On Wed, Jun 06, 2018 at 10:36:44AM -0400, Babu Moger wrote: > topoext feature cannot be supported in certain cases > with large number of cores or threads. Add the check. > > Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@xxxxxxx> > --- > target/i386/cpu.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c > index 86fb1a4..fc5c66d 100644 > --- a/target/i386/cpu.c > +++ b/target/i386/cpu.c > @@ -509,6 +509,20 @@ static void encode_topo_cpuid8000001e(CPUState *cs, X86CPU *cpu, > } > > /* > + * Check if we can support this topology > + * Fail if number of cores are beyond the supported config > + * or nr_threads is more than 2 > + */ > +static int topology_supports_topoext(int nr_cores, int nr_threads) > +{ > + if ((nr_cores > (MAX_CORES_IN_NODE * MAX_NODES_PER_SOCKET)) || > + (nr_threads > 2)) { > + return 0; > + } > + return 1; > +} > + > +/* > * Definitions of the hardcoded cache entries we expose: > * These are legacy cache values. If there is a need to change any > * of these values please use builtin_x86_defs > @@ -4941,6 +4955,19 @@ static void x86_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp) > > qemu_init_vcpu(cs); > > + /* On AMD systems, check if we can support topoext feature */ > + if (IS_AMD_CPU(env) && > + (env->features[FEAT_8000_0001_ECX] & CPUID_EXT3_TOPOEXT)) { > + if (!topology_supports_topoext(cs->nr_cores, cs->nr_threads)) { > + /* Cannot support topoext */ > + error_setg(errp, "CPU model does not support topoext feature " > + "with number of cores(%d) and threads(%d). " > + "Please configure -smp options properly.", > + cs->nr_cores, cs->nr_threads); See error.h documentation: * Error reporting system loosely patterned after Glib's GError. * * Create an error: * error_setg(&err, "situation normal, all fouled up"); * * Create an error and add additional explanation: * error_setg(&err, "invalid quark"); * error_append_hint(&err, "Valid quarks are up, down, strange, " * "charm, top, bottom.\n"); * * Do *not* contract this to * error_setg(&err, "invalid quark\n" * "Valid quarks are up, down, strange, charm, top, bottom."); * I suggest something like this: static bool topology_supports_topoext(int nr_cores, int nr_threads, Error **errp) { if (nr_cores > (MAX_CORES_IN_NODE * MAX_NODES_PER_SOCKET))) { error_setg(errp, "TOPOEXT unsupported with %d cores per socket", nr_cores); error_append_hint(errp, "TOPOEXT supports only up to %d cores per socket", (MAX_CORES_IN_NODE * MAX_NODES_PER_SOCKET)); return false; } if (nr_threads > 2) { error_setg(errp, "TOPOEXT unsupported with %d threads per core", nr_threads); error_append_hint(errp, "TOPOEXT supports only up to 2 threads per core"); (MAX_CORES_IN_NODE * MAX_NODES_PER_SOCKET)); return false; } return true; } static void x86_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp) { /* ... */ if (IS_AMD_CPU(env) && (env->features[FEAT_8000_0001_ECX] & CPUID_EXT3_TOPOEXT) && !topology_supports_topoext(cs->nr_cores, cs->nr_threads, errp)) { return; } /* ... */ } -- Eduardo