Re: [PATCH 3/7] kvm: vmx: pass MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL and MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD down to the guest

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On 08/01/18 20:08, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
Direct access to MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL and MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD is important
for performance.  Allow load/store of MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, restore guest
IBRS on VM entry and set it to 0 on VM exit (because Linux does not use
it yet).

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
  arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 669f5f74857d..d00bcad7336e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@
  module_param_named(preemption_timer, enable_preemption_timer, bool, S_IRUGO);
  #endif

+static bool __read_mostly have_spec_ctrl;
+
  #define KVM_GUEST_CR0_MASK (X86_CR0_NW | X86_CR0_CD)
  #define KVM_VM_CR0_ALWAYS_ON_UNRESTRICTED_GUEST (X86_CR0_WP | X86_CR0_NE)
  #define KVM_VM_CR0_ALWAYS_ON						\
@@ -609,6 +611,8 @@ struct vcpu_vmx {
  	u64 		      msr_host_kernel_gs_base;
  	u64 		      msr_guest_kernel_gs_base;
  #endif
+	u64		      spec_ctrl;
+
  	u32 vm_entry_controls_shadow;
  	u32 vm_exit_controls_shadow;
  	u32 secondary_exec_control;
@@ -3361,6 +3365,9 @@ static int vmx_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
  	case MSR_IA32_TSC:
  		msr_info->data = guest_read_tsc(vcpu);
  		break;
+	case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
+		msr_info->data = to_vmx(vcpu)->spec_ctrl;
+		break;
  	case MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS:
  		msr_info->data = vmcs_read32(GUEST_SYSENTER_CS);
  		break;
@@ -3500,6 +3507,9 @@ static int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
  	case MSR_IA32_TSC:
  		kvm_write_tsc(vcpu, msr_info);
  		break;
+	case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
+		to_vmx(vcpu)->spec_ctrl = msr_info->data;
+		break;
  	case MSR_IA32_CR_PAT:
  		if (vmcs_config.vmentry_ctrl & VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_PAT) {
  			if (!kvm_mtrr_valid(vcpu, MSR_IA32_CR_PAT, data))
@@ -7062,6 +7072,17 @@ static __init int hardware_setup(void)
  		goto out;
  	}

+	/*
+	 * FIXME: this is only needed until SPEC_CTRL is supported
+	 * by upstream Linux in cpufeatures, then it can be replaced
+	 * with static_cpu_has.
+	 */
+	have_spec_ctrl = cpu_has_spec_ctrl();
+	if (have_spec_ctrl)
+		pr_info("kvm: SPEC_CTRL available\n");
+	else
+		pr_info("kvm: SPEC_CTRL not available\n");
+
  	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NX))
  		kvm_enable_efer_bits(EFER_NX);

@@ -7131,6 +7152,8 @@ static __init int hardware_setup(void)
  	vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS, false);
  	vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_ESP, false);
  	vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP, false);
+	vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, false);
+	vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD, false);

  	memcpy(vmx_msr_bitmap_legacy_x2apic_apicv,
  			vmx_msr_bitmap_legacy, PAGE_SIZE);
@@ -9597,6 +9620,9 @@ static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)

  	pt_guest_enter(vmx);

+	if (have_spec_ctrl && vmx->spec_ctrl != 0)
+		wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, vmx->spec_ctrl);
+

Intel specifies that the restore of MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL to guest value using WRMSR should be done after the last indirect branch before VMEntry. However, atomic_switch_perf_msrs() calls perf_guest_get_msrs() which calls x86_pmu.guest_get_msrs() which is an indirect branch.

Therefore, it seems that this block should be done after the call to vmx_arm_hv_timer().

  	atomic_switch_perf_msrs(vmx);

  	vmx_arm_hv_timer(vcpu);
@@ -9707,6 +9733,12 @@ static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
  #endif
  	      );

+	if (have_spec_ctrl) {
+		rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, vmx->spec_ctrl);
+		if (vmx->spec_ctrl)
+			wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, 0);
+	}
+
  	/* MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR is zeroed on vmexit. Restore it if needed */
  	if (vmx->host_debugctlmsr)
  		update_debugctlmsr(vmx->host_debugctlmsr);




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