Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: page track: add a new notifier type: track_flush_slot

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On 09/10/2016 10:31, Neo Jia wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 09, 2016 at 03:41:43PM +0800, Xiaoguang Chen wrote:
>> When a memory slot is being moved or removed users of page track
>> can be notified. So users can drop write-protection for the pages
>> in that memory slot.
>>
>> This notifier type is needed by KVMGT to sync up its shadow page
>> table when memory slot is being moved or removed.
> 
> Hi Xiaoguang,
> 
> How is this supposed to be used by the kvmgt?

Hi Neo,

AFAIK this is needed because KVMGT doesn't paravirtualize the PPGTT,
while nVidia does.

Paolo

> Thanks,
> Neo
> 
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Xiao Guangrong <guangrong.xiao@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Chen Xiaoguang <xiaoguang.chen@xxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_page_track.h |  9 +++++++++
>>  arch/x86/kvm/page_track.c             | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c                    |  2 +-
>>  3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_page_track.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_page_track.h
>> index c2b8d24..5f66597 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_page_track.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_page_track.h
>> @@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ struct kvm_page_track_notifier_node {
>>  	 */
>>  	void (*track_write)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, const u8 *new,
>>  			    int bytes);
>> +	/*
>> +	 * It is called when memory slot is being moved or removed
>> +	 * users can drop write-protection for the pages in that memory slot
>> +	 *
>> +	 * @kvm: the kvm where memory slot being moved or removed
>> +	 * @slot: the memory slot being moved or removed
>> +	 */
>> +	void (*track_flush_slot)(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *slot);
>>  };
>>  
>>  void kvm_page_track_init(struct kvm *kvm);
>> @@ -58,4 +66,5 @@ kvm_page_track_unregister_notifier(struct kvm *kvm,
>>  				   struct kvm_page_track_notifier_node *n);
>>  void kvm_page_track_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, const u8 *new,
>>  			  int bytes);
>> +void kvm_page_track_flush_slot(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *slot);
>>  #endif
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/page_track.c b/arch/x86/kvm/page_track.c
>> index b431539..e79bb25 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/page_track.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/page_track.c
>> @@ -225,3 +225,28 @@ void kvm_page_track_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, const u8 *new,
>>  			n->track_write(vcpu, gpa, new, bytes);
>>  	srcu_read_unlock(&head->track_srcu, idx);
>>  }
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * Notify the node that memory slot is being removed or moved so that it can
>> + * drop write-protection for the pages in the memory slot.
>> + *
>> + * The node should figure out it has any write-protected pages in this slot
>> + * by itself.
>> + */
>> +void kvm_page_track_flush_slot(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *slot)
>> +{
>> +	struct kvm_page_track_notifier_head *head;
>> +	struct kvm_page_track_notifier_node *n;
>> +	int idx;
>> +
>> +	head = &kvm->arch.track_notifier_head;
>> +
>> +	if (hlist_empty(&head->track_notifier_list))
>> +		return;
>> +
>> +	idx = srcu_read_lock(&head->track_srcu);
>> +	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(n, &head->track_notifier_list, node)
>> +		if (n->track_flush_slot)
>> +			n->track_flush_slot(kvm, slot);
>> +	srcu_read_unlock(&head->track_srcu, idx);
>> +}
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
>> index 87f5dbb..f8ae90c 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
>> @@ -8278,7 +8278,7 @@ void kvm_arch_flush_shadow_all(struct kvm *kvm)
>>  void kvm_arch_flush_shadow_memslot(struct kvm *kvm,
>>  				   struct kvm_memory_slot *slot)
>>  {
>> -	kvm_mmu_invalidate_zap_all_pages(kvm);
>> +	kvm_page_track_flush_slot(kvm, slot);
>>  }
>>  
>>  static inline bool kvm_vcpu_has_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>> -- 
>> 1.9.1
>>
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