Re: [PATCH 1/2] kvm: nVMX: NMI-window exiting should wake L2 from HLT

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On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 04:24:57PM -0800, Jim Mattson wrote:
> According to the SDM, "NMI-window exiting" VM-exits wake a logical
> processor from the same inactive states as would an NMI. Specifically,
> they wake a logical processor from the shutdown state and from the
> states entered using the HLT and MWAIT instructions.
> 
> Fixes: 6dfacadd5858 ("KVM: nVMX: Add support for activity state HLT")
> Signed-off-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Peter Shier <pshier@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 19 ++++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> index ccc6a01eb4f4..5f5c79e72a49 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> @@ -13421,6 +13421,17 @@ static int nested_vmx_enter_non_root_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>  	return 1;
>  }
>  
> +static bool nested_vmx_nmi_window_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> +{
> +	struct vmcs12 *vmcs12 = get_vmcs12(vcpu);

Any reason not to pass vmcs12 directly to the function?  vcpu isn't
used othwerwise and the call site already has and is using vmcs12.

> +	return (vmcs12->cpu_based_vm_exec_control &
> +		CPU_BASED_VIRTUAL_NMI_PENDING) &&
> +		vmcs12->guest_activity_state != GUEST_ACTIVITY_WAIT_SIPI &&
> +		!(vmcs12->guest_interruptibility_info &
> +		  (GUEST_INTR_STATE_NMI | GUEST_INTR_STATE_MOV_SS));
> +}
> +
>  /*
>   * nested_vmx_run() handles a nested entry, i.e., a VMLAUNCH or VMRESUME on L1
>   * for running an L2 nested guest.
> @@ -13512,11 +13523,13 @@ static int nested_vmx_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool launch)
>  	nested_cache_shadow_vmcs12(vcpu, vmcs12);
>  
>  	/*
> -	 * If we're entering a halted L2 vcpu and the L2 vcpu won't be woken
> -	 * by event injection, halt vcpu.
> +	 * If we're entering a halted L2 vcpu and the L2 vcpu won't be
> +	 * awakened by event injection or by an NMI-window VM-exit,
> +	 * halt the vcpu.
>  	 */
>  	if ((vmcs12->guest_activity_state == GUEST_ACTIVITY_HLT) &&
> -	    !(vmcs12->vm_entry_intr_info_field & INTR_INFO_VALID_MASK)) {
> +	    !(vmcs12->vm_entry_intr_info_field & INTR_INFO_VALID_MASK) &&
> +	    !nested_vmx_nmi_window_exit(vcpu)) {
>  		vmx->nested.nested_run_pending = 0;
>  		return kvm_vcpu_halt(vcpu);
>  	}
> -- 
> 2.19.1.1215.g8438c0b245-goog
> 



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