_alloc_root(vcpu, 0, 0, shadow_root_level);
> > mmu->root.hpa = root;
> > } else if (shadow_root_level == PT32E_ROOT_LEVEL) {
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
> > index e0a8343f66dc..9a8250a14fc1 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
> > @@ -223,21 +223,52 @@ static void tdp_mmu_init_child_sp(struct kvm_mmu_page *child_sp,
> > tdp_mmu_init_sp(child_sp, iter->sptep, iter->gfn, role);
> > }
> >
> > -hpa_t kvm_tdp_mmu_get_vcpu_root_hpa(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_tdp_mmu_try_get_root(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > {
> > union kvm_mmu_page_role role = vcpu->arch.mmu->root_role;
> > + int as_id = kvm_mmu_role_as_id(role);
> > struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
> > struct kvm_mmu_page *root;
> >
> > - lockdep_assert_held_write(&kvm->mmu_lock);
> > -
> > - /* Check for an existing root before allocating a new one. */
> > - for_each_valid_tdp_mmu_root(kvm, root, kvm_mmu_role_as_id(role)) {
> > - if (root->role.word == role.word &&
> > - kvm_tdp_mmu_get_root(root))
> > - goto out;
> > + for_each_valid_tdp_mmu_root_yield_safe(kvm, root, as_id) {
>
> No lock yielding attempt in this loop, why change to _yield_safe version?
Oh, I assume you just want to early exit the loop with the reference to
root hold. But I feel it makes harder for us to have a clear
understanding of the usage of _yield_safe and non _yield_safe helpers.
Maybe change it back?
Thanks,
Yilun
>
> Thanks,
> Yilun
>
> > + if (root->role.word == role.word)
> > + return root;
> > }
> >
> > + return NULL;
> > +}
> > +
> > +int kvm_tdp_mmu_alloc_root(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > +{
> > + struct kvm_mmu *mmu = vcpu->arch.mmu;
> > + union kvm_mmu_page_role role = mmu->root_role;
> > + struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
> > + struct kvm_mmu_page *root;
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * Check for an existing root while holding mmu_lock for read to avoid
> > + * unnecessary serialization if multiple vCPUs are loading a new root.
> > + * E.g. when bringing up secondary vCPUs, KVM will already have created
> > + * a valid root on behalf of the primary vCPU.
> > + */
> > + read_lock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
> > + root = kvm_tdp_mmu_try_get_root(vcpu);
> > + read_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
> > +
> > + if (root)
> > + goto out;
> > +
> > + write_lock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * Recheck for an existing root after acquiring mmu_lock for write. It
> > + * is possible a new usable root was created between dropping mmu_lock
> > + * (for read) and acquiring it for write.
> > + */
> > + root = kvm_tdp_mmu_try_get_root(vcpu);
> > + if (root)
> > + goto out_unlock;
> > +
> > root = tdp_mmu_alloc_sp(vcpu);
> > tdp_mmu_init_sp(root, NULL, 0, role);
> >
> > @@ -254,8 +285,17 @@ hpa_t kvm_tdp_mmu_get_vcpu_root_hpa(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > list_add_rcu(&root->link, &kvm->arch.tdp_mmu_roots);
> > spin_unlock(&kvm->arch.tdp_mmu_pages_lock);
> >
> > +out_unlock:
> > + write_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
> > out:
> > - return __pa(root->spt);
> > + /*
> > + * Note, KVM_REQ_MMU_FREE_OBSOLETE_ROOTS will prevent entering the guest
> > + * and actually consuming the root if it's invalidated after dropping
> > + * mmu_lock, and the root can't be freed as this vCPU holds a reference.
> > + */
> > + mmu->root.hpa = __pa(root->spt);
> > + mmu->root.pgd = 0;
> > + return 0;
> > }
> >
> > static void handle_changed_spte(struct kvm *kvm, int as_id, gfn_t gfn,
> > @@ -917,7 +957,7 @@ void kvm_tdp_mmu_zap_invalidated_roots(struct kvm *kvm)
> > * the VM is being destroyed).
> > *
> > * Note, kvm_tdp_mmu_zap_invalidated_roots() is gifted the TDP MMU's reference.
> > - * See kvm_tdp_mmu_get_vcpu_root_hpa().
> > + * See kvm_tdp_mmu_alloc_root().
> > */
> > void kvm_tdp_mmu_invalidate_all_roots(struct kvm *kvm)
> > {
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.h
> > index 20d97aa46c49..6e1ea04ca885 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.h
> > @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
> > void kvm_mmu_init_tdp_mmu(struct kvm *kvm);
> > void kvm_mmu_uninit_tdp_mmu(struct kvm *kvm);
> >
> > -hpa_t kvm_tdp_mmu_get_vcpu_root_hpa(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > +int kvm_tdp_mmu_alloc_root(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> >
> > __must_check static inline bool kvm_tdp_mmu_get_root(struct kvm_mmu_page *root)
> > {
> > --
> > 2.43.0.275.g3460e3d667-goog
> >
> >
>
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