Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] KVM: arm/arm64: Simplify active_change_prepare and plug race

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On Sun, Jun 04, 2017 at 02:41:13PM +0200, Andrew Jones wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 04, 2017 at 01:57:37PM +0200, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 04, 2017 at 10:15:57AM +0200, Andrew Jones wrote:
> > > On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 10:43:29AM +0200, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> > > > On Mon, May 22, 2017 at 04:30:22PM +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> > > > > On 16/05/17 11:04, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> > > > > > We don't need to stop a specific VCPU when changing the active state,
> > > > > > because private IRQs can only be modified by a running VCPU for the
> > > > > > VCPU itself and it is therefore already stopped.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > However, it is also possible for two VCPUs to be modifying the active
> > > > > > state of SPIs at the same time, which can cause the thread being stuck
> > > > > > in the loop that checks other VCPU threads for a potentially very long
> > > > > > time, or to modify the active state of a running VCPU.  Fix this by
> > > > > > serializing all accesses to setting and clearing the active state of
> > > > > > interrupts using the KVM mutex.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Reported-by: Andrew Jones <drjones@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Christoffer Dall <cdall@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h   |  2 --
> > > > > >  arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h |  2 --
> > > > > >  virt/kvm/arm/arm.c                | 20 ++++----------------
> > > > > >  virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c     | 18 ++++++++++--------
> > > > > >  virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c          | 11 ++++++-----
> > > > > >  5 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> > > > > > index f0e6657..12274d4 100644
> > > > > > --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> > > > > > +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> > > > > > @@ -233,8 +233,6 @@ struct kvm_vcpu *kvm_arm_get_running_vcpu(void);
> > > > > >  struct kvm_vcpu __percpu **kvm_get_running_vcpus(void);
> > > > > >  void kvm_arm_halt_guest(struct kvm *kvm);
> > > > > >  void kvm_arm_resume_guest(struct kvm *kvm);
> > > > > > -void kvm_arm_halt_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > > > > > -void kvm_arm_resume_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >  int kvm_arm_copy_coproc_indices(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 __user *uindices);
> > > > > >  unsigned long kvm_arm_num_coproc_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > > > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> > > > > > index 5e19165..32cbe8a 100644
> > > > > > --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> > > > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> > > > > > @@ -333,8 +333,6 @@ struct kvm_vcpu *kvm_arm_get_running_vcpu(void);
> > > > > >  struct kvm_vcpu * __percpu *kvm_get_running_vcpus(void);
> > > > > >  void kvm_arm_halt_guest(struct kvm *kvm);
> > > > > >  void kvm_arm_resume_guest(struct kvm *kvm);
> > > > > > -void kvm_arm_halt_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > > > > > -void kvm_arm_resume_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >  u64 __kvm_call_hyp(void *hypfn, ...);
> > > > > >  #define kvm_call_hyp(f, ...) __kvm_call_hyp(kvm_ksym_ref(f), ##__VA_ARGS__)
> > > > > > diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
> > > > > > index 3417e18..3c387fd 100644
> > > > > > --- a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
> > > > > > +++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
> > > > > > @@ -539,27 +539,15 @@ void kvm_arm_halt_guest(struct kvm *kvm)
> > > > > >  	kvm_make_all_cpus_request(kvm, KVM_REQ_VCPU_EXIT);
> > > > > >  }
> > > > > >  
> > > > > > -void kvm_arm_halt_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > > > > > -{
> > > > > > -	vcpu->arch.pause = true;
> > > > > > -	kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
> > > > > > -}
> > > > > > -
> > > > > > -void kvm_arm_resume_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > > > > > -{
> > > > > > -	struct swait_queue_head *wq = kvm_arch_vcpu_wq(vcpu);
> > > > > > -
> > > > > > -	vcpu->arch.pause = false;
> > > > > > -	swake_up(wq);
> > > > > > -}
> > > > > > -
> > > > > >  void kvm_arm_resume_guest(struct kvm *kvm)
> > > > > >  {
> > > > > >  	int i;
> > > > > >  	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
> > > > > >  
> > > > > > -	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm)
> > > > > > -		kvm_arm_resume_vcpu(vcpu);
> > > > > > +	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
> > > > > > +		vcpu->arch.pause = false;
> > > > > > +		swake_up(kvm_arch_vcpu_wq(vcpu));
> > > > > > +	}
> > > > > >  }
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >  static void vcpu_sleep(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > > > > > diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c
> > > > > > index 64cbcb4..c1e4bdd 100644
> > > > > > --- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c
> > > > > > +++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c
> > > > > > @@ -231,23 +231,21 @@ static void vgic_mmio_change_active(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vgic_irq *irq,
> > > > > >   * be migrated while we don't hold the IRQ locks and we don't want to be
> > > > > >   * chasing moving targets.
> > > > > >   *
> > > > > > - * For private interrupts, we only have to make sure the single and only VCPU
> > > > > > - * that can potentially queue the IRQ is stopped.
> > > > > > + * For private interrupts we don't have to do anything because userspace
> > > > > > + * accesses to the VGIC state already require all VCPUs to be stopped, and
> > > > > > + * only the VCPU itself can modify its private interrupts active state, which
> > > > > > + * guarantees that the VCPU is not running.
> > > > > >   */
> > > > > >  static void vgic_change_active_prepare(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 intid)
> > > > > >  {
> > > > > > -	if (intid < VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS)
> > > > > > -		kvm_arm_halt_vcpu(vcpu);
> > > > > > -	else
> > > > > > +	if (intid > VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS)
> > > > > >  		kvm_arm_halt_guest(vcpu->kvm);
> > > > > >  }
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >  /* See vgic_change_active_prepare */
> > > > > >  static void vgic_change_active_finish(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 intid)
> > > > > >  {
> > > > > > -	if (intid < VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS)
> > > > > > -		kvm_arm_resume_vcpu(vcpu);
> > > > > > -	else
> > > > > > +	if (intid > VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS)
> > > > > >  		kvm_arm_resume_guest(vcpu->kvm);
> > > > > >  }
> > > > > >  
> > > > > > @@ -271,11 +269,13 @@ void vgic_mmio_write_cactive(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> > > > > >  {
> > > > > >  	u32 intid = VGIC_ADDR_TO_INTID(addr, 1);
> > > > > >  
> > > > > > +	mutex_lock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
> > > > > >  	vgic_change_active_prepare(vcpu, intid);
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >  	__vgic_mmio_write_cactive(vcpu, addr, len, val);
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >  	vgic_change_active_finish(vcpu, intid);
> > > > > > +	mutex_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
> > > > > 
> > > > > Any reason not to move the lock/unlock calls to prepare/finish? Also, do
> > > > > we need to take that mutex if intid is a PPI?
> > > > 
> > > > I guess we strictly don't need to take the mutex if it's a PPI, no.
> > > > 
> > > > But I actually preferred this symmetry because you can easily tell we
> > > > don't have a bug (famous last words) by locking and unlocking the mutex
> > > > in the same function.
> > > > 
> > > > I don't feel strongly about it though, so I can move it if you prefer
> > > > it.
> > > 
> > > Actually we must move the locking into the prepare/finish functions, in
> > > order to tuck them into the VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS conditions. Otherwise,
> > > with gicv3, when userspace accesses ISACTIVER0/ICACTIVER0, which are
> > > SGI_base offsets, then the vgic_v3_sgibase_registers table is used. That
> > > table doesn't provide the uaccess functions, so we try to lock twice
> > > again.
> > > 
> > 
> > Nice find.
> > 
> > How about we always use the uaccess functions or uaccesses instead? :
> 
> Yeah, that's a better suggestion. u-access, i-access, we-all-access :-)
> 
cool.  I've put it in kvmarm/queue.

Thanks,
-Christoffer



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