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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] x86/hvm: Add per-vcpu evtchn upcalls



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Cooper
> Sent: 06 November 2014 15:02
> To: Paul Durrant; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Keir (Xen.org); Jan Beulich
> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] x86/hvm: Add per-vcpu evtchn upcalls
> 
> On 06/11/14 14:50, Paul Durrant wrote:
> > HVM guests have always been confined to using the domain callback
> > via (see HVM_PARAM_CALLBACK_IRQ) to receive event notifications
> > which is an IOAPIC vector and is only used if the event channel is
> > bound to vcpu 0.
> > This patch adds a new HVM op allowing a guest to specify a local
> > APIC vector to use as an upcall notification for a specific vcpu.
> > This therefore allows a guest which sets a vector for a vcpu
> > other than 0 to then bind event channels to that vcpu.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Paul Durrant <paul.durrant@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> 
> Substantially more minimal changes than I would have guessed!
> 

Yep :-) most of the change needed is guest-side.

> > ---
> >  xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c          |   35
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  xen/arch/x86/hvm/irq.c          |    9 +++++++++
> >  xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vcpu.h  |    1 +
> >  xen/include/public/hvm/hvm_op.h |   16 ++++++++++++++++
> >  4 files changed, 61 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c
> > index 78f519d..684e666 100644
> > --- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c
> > +++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c
> > @@ -5458,6 +5458,36 @@ static int hvmop_destroy_ioreq_server(
> >      return rc;
> >  }
> >
> > +static int hvmop_set_evtchn_upcall_vector(
> > +    XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(xen_hvm_set_evtchn_upcall_vector_t)
> uop)
> > +{
> > +    xen_hvm_set_evtchn_upcall_vector_t op;
> > +    struct domain *d;
> > +    struct vcpu *v;
> > +    int rc;
> > +
> > +    if ( copy_from_guest(&op, uop, 1) )
> > +        return -EFAULT;
> > +
> > +    d = rcu_lock_current_domain();
> > +
> > +    rc = -EINVAL;
> > +    if ( !is_hvm_domain(d) )
> > +        goto out;
> > +
> 
> ENOENT, to help differentiate the various failures.
> 

Sure.

> > +    if ( op.vcpu >= d->max_vcpus || (v = d->vcpu[op.vcpu]) == NULL )
> > +        goto out;
> > +
> 
> Need to verify that op.vector > 0xf.  The first 16 vectors are not valid
> for delivery via the LAPIC.

Good point. I'll add that check.

> 
> > +    printk(XENLOG_G_INFO "%pv: %s %u\n", v, __func__, op.vector);
> > +
> > +    v->arch.hvm_vcpu.evtchn_upcall_vector = op.vector;
> > +    rc = 0;
> > +
> > + out:
> > +    rcu_unlock_domain(d);
> > +    return rc;
> > +}
> > +
> >  #define HVMOP_op_mask 0xff
> >
> >  long do_hvm_op(unsigned long op, XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void)
> arg)
> > @@ -5499,6 +5529,11 @@ long do_hvm_op(unsigned long op,
> XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void) arg)
> >              guest_handle_cast(arg, xen_hvm_destroy_ioreq_server_t));
> >          break;
> >
> > +    case HVMOP_set_evtchn_upcall_vector:
> > +        rc = hvmop_set_evtchn_upcall_vector(
> > +            guest_handle_cast(arg, xen_hvm_set_evtchn_upcall_vector_t));
> > +        break;
> > +
> >      case HVMOP_set_param:
> >      case HVMOP_get_param:
> >      {
> > diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/irq.c b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/irq.c
> > index 35f4f94..3e4c0b4 100644
> > --- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/irq.c
> > +++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/irq.c
> > @@ -152,6 +152,13 @@ void hvm_isa_irq_deassert(
> >      spin_unlock(&d->arch.hvm_domain.irq_lock);
> >  }
> >
> > +static void hvm_set_upcall_irq(struct vcpu *v)
> > +{
> > +    uint8_t vector = v->arch.hvm_vcpu.evtchn_upcall_vector;
> > +
> > +    vlapic_set_irq(vcpu_vlapic(v), vector, 0);
> > +}
> > +
> >  static void hvm_set_callback_irq_level(struct vcpu *v)
> >  {
> >      struct domain *d = v->domain;
> > @@ -220,6 +227,8 @@ void hvm_assert_evtchn_irq(struct vcpu *v)
> >
> >      if ( is_hvm_pv_evtchn_vcpu(v) )
> >          vcpu_kick(v);
> > +    else if ( v->arch.hvm_vcpu.evtchn_upcall_vector != 0 )
> > +        hvm_set_upcall_irq(v);
> >      else if ( v->vcpu_id == 0 )
> >          hvm_set_callback_irq_level(v);
> >  }
> > diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vcpu.h b/xen/include/asm-
> x86/hvm/vcpu.h
> > index 01e0665..edd4523 100644
> > --- a/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vcpu.h
> > +++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vcpu.h
> > @@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ struct hvm_vcpu {
> >      } u;
> >
> >      struct tasklet      assert_evtchn_irq_tasklet;
> > +    u8                  evtchn_upcall_vector;
> >
> >      struct nestedvcpu   nvcpu;
> >
> > diff --git a/xen/include/public/hvm/hvm_op.h
> b/xen/include/public/hvm/hvm_op.h
> > index eeb0a60..33ccf45 100644
> > --- a/xen/include/public/hvm/hvm_op.h
> > +++ b/xen/include/public/hvm/hvm_op.h
> > @@ -369,6 +369,22 @@
> DEFINE_XEN_GUEST_HANDLE(xen_hvm_set_ioreq_server_state_t);
> >
> >  #endif /* defined(__XEN__) || defined(__XEN_TOOLS__) */
> 
> This new hvmop looks like it should live in an x86 specific section.
> 

Hmm. Aren't HVM ops essentially x86 specific anyway? There's certainly x86-ness 
all over the header.

> >
> > +/*
> > + * HVMOP_set_evtchn_upcall_vector: Set a <vector> that should be used
> for event
> > + *                                 channel upcalls on the specified 
> > <vcpu>. If set,
> > + *                                 this vector will be used in preference 
> > to the
> > + *                                 domain callback via (see 
> > HVM_PARAM_CALLBACK_IRQ)
> > + *                                 and hence allows HVM guests to bind 
> > event
> > + *                                 event channels to a vcpu other than 0.
> > + */
> > +#define HVMOP_set_evtchn_upcall_vector 23
> > +struct xen_hvm_set_evtchn_upcall_vector {
> > +    uint32_t vcpu;
> > +    uint8_t vector;
> 
> Is it plausible that a device model might want to call this hypercall on
> a domain which it controls?  I don't believe so, but the question is
> worth considering with a view to adding a domid parameter before the API
> is set in stone.

No, I don't think it's useful outside guest context. I'm open to adding a domid 
if anyone else thinks otherwise though.

  Paul

> 
> ~Andrew
> 
> > +};
> > +typedef struct xen_hvm_set_evtchn_upcall_vector
> xen_hvm_set_evtchn_upcall_vector_t;
> > +DEFINE_XEN_GUEST_HANDLE(xen_hvm_set_evtchn_upcall_vector_t);
> > +
> >  #endif /* __XEN_PUBLIC_HVM_HVM_OP_H__ */
> >
> >  /*
> 


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