[Xen-devel] [PATCH v5 4/7] xen/x86: use invpcid for flushing the TLB

[Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>]

If possible use the INVPCID instruction for flushing the TLB instead of
toggling cr4.pge for that purpose.

While at it remove the dependency on cr4.pge being required for mtrr
loading, as this will be required later anyway.

Add a command line option "invpcid" for controlling the use of
INVPCID (default to true).

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
---
V5:
- use pre_flush() as an initializer in do_tlb_flush() (Jan Beulich)
- introduce boolean use_invpcid instead of clearing X86_FEATURE_INVPCID
  (Jan Beulich)

V4:
- option "invpcid" instead of "noinvpcid" (Jan Beulich)

V3:
- new patch
---
 docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown | 10 ++++++++++
 xen/arch/x86/cpu/mtrr/generic.c     | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 xen/arch/x86/flushtlb.c             | 29 +++++++++++++++++++----------
 xen/arch/x86/setup.c                |  8 ++++++++
 xen/include/asm-x86/invpcid.h       |  2 ++
 5 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown 
b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
index 79be9a6ba5..5f6ae654ad 100644
--- a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
+++ b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
@@ -1380,6 +1380,16 @@ Because responsibility for APIC setup is shared between 
Xen and the
 domain 0 kernel this option is automatically propagated to the domain
 0 command line.
 
+### invpcid (x86)
+> `= <boolean>`
+
+> Default: `true`
+
+Control using the INVPCID instruction for flushing TLB entries.
+This should only be used in case of known issues on the current platform
+with that instruction. Disabling INVPCID will normally result in a slightly
+degraded performance.
+
 ### noirqbalance
 > `= <boolean>`
 
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/mtrr/generic.c b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
index e9c0e5e059..705855e753 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/mtrr/generic.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <xen/mm.h>
 #include <xen/stdbool.h>
 #include <asm/flushtlb.h>
+#include <asm/invpcid.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/mtrr.h>
 #include <asm/msr.h>
@@ -400,8 +401,10 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(set_atomicity_lock);
  * has been called.
  */
 
-static void prepare_set(void)
+static bool prepare_set(void)
 {
+       unsigned long cr4;
+
        /*  Note that this is not ideal, since the cache is only 
flushed/disabled
           for this CPU while the MTRRs are changed, but changing this requires
           more invasive changes to the way the kernel boots  */
@@ -412,18 +415,24 @@ static void prepare_set(void)
        write_cr0(read_cr0() | X86_CR0_CD);
        wbinvd();
 
-       /*  TLB flushing here relies on Xen always using CR4.PGE. */
-       BUILD_BUG_ON(!(XEN_MINIMAL_CR4 & X86_CR4_PGE));
-       write_cr4(read_cr4() & ~X86_CR4_PGE);
+       cr4 = read_cr4();
+       if (cr4 & X86_CR4_PGE)
+               write_cr4(cr4 & ~X86_CR4_PGE);
+       else if (use_invpcid)
+               invpcid_flush_all();
+       else
+               asm volatile( "mov %0, %%cr3" : : "r" (read_cr3()) : "memory" );
 
        /*  Save MTRR state */
        rdmsrl(MSR_MTRRdefType, deftype);
 
        /*  Disable MTRRs, and set the default type to uncached  */
        mtrr_wrmsr(MSR_MTRRdefType, deftype & ~0xcff);
+
+       return cr4 & X86_CR4_PGE;
 }
 
-static void post_set(void)
+static void post_set(bool pge)
 {
        /* Intel (P6) standard MTRRs */
        mtrr_wrmsr(MSR_MTRRdefType, deftype);
@@ -432,7 +441,12 @@ static void post_set(void)
        write_cr0(read_cr0() & ~X86_CR0_CD);
 
        /*  Reenable CR4.PGE (also flushes the TLB) */
-       write_cr4(read_cr4() | X86_CR4_PGE);
+       if (pge)
+               write_cr4(read_cr4() | X86_CR4_PGE);
+       else if (use_invpcid)
+               invpcid_flush_all();
+       else
+               asm volatile( "mov %0, %%cr3" : : "r" (read_cr3()) : "memory" );
 
        spin_unlock(&set_atomicity_lock);
 }
@@ -441,14 +455,15 @@ static void generic_set_all(void)
 {
        unsigned long mask, count;
        unsigned long flags;
+       bool pge;
 
        local_irq_save(flags);
-       prepare_set();
+       pge = prepare_set();
 
        /* Actually set the state */
        mask = set_mtrr_state();
 
-       post_set();
+       post_set(pge);
        local_irq_restore(flags);
 
        /*  Use the atomic bitops to update the global mask  */
@@ -457,7 +472,6 @@ static void generic_set_all(void)
                        set_bit(count, &smp_changes_mask);
                mask >>= 1;
        }
-       
 }
 
 static void generic_set_mtrr(unsigned int reg, unsigned long base,
@@ -474,11 +488,12 @@ static void generic_set_mtrr(unsigned int reg, unsigned 
long base,
 {
        unsigned long flags;
        struct mtrr_var_range *vr;
+       bool pge;
 
        vr = &mtrr_state.var_ranges[reg];
 
        local_irq_save(flags);
-       prepare_set();
+       pge = prepare_set();
 
        if (size == 0) {
                /* The invalid bit is kept in the mask, so we simply clear the
@@ -499,7 +514,7 @@ static void generic_set_mtrr(unsigned int reg, unsigned 
long base,
                mtrr_wrmsr(MSR_IA32_MTRR_PHYSMASK(reg), vr->mask);
        }
 
-       post_set();
+       post_set(pge);
        local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/flushtlb.c b/xen/arch/x86/flushtlb.c
index 38cedf3b22..f793b70696 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/flushtlb.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/flushtlb.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <xen/sched.h>
 #include <xen/softirq.h>
 #include <asm/flushtlb.h>
+#include <asm/invpcid.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
 /* Debug builds: Wrap frequently to stress-test the wrap logic. */
@@ -71,6 +72,23 @@ static void post_flush(u32 t)
     this_cpu(tlbflush_time) = t;
 }
 
+static void do_tlb_flush(void)
+{
+    u32 t = pre_flush();
+
+    if ( use_invpcid )
+        invpcid_flush_all();
+    else
+    {
+        unsigned long cr4 = read_cr4();
+
+        write_cr4(cr4 ^ X86_CR4_PGE);
+        write_cr4(cr4);
+    }
+
+    post_flush(t);
+}
+
 void write_cr3(unsigned long cr3)
 {
     unsigned long flags, cr4;
@@ -118,16 +136,7 @@ unsigned int flush_area_local(const void *va, unsigned int 
flags)
                            : : "m" (*(const char *)(va)) : "memory" );
         }
         else
-        {
-            u32 t = pre_flush();
-            unsigned long cr4 = read_cr4();
-
-            write_cr4(cr4 & ~X86_CR4_PGE);
-            barrier();
-            write_cr4(cr4);
-
-            post_flush(t);
-        }
+            do_tlb_flush();
     }
 
     if ( flags & FLUSH_CACHE )
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/setup.c b/xen/arch/x86/setup.c
index e83d3b4f07..0a27402e4d 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/setup.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/setup.c
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ boolean_param("nosmp", opt_nosmp);
 static unsigned int __initdata max_cpus;
 integer_param("maxcpus", max_cpus);
 
+/* opt_invpcid: If false, don't use INVPCID instruction even if available. */
+static bool __initdata opt_invpcid = true;
+boolean_param("invpcid", opt_invpcid);
+bool use_invpcid;
+
 unsigned long __read_mostly cr4_pv32_mask;
 
 /* **** Linux config option: propagated to domain0. */
@@ -1549,6 +1554,9 @@ void __init noreturn __start_xen(unsigned long mbi_p)
     if ( cpu_has_fsgsbase )
         set_in_cr4(X86_CR4_FSGSBASE);
 
+    if ( opt_invpcid && cpu_has_invpcid )
+        use_invpcid = true;
+
     init_speculation_mitigations();
 
     init_idle_domain();
diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/invpcid.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/invpcid.h
index b46624a865..edd8b68706 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/invpcid.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/invpcid.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <xen/types.h>
 
+extern bool use_invpcid;
+
 #define INVPCID_TYPE_INDIV_ADDR      0
 #define INVPCID_TYPE_SINGLE_CTXT     1
 #define INVPCID_TYPE_ALL_INCL_GLOBAL 2
-- 
2.13.6


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