Re: [PATCH v3 8/8] x86,kvm: Teach KVM's VMX code that CR3 isn't a constant

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On 26/05/2017 02:47, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> When PCID is enabled, CR3's PCID bits can change during context
> switches, so KVM won't be able to treat CR3 as a per-mm constant any
> more.
> 
> I structured this like the existing CR4 handling.  Under ordinary
> circumstances (PCID disabled or if the current PCID and the value
> that's already in the VMCS match), then we won't do an extra VMCS
> write, and we'll never do an extra direct CR3 read.  The overhead
> should be minimal.
> 
> I disallowed using the new helper in non-atomic context because
> PCID support will cause CR3 to stop being constant in non-atomic
> process context.
> 
> (Frankly, it also scares me a bit that KVM ever treated CR3 as
> constant, but it looks like it was okay before.)
> 
> Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Nadav Amit <namit@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c                 | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
>  2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
> index 187c39470a0b..f20d7ea47095 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
> @@ -266,4 +266,23 @@ static inline bool arch_vma_access_permitted(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>  	return __pkru_allows_pkey(vma_pkey(vma), write);
>  }
>  
> +
> +/*
> + * This can be used from process context to figure out what the value of
> + * CR3 is without needing to do a (slow) read_cr3().
> + *
> + * It's intended to be used for code like KVM that sneakily changes CR3
> + * and needs to restore it.  It needs to be used very carefully.
> + */
> +static inline unsigned long __get_current_cr3_fast(void)
> +{
> +	unsigned long cr3 = __pa(this_cpu_read(cpu_tlbstate.loaded_mm)->pgd);
> +
> +	/* For now, be very restrictive about when this can be called. */
> +	VM_WARN_ON(in_nmi() || !in_atomic());
> +
> +	VM_BUG_ON(cr3 != read_cr3());
> +	return cr3;
> +}
> +
>  #endif /* _ASM_X86_MMU_CONTEXT_H */
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> index 72f78396bc09..b7b36c9ffa3d 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
>  #include <asm/kexec.h>
>  #include <asm/apic.h>
>  #include <asm/irq_remapping.h>
> +#include <asm/mmu_context.h>
>  
>  #include "trace.h"
>  #include "pmu.h"
> @@ -596,6 +597,7 @@ struct vcpu_vmx {
>  		int           gs_ldt_reload_needed;
>  		int           fs_reload_needed;
>  		u64           msr_host_bndcfgs;
> +		unsigned long vmcs_host_cr3;	/* May not match real cr3 */
>  		unsigned long vmcs_host_cr4;	/* May not match real cr4 */
>  	} host_state;
>  	struct {
> @@ -5012,12 +5014,19 @@ static void vmx_set_constant_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
>  	u32 low32, high32;
>  	unsigned long tmpl;
>  	struct desc_ptr dt;
> -	unsigned long cr0, cr4;
> +	unsigned long cr0, cr3, cr4;
>  
>  	cr0 = read_cr0();
>  	WARN_ON(cr0 & X86_CR0_TS);
>  	vmcs_writel(HOST_CR0, cr0);  /* 22.2.3 */
> -	vmcs_writel(HOST_CR3, read_cr3());  /* 22.2.3  FIXME: shadow tables */
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Save the most likely value for this task's CR3 in the VMCS.
> +	 * We can't use __get_current_cr3_fast() because we're not atomic.
> +	 */
> +	cr3 = read_cr3();
> +	vmcs_writel(HOST_CR3, cr3);		/* 22.2.3  FIXME: shadow tables */
> +	vmx->host_state.vmcs_host_cr3 = cr3;
>  
>  	/* Save the most likely value for this task's CR4 in the VMCS. */
>  	cr4 = cr4_read_shadow();
> @@ -8843,7 +8852,7 @@ static void vmx_arm_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  {
>  	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
> -	unsigned long debugctlmsr, cr4;
> +	unsigned long debugctlmsr, cr3, cr4;
>  
>  	/* Don't enter VMX if guest state is invalid, let the exit handler
>  	   start emulation until we arrive back to a valid state */
> @@ -8865,6 +8874,12 @@ static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  	if (test_bit(VCPU_REGS_RIP, (unsigned long *)&vcpu->arch.regs_dirty))
>  		vmcs_writel(GUEST_RIP, vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RIP]);
>  
> +	cr3 = __get_current_cr3_fast();
> +	if (unlikely(cr3 != vmx->host_state.vmcs_host_cr3)) {
> +		vmcs_writel(HOST_CR3, cr3);
> +		vmx->host_state.vmcs_host_cr3 = cr3;
> +	}
> +
>  	cr4 = cr4_read_shadow();
>  	if (unlikely(cr4 != vmx->host_state.vmcs_host_cr4)) {
>  		vmcs_writel(HOST_CR4, cr4);
> 

Queued, thanks.  If anybody needs a topic branch, please holler.

Paolo



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