Re: [PATCH v2 09/17] kvm: x86: Add ability to skip TLB flush when switching CR3

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On Tue, Jun 12, 2018 at 03:52:36PM -0700, Junaid Shahid wrote:
> Remove the implicit flush from the set_cr3 handlers, so that the
> callers are able to decide whether to flush the TLB or not.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Junaid Shahid <junaids@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c | 2 ++
>  arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h | 1 -
>  arch/x86/kvm/svm.c | 4 ----
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 1 -
>  4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
> index 94d4cf4cb743..41c5440067f2 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
> @@ -4059,6 +4059,7 @@ static bool fast_cr3_switch(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t new_cr3,
>  
>  			kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_LOAD_CR3, vcpu);
>  			kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_SYNC, vcpu);
> +			kvm_x86_ops->tlb_flush(vcpu, true);

Shouldn't this be "kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH, vcpu)" instead
of an immediate TLB flush since we're delaying the load and sync until
vcpu_enter_guest()?

>  			__clear_sp_write_flooding_count(
>  				page_header(mmu->root_hpa));
>  
> @@ -4841,6 +4842,7 @@ int kvm_mmu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  	if (r)
>  		goto out;
>  	kvm_mmu_load_cr3(vcpu);
> +	kvm_x86_ops->tlb_flush(vcpu, true);
>  out:
>  	return r;
>  }
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h
> index e8e439c19a74..9950c04e1239 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h
> @@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ static inline int kvm_mmu_reload(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  
>  static inline void kvm_mmu_load_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  {
> -	/* set_cr3() should ensure TLB has been flushed */
>  	if (VALID_PAGE(vcpu->arch.mmu.root_hpa))
>  		vcpu->arch.mmu.set_cr3(vcpu, vcpu->arch.mmu.root_hpa);
>  }
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> index d9305f1723f5..9f12f67564ef 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> @@ -2875,7 +2875,6 @@ static void nested_svm_set_tdp_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>  
>  	svm->vmcb->control.nested_cr3 = __sme_set(root);
>  	mark_dirty(svm->vmcb, VMCB_NPT);
> -	svm_flush_tlb(vcpu, true);
>  }
>  
>  static void nested_svm_inject_npf_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> @@ -5740,7 +5739,6 @@ static void svm_set_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long root)
>  
>  	svm->vmcb->save.cr3 = __sme_set(root);
>  	mark_dirty(svm->vmcb, VMCB_CR);
> -	svm_flush_tlb(vcpu, true);
>  }
>  
>  static void set_tdp_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long root)
> @@ -5753,8 +5751,6 @@ static void set_tdp_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long root)
>  	/* Also sync guest cr3 here in case we live migrate */
>  	svm->vmcb->save.cr3 = kvm_read_cr3(vcpu);
>  	mark_dirty(svm->vmcb, VMCB_CR);
> -
> -	svm_flush_tlb(vcpu, true);
>  }
>  
>  static int is_disabled(void)
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> index 9c85c6249280..90898442172c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> @@ -4966,7 +4966,6 @@ static void vmx_set_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr3)
>  		ept_load_pdptrs(vcpu);
>  	}
>  
> -	vmx_flush_tlb(vcpu, true);
>  	vmcs_writel(GUEST_CR3, guest_cr3);
>  }
>  
> -- 
> 2.18.0.rc1.242.g61856ae69a-goog
> 



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