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Hi all, unfortunately, this patch doesn't apply cleanly to the latest master. The conflict is very small: just a reordering of two lines in xen/common/Kconfig. Should I resend the whole series? Thanks. On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 11:59 AM Carlo Nonato <carlo.nonato@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Last Level Cache (LLC) coloring allows to partition the cache in smaller > chunks called cache colors. Since not all architectures can actually > implement it, add a HAS_LLC_COLORING Kconfig and put other options under > xen/arch. > > LLC colors are a property of the domain, so the domain struct has to be > extended. > > 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> > --- > v7: > - SUPPORT.md changes added to this patch > - extended documentation to better address applicability of cache coloring > - "llc-nr-ways" and "llc-size" params introduced in favor of "llc-way-size" > - moved dump_llc_coloring_info() call in 'm' keyhandler (pagealloc_info()) > v6: > - moved almost all code in common > - moved documentation in this patch > - reintroduced range for CONFIG_NR_LLC_COLORS > - reintroduced some stub functions to reduce the number of checks on > llc_coloring_enabled > - moved domain_llc_coloring_free() in same patch where allocation happens > - turned "d->llc_colors" to pointer-to-const > - llc_coloring_init() now returns void and panics if errors are found > v5: > - used - instead of _ for filenames > - removed domain_create_llc_colored() > - removed stub functions > - coloring domain fields are now #ifdef protected > v4: > - Kconfig options moved to xen/arch > - removed range for CONFIG_NR_LLC_COLORS > - added "llc_coloring_enabled" global to later implement the boot-time > switch > - added domain_create_llc_colored() to be able to pass colors > - added is_domain_llc_colored() macro > --- > SUPPORT.md | 7 ++ > docs/misc/cache-coloring.rst | 125 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc | 37 +++++++++ > xen/arch/Kconfig | 20 +++++ > xen/common/Kconfig | 3 + > xen/common/Makefile | 1 + > xen/common/keyhandler.c | 3 + > xen/common/llc-coloring.c | 102 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ > xen/common/page_alloc.c | 3 + > xen/include/xen/llc-coloring.h | 36 +++++++++ > xen/include/xen/sched.h | 5 ++ > 11 files changed, 342 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 docs/misc/cache-coloring.rst > create mode 100644 xen/common/llc-coloring.c > create mode 100644 xen/include/xen/llc-coloring.h > > diff --git a/SUPPORT.md b/SUPPORT.md > index 510bb02190..456abd42bf 100644 > --- a/SUPPORT.md > +++ b/SUPPORT.md > @@ -364,6 +364,13 @@ by maintaining multiple physical to machine (p2m) memory > mappings. > Status, x86 HVM: Tech Preview > Status, ARM: Tech Preview > > +### Cache coloring > + > +Allows to reserve Last Level Cache (LLC) partitions for Dom0, DomUs and Xen > +itself. > + > + Status, Arm64: Experimental > + > ## Resource Management > > ### CPU Pools > diff --git a/docs/misc/cache-coloring.rst b/docs/misc/cache-coloring.rst > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000000..52ce52ffbd > --- /dev/null > +++ b/docs/misc/cache-coloring.rst > @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ > +Xen cache coloring user guide > +============================= > + > +The cache coloring support in Xen allows to reserve Last Level Cache (LLC) > +partitions for Dom0, DomUs and Xen itself. Currently only ARM64 is supported. > +Cache coloring realizes per-set cache partitioning in software and is > applicable > +to shared LLCs as implemented in Cortex-A53, Cortex-A72 and similar CPUs. > + > +To compile LLC coloring support set ``CONFIG_LLC_COLORING=y``. > + > +If needed, change the maximum number of colors with > +``CONFIG_NR_LLC_COLORS=<n>``. > + > +Runtime configuration is done via `Command line parameters`_. > + > +Background > +********** > + > +Cache hierarchy of a modern multi-core CPU typically has first levels > dedicated > +to each core (hence using multiple cache units), while the last level is > shared > +among all of them. Such configuration implies that memory operations on one > +core (e.g. running a DomU) are able to generate interference on another core > +(e.g. hosting another DomU). Cache coloring realizes per-set > cache-partitioning > +in software and mitigates this, guaranteeing higher and more predictable > +performances for memory accesses. > +Software-based cache coloring is particularly useful in those situations > where > +no hardware mechanisms (e.g., DSU-based way partitioning) are available to > +partition caches. This is the case for e.g., Cortex-A53, A57 and A72 CPUs > that > +feature a L2 LLC cache shared among all cores. > + > +The key concept underlying cache coloring is a fragmentation of the memory > +space into a set of sub-spaces called colors that are mapped to disjoint > cache > +partitions. Technically, the whole memory space is first divided into a > number > +of subsequent regions. Then each region is in turn divided into a number of > +subsequent sub-colors. The generic i-th color is then obtained by all the > +i-th sub-colors in each region. > + > +:: > + > + Region j Region j+1 > + ..................... ............ > + . . . > + . . > + _ _ _______________ _ _____________________ _ _ > + | | | | | | | > + | c_0 | c_1 | | c_n | c_0 | c_1 | > + _ _ _|_____|_____|_ _ _|_____|_____|_____|_ _ _ > + : : > + : :... ... . > + : color 0 > + :........................... ... . > + : > + . . ..................................: > + > +How colors are actually defined depends on the function that maps memory to > +cache lines. In case of physically-indexed, physically-tagged caches with > linear > +mapping, the set index is found by extracting some contiguous bits from the > +physical address. This allows colors to be defined as shown in figure: they > +appear in memory as subsequent blocks of equal size and repeats themselves > after > +``n`` different colors, where ``n`` is the total number of colors. > + > +If some kind of bit shuffling appears in the mapping function, then colors > +assume a different layout in memory. Those kind of caches aren't supported by > +the current implementation. > + > +**Note**: Finding the exact cache mapping function can be a really difficult > +task since it's not always documented in the CPU manual. As said Cortex-A53, > A57 > +and A72 are known to work with the current implementation. > + > +How to compute the number of colors > +################################### > + > +Given the linear mapping from physical memory to cache lines for granted, the > +number of available colors for a specific platform is computed using three > +parameters: > + > +- the size of the LLC. > +- the number of the LLC ways. > +- the page size used by Xen. > + > +The first two parameters can be found in the processor manual, while the > third > +one is the minimum mapping granularity. Dividing the cache size by the > number of > +its ways we obtain the size of a way. Dividing this number by the page size, > +the number of total cache colors is found. So for example an Arm Cortex-A53 > +with a 16-ways associative 1 MiB LLC can isolate up to 16 colors when pages > are > +4 KiB in size. > + > +LLC size and number of ways are probed automatically by default so there's > +should be no need to compute the number of colors by yourself. > + > +Effective colors assignment > +########################### > + > +When assigning colors: > + > +1. If one wants to avoid cache interference between two domains, different > + colors needs to be used for their memory. > + > +2. To improve spatial locality, color assignment should privilege continuity > in > + the partitioning. E.g., assigning colors (0,1) to domain I and (2,3) to > + domain J is better than assigning colors (0,2) to I and (1,3) to J. > + > +Command line parameters > +*********************** > + > +Specific documentation is available at `docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc`. > + > ++----------------------+-------------------------------+ > +| **Parameter** | **Description** | > ++----------------------+-------------------------------+ > +| ``llc-coloring`` | enable coloring at runtime | > ++----------------------+-------------------------------+ > +| ``llc-size`` | set the LLC size | > ++----------------------+-------------------------------+ > +| ``llc-nr-ways`` | set the LLC number of ways | > ++----------------------+-------------------------------+ > + > +Auto-probing of LLC specs > +######################### > + > +LLC size and number of ways are probed automatically by default. > + > +LLC specs can be manually set via the above command line parameters. This > +bypasses any auto-probing and it's used to overcome failing situations or for > +debugging/testing purposes. > diff --git a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc > b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc > index 54edbc0fbc..2936abea2c 100644 > --- a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc > +++ b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.pandoc > @@ -1706,6 +1706,43 @@ This option is intended for debugging purposes only. > Enable MSR_DEBUGCTL.LBR > in hypervisor context to be able to dump the Last Interrupt/Exception To/From > record with other registers. > > +### llc-coloring > +> `= <boolean>` > + > +> Default: `false` > + > +Flag to enable or disable LLC coloring support at runtime. This option is > +available only when `CONFIG_LLC_COLORING` is enabled. See the general > +cache coloring documentation for more info. > + > +### llc-nr-ways > +> `= <integer>` > + > +> Default: `Obtained from hardware` > + > +Specify the number of ways of the Last Level Cache. This option is available > +only when `CONFIG_LLC_COLORING` is enabled. LLC size and number of ways are > used > +to find the number of supported cache colors. By default the value is > +automatically computed by probing the hardware, but in case of specific > needs, > +it can be manually set. Those include failing probing and debugging/testing > +purposes so that it's possibile to emulate platforms with different number of > +supported colors. If set, also "llc-size" must be set, otherwise the default > +will be used. > + > +### llc-size > +> `= <size>` > + > +> Default: `Obtained from hardware` > + > +Specify the size of the Last Level Cache. This option is available only when > +`CONFIG_LLC_COLORING` is enabled. LLC size and number of ways are used to > find > +the number of supported cache colors. By default the value is automatically > +computed by probing the hardware, but in case of specific needs, it can be > +manually set. Those include failing probing and debugging/testing purposes so > +that it's possibile to emulate platforms with different number of supported > +colors. If set, also "llc-nr-ways" must be set, otherwise the default will be > +used. > + > ### lock-depth-size > > `= <integer>` > > diff --git a/xen/arch/Kconfig b/xen/arch/Kconfig > index 67ba38f32f..a65c38e53e 100644 > --- a/xen/arch/Kconfig > +++ b/xen/arch/Kconfig > @@ -31,3 +31,23 @@ config NR_NUMA_NODES > associated with multiple-nodes management. It is the upper bound of > the number of NUMA nodes that the scheduler, memory allocation and > other NUMA-aware components can handle. > + > +config LLC_COLORING > + bool "Last Level Cache (LLC) coloring" if EXPERT > + depends on HAS_LLC_COLORING > + depends on !NUMA > + > +config NR_LLC_COLORS > + int "Maximum number of LLC colors" > + range 2 1024 > + default 128 > + depends on LLC_COLORING > + help > + Controls the build-time size of various arrays associated with LLC > + coloring. Refer to cache coloring documentation for how to compute > the > + number of colors supported by the platform. This is only an upper > + bound. The runtime value is autocomputed or manually set via > cmdline. > + The default value corresponds to an 8 MiB 16-ways LLC, which should > be > + more than what's needed in the general case. Use only power of 2 > values. > + 1024 is the number of colors that fit in a 4 KiB page when integers > are 4 > + bytes long. > diff --git a/xen/common/Kconfig b/xen/common/Kconfig > index a5c3d5a6bf..1e467178bd 100644 > --- a/xen/common/Kconfig > +++ b/xen/common/Kconfig > @@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ config HAS_IOPORTS > config HAS_KEXEC > bool > > +config HAS_LLC_COLORING > + bool > + > config HAS_PMAP > bool > > diff --git a/xen/common/Makefile b/xen/common/Makefile > index e5eee19a85..3054254a7d 100644 > --- a/xen/common/Makefile > +++ b/xen/common/Makefile > @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ obj-y += keyhandler.o > obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC) += kexec.o > obj-$(CONFIG_KEXEC) += kimage.o > obj-$(CONFIG_LIVEPATCH) += livepatch.o livepatch_elf.o > +obj-$(CONFIG_LLC_COLORING) += llc-coloring.o > obj-$(CONFIG_MEM_ACCESS) += mem_access.o > obj-y += memory.o > obj-y += multicall.o > diff --git a/xen/common/keyhandler.c b/xen/common/keyhandler.c > index 127ca50696..778f93e063 100644 > --- a/xen/common/keyhandler.c > +++ b/xen/common/keyhandler.c > @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ > #include <asm/regs.h> > #include <xen/delay.h> > #include <xen/keyhandler.h> > +#include <xen/llc-coloring.h> > #include <xen/param.h> > #include <xen/shutdown.h> > #include <xen/event.h> > @@ -303,6 +304,8 @@ static void cf_check dump_domains(unsigned char key) > > arch_dump_domain_info(d); > > + domain_dump_llc_colors(d); > + > rangeset_domain_printk(d); > > dump_pageframe_info(d); > diff --git a/xen/common/llc-coloring.c b/xen/common/llc-coloring.c > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000000..db96a83ddd > --- /dev/null > +++ b/xen/common/llc-coloring.c > @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */ > +/* > + * Last Level Cache (LLC) coloring common code > + * > + * Copyright (C) 2022 Xilinx Inc. > + */ > +#include <xen/keyhandler.h> > +#include <xen/llc-coloring.h> > +#include <xen/param.h> > + > +static bool __ro_after_init llc_coloring_enabled; > +boolean_param("llc-coloring", llc_coloring_enabled); > + > +static unsigned int __initdata llc_size; > +size_param("llc-size", llc_size); > +static unsigned int __initdata llc_nr_ways; > +integer_param("llc-nr-ways", llc_nr_ways); > +/* Number of colors available in the LLC */ > +static unsigned int __ro_after_init max_nr_colors; > + > +static void print_colors(const unsigned int *colors, unsigned int num_colors) > +{ > + unsigned int i; > + > + printk("{ "); > + for ( i = 0; i < num_colors; i++ ) > + { > + unsigned int start = colors[i], end = start; > + > + printk("%u", start); > + > + for ( ; i < num_colors - 1 && end + 1 == colors[i + 1]; i++, end++ ) > + ; > + > + if ( start != end ) > + printk("-%u", end); > + > + if ( i < num_colors - 1 ) > + printk(", "); > + } > + printk(" }\n"); > +} > + > +void __init llc_coloring_init(void) > +{ > + unsigned int way_size; > + > + if ( !llc_coloring_enabled ) > + return; > + > + if ( llc_size && llc_nr_ways ) > + way_size = llc_size / llc_nr_ways; > + else > + { > + way_size = get_llc_way_size(); > + if ( !way_size ) > + panic("LLC probing failed and 'llc-size' or 'llc-nr-ways' > missing\n"); > + } > + > + /* > + * The maximum number of colors must be a power of 2 in order to > correctly > + * map them to bits of an address. > + */ > + max_nr_colors = way_size >> PAGE_SHIFT; > + > + if ( max_nr_colors & (max_nr_colors - 1) ) > + panic("Number of LLC colors (%u) isn't a power of 2\n", > max_nr_colors); > + > + if ( max_nr_colors < 2 || max_nr_colors > CONFIG_NR_LLC_COLORS ) > + panic("Number of LLC colors (%u) not in range [2, %u]\n", > + max_nr_colors, CONFIG_NR_LLC_COLORS); > + > + arch_llc_coloring_init(); > +} > + > +void cf_check dump_llc_coloring_info(void) > +{ > + if ( !llc_coloring_enabled ) > + return; > + > + printk("LLC coloring info:\n"); > + printk(" Number of LLC colors supported: %u\n", max_nr_colors); > +} > + > +void cf_check domain_dump_llc_colors(const struct domain *d) > +{ > + if ( !llc_coloring_enabled ) > + return; > + > + printk("%u LLC colors: ", d->num_llc_colors); > + print_colors(d->llc_colors, d->num_llc_colors); > +} > + > +/* > + * Local variables: > + * mode: C > + * c-file-style: "BSD" > + * c-basic-offset: 4 > + * tab-width: 4 > + * indent-tabs-mode: nil > + * End: > + */ > diff --git a/xen/common/page_alloc.c b/xen/common/page_alloc.c > index 2ec17df9b4..c38edb9a58 100644 > --- a/xen/common/page_alloc.c > +++ b/xen/common/page_alloc.c > @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ > #include <xen/irq.h> > #include <xen/keyhandler.h> > #include <xen/lib.h> > +#include <xen/llc-coloring.h> > #include <xen/mm.h> > #include <xen/nodemask.h> > #include <xen/numa.h> > @@ -2623,6 +2624,8 @@ static void cf_check pagealloc_info(unsigned char key) > } > > printk(" Dom heap: %lukB free\n", total << (PAGE_SHIFT-10)); > + > + dump_llc_coloring_info(); > } > > static __init int cf_check pagealloc_keyhandler_init(void) > diff --git a/xen/include/xen/llc-coloring.h b/xen/include/xen/llc-coloring.h > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000000..c60c8050c5 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/xen/include/xen/llc-coloring.h > @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */ > +/* > + * Last Level Cache (LLC) coloring common header > + * > + * Copyright (C) 2022 Xilinx Inc. > + */ > +#ifndef __COLORING_H__ > +#define __COLORING_H__ > + > +#include <xen/sched.h> > +#include <public/domctl.h> > + > +#ifdef CONFIG_LLC_COLORING > +void llc_coloring_init(void); > +void dump_llc_coloring_info(void); > +void domain_dump_llc_colors(const struct domain *d); > +#else > +static inline void llc_coloring_init(void) {} > +static inline void dump_llc_coloring_info(void) {} > +static inline void domain_dump_llc_colors(const struct domain *d) {} > +#endif > + > +unsigned int get_llc_way_size(void); > +void arch_llc_coloring_init(void); > + > +#endif /* __COLORING_H__ */ > + > +/* > + * Local variables: > + * mode: C > + * c-file-style: "BSD" > + * c-basic-offset: 4 > + * tab-width: 4 > + * indent-tabs-mode: nil > + * End: > + */ > diff --git a/xen/include/xen/sched.h b/xen/include/xen/sched.h > index 37f5922f32..96cc934fc3 100644 > --- a/xen/include/xen/sched.h > +++ b/xen/include/xen/sched.h > @@ -627,6 +627,11 @@ struct domain > > /* Holding CDF_* constant. Internal flags for domain creation. */ > unsigned int cdf; > + > +#ifdef CONFIG_LLC_COLORING > + unsigned int num_llc_colors; > + const unsigned int *llc_colors; > +#endif > }; > > static inline struct page_list_head *page_to_list( > -- > 2.34.1 >
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