Re: [PATCH] x86: Add CPUID KVM support for new instruction WBNOINVD

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On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 1:02 PM Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 19/12/18 18:39, Jim Mattson wrote:
> > Is this an instruction that kvm has to be able to emulate before it
> > can enumerate its existence?
>
> It doesn't have any operands, so no.
>
> Paolo
>
> > On Wed, Dec 19, 2018 at 5:51 AM Robert Hoo <robert.hu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Robert Hoo <robert.hu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> ---
> >>  arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 1 +
> >>  arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c               | 2 +-
> >>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
> >> index 28c4a50..932b19f 100644
> >> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
> >> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
> >> @@ -280,6 +280,7 @@
> >>  /* AMD-defined CPU features, CPUID level 0x80000008 (EBX), word 13 */
> >>  #define X86_FEATURE_CLZERO             (13*32+ 0) /* CLZERO instruction */
> >>  #define X86_FEATURE_IRPERF             (13*32+ 1) /* Instructions Retired Count */
> >> +#define X86_FEATURE_WBNOINVD           (13*32+ 9) /* Writeback and Don't invalid cache */
> >>  #define X86_FEATURE_XSAVEERPTR         (13*32+ 2) /* Always save/restore FP error pointers */
> >>  #define X86_FEATURE_AMD_IBPB           (13*32+12) /* "" Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier */
> >>  #define X86_FEATURE_AMD_IBRS           (13*32+14) /* "" Indirect Branch Restricted Speculation */
> >> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
> >> index cc6dd65..763e115 100644
> >> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
> >> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
> >> @@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static inline int __do_cpuid_ent(struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry, u32 function,
> >>
> >>         /* cpuid 0x80000008.ebx */
> >>         const u32 kvm_cpuid_8000_0008_ebx_x86_features =
> >> -               F(AMD_IBPB) | F(AMD_IBRS) | F(AMD_SSBD) | F(VIRT_SSBD) |
> >> +               F(WBNOINVD) | F(AMD_IBPB) | F(AMD_IBRS) | F(AMD_SSBD) | F(VIRT_SSBD) |
> >>                 F(AMD_SSB_NO) | F(AMD_STIBP);
> >>
> >>         /* cpuid 0xC0000001.edx */
> >> --
> >> 1.8.3.1
> >>

What is the point of enumerating support for WBNOINVD if kvm is going
to implement it as WBINVD?



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