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Re: [PATCH v5 06/13] xen/arm: add support for cache coloring configuration via device-tree



Hi Julien,

On Fri, Jan 5, 2024 at 6:38 PM Julien Grall <julien@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Carlo,
>
> On 02/01/2024 09:51, Carlo Nonato wrote:
> > This commit adds the "llc-colors" Device Tree attribute that can be used
> > for DomUs and Dom0less color configurations. The syntax is the same used
> > for every color config.
> >
> > Based on original work from: Luca Miccio <lucmiccio@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Carlo Nonato <carlo.nonato@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Marco Solieri <marco.solieri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > v5:
> > - static-mem check has been moved in a previous patch
> > - added domain_set_llc_colors_from_str() to set colors after domain creation
> > ---
> >   docs/misc/arm/cache-coloring.rst        | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >   docs/misc/arm/device-tree/booting.txt   |  4 +++
> >   xen/arch/arm/dom0less-build.c           | 13 +++++++
> >   xen/arch/arm/include/asm/llc-coloring.h |  1 +
> >   xen/arch/arm/llc-coloring.c             | 17 +++++++++
> >   5 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/docs/misc/arm/cache-coloring.rst 
> > b/docs/misc/arm/cache-coloring.rst
> > index acf82c3df8..ae1dd8f4af 100644
> > --- a/docs/misc/arm/cache-coloring.rst
> > +++ b/docs/misc/arm/cache-coloring.rst
> > @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ If needed, change the maximum number of colors with
> >   ``CONFIG_NR_LLC_COLORS=<n>``.
> >
> >   Compile Xen and the toolstack and then configure it via
> > -`Command line parameters`_.
> > +`Command line parameters`_. For DomUs follow `DomUs configuration`_.
> >
> >   Background
> >   **********
> > @@ -114,6 +114,52 @@ Examples:
> >   | 0                 | [0]                         |
> >   +-------------------+-----------------------------+
> >
> > +DomUs configuration
> > +*******************
> > +
> > +DomUs colors can be set via Device Tree, also for Dom0less configurations
> > +(documentation at `docs/misc/arm/device-tree/booting.txt`) using the
> > +``llc-colors`` option. For example:
> > +
> > +::
> > +
> > +    xen,xen-bootargs = "console=dtuart dtuart=serial0 dom0_mem=1G 
> > dom0_max_vcpus=1 sched=null llc-coloring=on llc-way-size=64K 
> > dom0-llc-colors=2-6";
> > +    xen,dom0-bootargs "console=hvc0 earlycon=xen earlyprintk=xen 
> > root=/dev/ram0"
> > +
> > +    dom0 {
> > +        compatible = "xen,linux-zimage" "xen,multiboot-module";
> > +        reg = <0x0 0x1000000 0x0 15858176>;
> > +    };
> > +
> > +    dom0-ramdisk {
> > +        compatible = "xen,linux-initrd" "xen,multiboot-module";
> > +        reg = <0x0 0x2000000 0x0 20638062>;
> > +    };
> > +
> > +    domU0 {
> > +        #address-cells = <0x1>;
> > +        #size-cells = <0x1>;
> > +        compatible = "xen,domain";
> > +        memory = <0x0 0x40000>;
> > +        llc-colors = "4-8,10,11,12";
> > +        cpus = <0x1>;
> > +        vpl011 = <0x1>;
> > +
> > +        module@2000000 {
> > +            compatible = "multiboot,kernel", "multiboot,module";
> > +            reg = <0x2000000 0xffffff>;
> > +            bootargs = "console=ttyAMA0";
> > +        };
> > +
> > +        module@30000000 {
> > +            compatible = "multiboot,ramdisk", "multiboot,module";
> > +            reg = <0x3000000 0xffffff>;
> > +        };
> > +    };
> > +
> > +**Note:** If no color configuration is provided for a domain, the default 
> > one,
> > +which corresponds to all available colors, is used instead.
>
> Looking at your code, it will use *all* the colors. Some of the colors
> might have been assigned to a domain. I am not entirely convinced this
> is good idea to allow this as a default setup.
>
>
> > +
> >   Known issues and limitations
> >   ****************************
> >
> > diff --git a/docs/misc/arm/device-tree/booting.txt 
> > b/docs/misc/arm/device-tree/booting.txt
> > index bbd955e9c2..e9f9862e9c 100644
> > --- a/docs/misc/arm/device-tree/booting.txt
> > +++ b/docs/misc/arm/device-tree/booting.txt
> > @@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ with the following properties:
> >
> >       An integer specifying the number of vcpus to allocate to the guest.
> >
> > +- llc-colors
> > +    A string specifying the LLC color configuration for the guest.
> > +    Refer to "docs/misc/arm/cache_coloring.rst" for syntax.
> > +
> >   - vpl011
> >
> >       An empty property to enable/disable a virtual pl011 for the guest to
> > diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/dom0less-build.c b/xen/arch/arm/dom0less-build.c
> > index 1142f7f74a..eb39f5291f 100644
> > --- a/xen/arch/arm/dom0less-build.c
> > +++ b/xen/arch/arm/dom0less-build.c
> > @@ -850,6 +850,7 @@ void __init create_domUs(void)
> >       struct dt_device_node *node;
> >       const struct dt_device_node *cpupool_node,
> >                                   *chosen = dt_find_node_by_path("/chosen");
> > +    const char *llc_colors_str = NULL;
> >
> >       BUG_ON(chosen == NULL);
> >       dt_for_each_child_node(chosen, node)
> > @@ -993,6 +994,13 @@ void __init create_domUs(void)
> >   #endif
> >           }
> >
> > +        dt_property_read_string(node, "llc-colors", &llc_colors_str);
> > +        if ( llc_coloring_enabled && !llc_colors_str )
> > +            panic("'llc-colors' is required when LLC coloring is 
> > enabled\n");
>
> In the documentation you wrote:
>
> "**Note:** If no color configuration is provided for a domain, the
> default one,which corresponds to all available colors, is used instead."
>
> I interpret as you want to continue rather than panic-ing. That said, I
> much prefer the panic version.

Will do as you said. No problem from my side.

> > +        else if ( !llc_coloring_enabled && llc_colors_str)
> > +            printk(XENLOG_WARNING
> > +                   "'llc-colors' found, but LLC coloring is disabled\n");
> > +
> >           /*
> >            * The variable max_init_domid is initialized with zero, so here 
> > it's
> >            * very important to use the pre-increment operator to call
> > @@ -1003,6 +1011,11 @@ void __init create_domUs(void)
> >               panic("Error creating domain %s (rc = %ld)\n",
> >                     dt_node_name(node), PTR_ERR(d));
> >
> > +        if ( llc_coloring_enabled &&
> > +             (rc = domain_set_llc_colors_from_str(d, llc_colors_str)) )
> > +            panic("Error initializing LLC coloring for domain %s (rc = 
> > %d)\n",
> > +                  dt_node_name(node), rc);
> > +
> >           d->is_console = true;
> >           dt_device_set_used_by(node, d->domain_id);
> >
> > diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/llc-coloring.h 
> > b/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/llc-coloring.h
> > index ee5551e3cc..5f9b0a8121 100644
> > --- a/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/llc-coloring.h
> > +++ b/xen/arch/arm/include/asm/llc-coloring.h
> > @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
> >
> >   bool __init llc_coloring_init(void);
> >   int dom0_set_llc_colors(struct domain *d);
> > +int domain_set_llc_colors_from_str(struct domain *d, const char *str);
> >
> >   #endif /* __ASM_ARM_COLORING_H__ */
> >
> > diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/llc-coloring.c b/xen/arch/arm/llc-coloring.c
> > index a08614ec36..d3de5f14cb 100644
> > --- a/xen/arch/arm/llc-coloring.c
> > +++ b/xen/arch/arm/llc-coloring.c
> > @@ -295,6 +295,23 @@ int domain_set_llc_colors_domctl(struct domain *d,
> >       return domain_check_colors(d);
> >   }
> >
> > +int domain_set_llc_colors_from_str(struct domain *d, const char *str)
> > +{
> > +    int err;
> > +
> > +    if ( domain_alloc_colors(d, nr_colors) )
>
> This code is somewhat confusing and would deserve some explanation.
> AFAICT, you are allocating a large array because parse_color_config()
> expects an array of nr_colors.
>
> d->num_llc_colors will also be set to nr_colors but then overriden by
> parse_color_config().
>
> It feels to me that maybe set num_llc_colors() in domain_alloc_colors()
> is not right.

As previously discussed, I can move the d->num_llc_colors assignment out of
that function.

> > +        return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > +    err = parse_color_config(str, d->llc_colors, &d->num_llc_colors);
> > +    if ( err )
> > +    {
> > +        printk(XENLOG_ERR "Error parsing LLC color configuration.");
> > +        return err;
> > +    }
> > +
> > +    return domain_check_colors(d);
> > +}
> > +
> >   /*
> >    * Local variables:
> >    * mode: C
>
> Cheers,

Thanks.
>
> --
> Julien Grall



 


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