linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] x86/bus_lock: Add support for AMD

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Message-ID: <3685c15f-3485-53b0-7955-7931efaee960@amd.com>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 09:27:45 +0530
From: Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@....com>
To: Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>
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 Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] x86/bus_lock: Add support for AMD

On 06-May-24 9:54 PM, Jim Mattson wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 11:08 PM Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@....com> wrote:
>>
>> Upcoming AMD uarch will support Bus Lock Detect (called Bus Lock Trap
>> in AMD docs). Add support for the same in Linux. Bus Lock Detect is
>> enumerated with cpuid CPUID Fn0000_0007_ECX_x0 bit [24 / BUSLOCKTRAP].
>> It can be enabled through MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR. When enabled, hardware
>> clears DR6[11] and raises a #DB exception on occurrence of Bus Lock if
>> CPL > 0. More detail about the feature can be found in AMD APM[1].
>>
>> [1]: AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual Pub. 40332, Rev. 4.07 - June
>>      2023, Vol 2, 13.1.3.6 Bus Lock Trap
>>      https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=304653
> 
> Is there any chance of getting something similar to Intel's "VMM
> bus-lock detection," which causes a trap-style VM-exit on a bus lock
> event?

You are probably asking about "Bus Lock Threshold". Please see
"15.14.5 Bus Lock Threshold" in the same doc. fwiw, Bus Lock Threshold
is of fault style.

Thanks,
Ravi