linux-kernel - [PATCH v10 06/12] x86/mm: use INVLPGB for kernel TLB flushes

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Message-ID: <20250211210823.242681-7-riel@surriel.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:08:01 -0500
From: Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>
To: x86@...nel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	bp@...en8.de,
	peterz@...radead.org,
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	andrew.cooper3@...rix.com,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>,
	Manali Shukla <Manali.Shukla@....com>
Subject: [PATCH v10 06/12] x86/mm: use INVLPGB for kernel TLB flushes

Use broadcast TLB invalidation for kernel addresses when available.

Remove the need to send IPIs for kernel TLB flushes.

Signed-off-by: Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>
Tested-by: Manali Shukla <Manali.Shukla@....com>
Tested-by: Brendan Jackman <jackmanb@...gle.com>
---
 arch/x86/mm/tlb.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c b/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c
index 58c8a6a94e65..54a118b22e59 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,28 @@ void flush_tlb_all(void)
 	on_each_cpu(do_flush_tlb_all, NULL, 1);
 }
 
+static bool broadcast_kernel_range_flush(struct flush_tlb_info *info)
+{
+	unsigned long addr;
+	unsigned long nr;
+
+	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_INVLPGB))
+		return false;
+
+	if (info->end == TLB_FLUSH_ALL) {
+		invlpgb_flush_all();
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	for (addr = info->start; addr < info->end; addr += nr << PAGE_SHIFT) {
+		nr = min((info->end - addr) >> PAGE_SHIFT, invlpgb_count_max);
+		nr = max(nr, 1); /* Round up if the last page is partial. */
+		invlpgb_flush_addr_nosync(addr, nr);
+	}
+	tlbsync();
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void do_kernel_range_flush(void *info)
 {
 	struct flush_tlb_info *f = info;
@@ -1096,7 +1118,9 @@ void flush_tlb_kernel_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 	info = get_flush_tlb_info(NULL, start, end, PAGE_SHIFT, false,
 				  TLB_GENERATION_INVALID);
 
-	if (info->end == TLB_FLUSH_ALL)
+	if (broadcast_kernel_range_flush(info))
+		; /* Fall through. */
+	else if (info->end == TLB_FLUSH_ALL)
 		on_each_cpu(do_flush_tlb_all, NULL, 1);
 	else
 		on_each_cpu(do_kernel_range_flush, info, 1);
-- 
2.47.1