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[Xen-changelog] [xen stable-4.9] x86/tsx: Implement controls for RTM force-abort mode



commit f952b1d8f1beec86166556bfe96586fbe53a3572
Author:     Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Mon Mar 18 17:08:25 2019 +0100
Commit:     Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Tue May 14 15:43:28 2019 +0100

    x86/tsx: Implement controls for RTM force-abort mode
    
    The CPUID bit and MSR are deliberately not exposed to guests, because they
    won't exist on newer processors.  As vPMU isn't security supported, the
    misbehaviour of PCR3 isn't expected to impact production deployments.
    
    Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
    Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
    master commit: 6be613f29b4205349275d24367bd4c82fb2960dd
    master date: 2019-03-12 17:05:21 +0000
---
 docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown         | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 tools/misc/xen-cpuid.c                      |  6 +++++-
 xen/arch/x86/cpu/intel.c                    |  3 +++
 xen/arch/x86/cpu/vpmu.c                     |  9 +++++++++
 xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c                      |  4 ++++
 xen/arch/x86/traps.c                        |  4 ++++
 xen/include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h            |  3 +++
 xen/include/asm-x86/msr-index.h             |  3 +++
 xen/include/asm-x86/vpmu.h                  |  1 +
 xen/include/public/arch-x86/cpufeatureset.h |  1 +
 10 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown 
b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
index 60094504f4..10ed9710b7 100644
--- a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
+++ b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ Use Virtual Processor ID support if available.  This 
prevents the need for TLB
 flushes on VM entry and exit, increasing performance.
 
 ### vpmu
-> `= ( <boolean> | { bts | ipc | arch [, ...] } )`
+> `= ( <boolean> | { bts | ipc | arch | rtm-abort=<bool> [, ...] } )`
 
 > Default: `off`
 
@@ -1911,6 +1911,21 @@ in the Pre-Defined Architectural Performance Events 
table from the Intel 64
 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual, Volume 3B, System
 Programming Guide, Part 2.
 
+vpmu=rtm-abort controls a trade-off between working Restricted Transactional
+Memory, and working performance counters.
+
+All processors released to date (Q1 2019) supporting Transactional Memory
+Extensions suffer an erratum which has been addressed in microcode.
+
+Processors based on the Skylake microarchitecture with up-to-date
+microcode internally use performance counter 3 to work around the erratum.
+A consequence is that the counter gets reprogrammed whenever an `XBEGIN`
+instruction is executed.
+
+An alternative mode exists where PCR3 behaves as before, at the cost of
+`XBEGIN` unconditionally aborting.  Enabling `rtm-abort` mode will
+activate this alternative mode.
+
 If a boolean is not used, combinations of flags are allowed, comma separated.
 For example, vpmu=arch,bts.
 
diff --git a/tools/misc/xen-cpuid.c b/tools/misc/xen-cpuid.c
index d6e60bea34..702c072bf7 100644
--- a/tools/misc/xen-cpuid.c
+++ b/tools/misc/xen-cpuid.c
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ static const char *str_7d0[32] =
 
     [ 2] = "avx512_4vnniw", [ 3] = "avx512_4fmaps",
 
-    [4 ... 25] = "REZ",
+    [4 ... 11] = "REZ",
+
+    [12] = "REZ",           [13] = "tsx-force-abort",
+
+    [14 ... 25] = "REZ",
 
     [26] = "ibrsb",         [27] = "stibp",
     [28] = "l1d_flush",     [29] = "arch_caps",
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/intel.c b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/intel.c
index a7c0d491a2..449273c5e9 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/intel.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/intel.c
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ static void Intel_errata_workarounds(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
        if (c->x86 == 6 && cpu_has_clflush &&
            (c->x86_model == 29 || c->x86_model == 46 || c->x86_model == 47))
                __set_bit(X86_FEATURE_CLFLUSH_MONITOR, c->x86_capability);
+
+       if (cpu_has_tsx_force_abort && opt_rtm_abort)
+               wrmsrl(MSR_TSX_FORCE_ABORT, TSX_FORCE_ABORT_RTM);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/vpmu.c b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/vpmu.c
index 40da7e397b..8b7a7a91d4 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/vpmu.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/vpmu.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ CHECK_pmu_params;
 static unsigned int __read_mostly opt_vpmu_enabled;
 unsigned int __read_mostly vpmu_mode = XENPMU_MODE_OFF;
 unsigned int __read_mostly vpmu_features = 0;
+bool __read_mostly opt_rtm_abort;
 static void parse_vpmu_params(char *s);
 custom_param("vpmu", parse_vpmu_params);
 
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct vcpu *, last_vcpu);
 
 static int parse_vpmu_param(char *s, unsigned int len)
 {
+    int val;
+
     if ( !*s || !len )
         return 0;
     if ( !strncmp(s, "bts", len) )
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ static int parse_vpmu_param(char *s, unsigned int len)
         vpmu_features |= XENPMU_FEATURE_IPC_ONLY;
     else if ( !strncmp(s, "arch", len) )
         vpmu_features |= XENPMU_FEATURE_ARCH_ONLY;
+    else if ( (val = parse_boolean("rtm-abort", s, s + len)) >= 0 )
+        opt_rtm_abort = val;
     else
         return 1;
     return 0;
@@ -97,6 +102,10 @@ static void __init parse_vpmu_params(char *s)
                 break;
             p = sep + 1;
         }
+
+        if ( !vpmu_features ) /* rtm-abort doesn't imply vpmu=1 */
+            break;
+
         /* fall through */
     case 1:
         /* Default VPMU mode */
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c
index 0cbb0f577b..346f1cfe37 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c
@@ -3425,6 +3425,8 @@ int hvm_msr_read_intercept(unsigned int msr, uint64_t 
*msr_content)
     case MSR_PRED_CMD:
     case MSR_FLUSH_CMD:
         /* Write-only */
+    case MSR_TSX_FORCE_ABORT:
+        /* Not offered to guests. */
         goto gp_fault;
 
     case MSR_SPEC_CTRL:
@@ -3647,6 +3649,8 @@ int hvm_msr_write_intercept(unsigned int msr, uint64_t 
msr_content,
 
     case MSR_ARCH_CAPABILITIES:
         /* Read-only */
+    case MSR_TSX_FORCE_ABORT:
+        /* Not offered to guests. */
         goto gp_fault;
 
     case MSR_AMD64_NB_CFG:
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/traps.c b/xen/arch/x86/traps.c
index 2f9f75f7be..8635f705b1 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/traps.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/traps.c
@@ -2640,6 +2640,8 @@ static int priv_op_read_msr(unsigned int reg, uint64_t 
*val,
     case MSR_PRED_CMD:
     case MSR_FLUSH_CMD:
         /* Write-only */
+    case MSR_TSX_FORCE_ABORT:
+        /* Not offered to guests. */
         break;
 
     case MSR_SPEC_CTRL:
@@ -2861,6 +2863,8 @@ static int priv_op_write_msr(unsigned int reg, uint64_t 
val,
     case MSR_INTEL_PLATFORM_INFO:
     case MSR_ARCH_CAPABILITIES:
         /* The MSR is read-only. */
+    case MSR_TSX_FORCE_ABORT:
+        /* Not offered to guests. */
         break;
 
     case MSR_SPEC_CTRL:
diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h
index 50432311ea..b10d8ef092 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
 /* CPUID level 0x80000007.edx */
 #define cpu_has_itsc            boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ITSC)
 
+/* CPUID level 0x00000007:0.edx */
+#define cpu_has_tsx_force_abort boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSX_FORCE_ABORT)
+
 /* Synthesized. */
 #define cpu_has_arch_perfmon    boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ARCH_PERFMON)
 #define cpu_has_cpuid_faulting  boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CPUID_FAULTING)
diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/msr-index.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/msr-index.h
index 17722d2bfb..8dec40ec0b 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/msr-index.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/msr-index.h
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 #define MSR_FLUSH_CMD                  0x0000010b
 #define FLUSH_CMD_L1D                  (_AC(1, ULL) << 0)
 
+#define MSR_TSX_FORCE_ABORT             0x0000010f
+#define TSX_FORCE_ABORT_RTM             (_AC(1, ULL) <<  0)
+
 /* Intel MSRs. Some also available on other CPUs */
 #define MSR_IA32_PERFCTR0              0x000000c1
 #define MSR_IA32_A_PERFCTR0            0x000004c1
diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/vpmu.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/vpmu.h
index 5e778ab7ba..1287b9fb6e 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/vpmu.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/vpmu.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ static inline int vpmu_do_rdmsr(unsigned int msr, uint64_t 
*msr_content)
 
 extern unsigned int vpmu_mode;
 extern unsigned int vpmu_features;
+extern bool opt_rtm_abort;
 
 /* Context switch */
 static inline void vpmu_switch_from(struct vcpu *prev)
diff --git a/xen/include/public/arch-x86/cpufeatureset.h 
b/xen/include/public/arch-x86/cpufeatureset.h
index e1a2c4e110..33b515e6a9 100644
--- a/xen/include/public/arch-x86/cpufeatureset.h
+++ b/xen/include/public/arch-x86/cpufeatureset.h
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ XEN_CPUFEATURE(IBPB,          8*32+12) /*A  IBPB support 
only (no IBRS, used by
 /* Intel-defined CPU features, CPUID level 0x00000007:0.edx, word 9 */
 XEN_CPUFEATURE(AVX512_4VNNIW, 9*32+ 2) /*A  AVX512 Neural Network Instructions 
*/
 XEN_CPUFEATURE(AVX512_4FMAPS, 9*32+ 3) /*A  AVX512 Multiply Accumulation 
Single Precision */
+XEN_CPUFEATURE(TSX_FORCE_ABORT, 9*32+13) /* MSR_TSX_FORCE_ABORT.RTM_ABORT */
 XEN_CPUFEATURE(IBRSB,         9*32+26) /*A  IBRS and IBPB support (used by 
Intel) */
 XEN_CPUFEATURE(STIBP,         9*32+27) /*A  STIBP */
 XEN_CPUFEATURE(L1D_FLUSH,     9*32+28) /*S  MSR_FLUSH_CMD and L1D flush. */
--
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