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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 01/10] VMX: Enable EPT A/D bit support





On 03/28/2015 04:38 AM, Andrew Cooper wrote:
On 27/03/15 02:35, Kai Huang wrote:
PML requires A/D bit support so enable it for further use.

Signed-off-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
  xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c        | 1 +
  xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m-ept.c          | 8 +++++++-
  xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.h | 4 +++-
  xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.h  | 5 ++++-
  4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c
index d614638..2f645fe 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static void __init vmx_display_features(void)
      P(cpu_has_vmx_tpr_shadow, "APIC TPR shadow");
      P(cpu_has_vmx_ept, "Extended Page Tables (EPT)");
      P(cpu_has_vmx_vpid, "Virtual-Processor Identifiers (VPID)");
+    P(cpu_has_vmx_ept_ad_bit, "EPT A/D bit");
      P(cpu_has_vmx_vnmi, "Virtual NMI");
      P(cpu_has_vmx_msr_bitmap, "MSR direct-access bitmap");
      P(cpu_has_vmx_unrestricted_guest, "Unrestricted Guest");
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m-ept.c b/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m-ept.c
index c2d7720..8650092 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m-ept.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m-ept.c
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ static int ept_split_super_page(struct p2m_domain *p2m, 
ept_entry_t *ept_entry,
      if ( !ept_set_middle_entry(p2m, &new_ept) )
          return 0;
+ /* It's better to copy A bit of Middle entry from original entry */
+    new_ept.a = ept_entry->a;
Surely d needs to be propagated as well?
No it's not necessary. D-bit is not defined in middle level EPT table. Only leaf table entry has D-bit definition.
Would it make sense to extend
ept_set_middle_entry() to do all of new_ept setup in one location?
Yes it certainly makes sense to move A-bit propagation into ept_set_middle_entry, but this also requires adding additional original EPT entry pointer to ept_set_middle_entry as parameter. And ept_set_middle_entry is also called by ept_next_level, therefore changing it requires more code change, something like below. While I am fine with both, which solution do you prefer?

+++ b/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m-ept.c
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ static void ept_p2m_type_to_flags(struct p2m_domain *p2m, ept_entry_t *entry,
 #define GUEST_TABLE_POD_PAGE    3

 /* Fill in middle levels of ept table */
-static int ept_set_middle_entry(struct p2m_domain *p2m, ept_entry_t *ept_entry) +static int ept_set_middle_entry(struct p2m_domain *p2m, ept_entry_t *new_entry,
+        ept_entry_t *ori_entry)
 {
     struct page_info *pg;

@@ -216,11 +217,13 @@ static int ept_set_middle_entry(struct p2m_domain *p2m, ept_entry_t *ept_entry)
     if ( pg == NULL )
         return 0;

-    ept_entry->epte = 0;
-    ept_entry->mfn = page_to_mfn(pg);
-    ept_entry->access = p2m->default_access;
+    new_entry->epte = 0;
+    new_entry->mfn = page_to_mfn(pg);
+    new_entry->access = p2m->default_access;

-    ept_entry->r = ept_entry->w = ept_entry->x = 1;
+    new_entry->r = new_entry->w = new_entry->x = 1;
+
+    new_entry->a = ori_entry->a;

     return 1;
 }
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ static int ept_split_super_page(struct p2m_domain *p2m, ept_entry_t *ept_entry,

     ASSERT(is_epte_superpage(ept_entry));

-    if ( !ept_set_middle_entry(p2m, &new_ept) )
+    if ( !ept_set_middle_entry(p2m, &new_ept, ept_entry) )
         return 0;

     table = map_domain_page(new_ept.mfn);
@@ -337,7 +340,7 @@ static int ept_next_level(struct p2m_domain *p2m, bool_t read_only,
         if ( read_only )
             return GUEST_TABLE_MAP_FAILED;

-        if ( !ept_set_middle_entry(p2m, ept_entry) )
+        if ( !ept_set_middle_entry(p2m, ept_entry, &e) )
             return GUEST_TABLE_MAP_FAILED;
         else
             e = atomic_read_ept_entry(ept_entry); /* Refresh */

+
      table = map_domain_page(new_ept.mfn);
      trunk = 1UL << ((level - 1) * EPT_TABLE_ORDER);
@@ -244,7 +247,7 @@ static int ept_split_super_page(struct p2m_domain *p2m, ept_entry_t *ept_entry,
          epte->sp = (level > 1);
          epte->mfn += i * trunk;
          epte->snp = (iommu_enabled && iommu_snoop);
-        ASSERT(!epte->rsvd1);
+        /* A/D bits are inherited from superpage */
          ASSERT(!epte->avail3);
ept_p2m_type_to_flags(epte, epte->sa_p2mt, epte->access);
@@ -1071,6 +1074,9 @@ int ept_p2m_init(struct p2m_domain *p2m)
      /* set EPT page-walk length, now it's actual walk length - 1, i.e. 3 */
      ept->ept_wl = 3;
+ /* Enable EPT A/D bit if it's supported by hardware */
+    ept->ept_ad = cpu_has_vmx_ept_ad_bit ? 1 : 0;
This will incur overhead on all EPT operations.  It should only be
enabled if pml is going to be in use.  (I think you need reverse patches
1 and 2 in the series, and gate on pml_enable here)
Sure. Will do.


+
      if ( !zalloc_cpumask_var(&ept->synced_mask) )
          return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.h
index 6fce6aa..4528346 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.h
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ struct ept_data {
      struct {
              u64 ept_mt :3,
                  ept_wl :3,
-                rsvd   :6,
+                ept_ad :1,
+                rsvd   :5,
                  asr    :52;
While you are making this change, can you add comments similar to
ept_entry_t describing the bits?
Sure. I can add a comment for 'ept_ad' bit here. I didn't do it as there's no comments for other bits neither.


          };
          u64 eptp;
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ extern u32 vmx_secondary_exec_control;
  #define VMX_EPT_INVEPT_INSTRUCTION              0x00100000
  #define VMX_EPT_INVEPT_SINGLE_CONTEXT           0x02000000
  #define VMX_EPT_INVEPT_ALL_CONTEXT              0x04000000
+#define VMX_EPT_AD_BIT_SUPPORT                  0x00200000
#define VMX_MISC_VMWRITE_ALL 0x20000000 diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.h
index 91c5e18..9afd351 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ typedef union {
          emt         :   3,  /* bits 5:3 - EPT Memory type */
          ipat        :   1,  /* bit 6 - Ignore PAT memory type */
          sp          :   1,  /* bit 7 - Is this a superpage? */
-        rsvd1       :   2,  /* bits 9:8 - Reserved for future use */
+        a           :   1,  /* bit 8 - Access bit */
+        d           :   1,  /* bit 9 - Dirty bit */
          recalc      :   1,  /* bit 10 - Software available 1 */
          snp         :   1,  /* bit 11 - VT-d snoop control in shared
                                 EPT/VT-d usage */
@@ -261,6 +262,8 @@ extern uint8_t posted_intr_vector;
      (vmx_ept_vpid_cap & VMX_EPT_SUPERPAGE_2MB)
  #define cpu_has_vmx_ept_invept_single_context   \
      (vmx_ept_vpid_cap & VMX_EPT_INVEPT_SINGLE_CONTEXT)
+#define cpu_has_vmx_ept_ad_bit                  \
+    (vmx_ept_vpid_cap & VMX_EPT_AD_BIT_SUPPORT)
I think cpu_has_vmx_ept_ad is sufficient, without the _bit suffix making
it longer.
Sure. Will do.

Thanks,
-Kai

~Andrew

#define EPT_2MB_SHIFT 16
  #define EPT_1GB_SHIFT     17

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