Re: [PATCH] KVM: x86: emulate wait-for-SIPI and SIPI-VMExit

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On 22/09/20 07:23, yadong.qi@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Yadong Qi <yadong.qi@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Background: We have a lightweight HV, it needs INIT-VMExit and
> SIPI-VMExit to wake-up APs for guests since it do not monitor
> the Local APIC. But currently virtual wait-for-SIPI(WFS) state
> is not supported in nVMX, so when running on top of KVM, the L1
> HV cannot receive the INIT-VMExit and SIPI-VMExit which cause
> the L2 guest cannot wake up the APs.
> 
> According to Intel SDM Chapter 25.2 Other Causes of VM Exits,
> SIPIs cause VM exits when a logical processor is in
> wait-for-SIPI state.
> 
> In this patch:
>     1. introduce SIPI exit reason,
>     2. introduce wait-for-SIPI state for nVMX,
>     3. advertise wait-for-SIPI support to guest.
> 
> When L1 hypervisor is not monitoring Local APIC, L0 need to emulate
> INIT-VMExit and SIPI-VMExit to L1 to emulate INIT-SIPI-SIPI for
> L2. L2 LAPIC write would be traped by L0 Hypervisor(KVM), L0 should
> emulate the INIT/SIPI vmexit to L1 hypervisor to set proper state
> for L2's vcpu state.
> 
> Handle procdure:
> Source vCPU:
>     L2 write LAPIC.ICR(INIT).
>     L0 trap LAPIC.ICR write(INIT): inject a latched INIT event to target
>        vCPU.
> Target vCPU:
>     L0 emulate an INIT VMExit to L1 if is guest mode.
>     L1 set guest VMCS, guest_activity_state=WAIT_SIPI, vmresume.
>     L0 set vcpu.mp_state to INIT_RECEIVED if (vmcs12.guest_activity_state
>        == WAIT_SIPI).
> 
> Source vCPU:
>     L2 write LAPIC.ICR(SIPI).
>     L0 trap LAPIC.ICR write(INIT): inject a latched SIPI event to traget
>        vCPU.
> Target vCPU:
>     L0 emulate an SIPI VMExit to L1 if (vcpu.mp_state == INIT_RECEIVED).
>     L1 set CS:IP, guest_activity_state=ACTIVE, vmresume.
>     L0 resume to L2.
>     L2 start-up.

Again, this looks good but it needs testcases.

Thanks,

Paolo

> Signed-off-by: Yadong Qi <yadong.qi@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h      |  1 +
>  arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h |  2 ++
>  arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c            |  5 ++--
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c       | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>  4 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
> index cd7de4b401fe..bff06dc64c52 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
> @@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
>  #define VMX_MISC_PREEMPTION_TIMER_RATE_MASK	0x0000001f
>  #define VMX_MISC_SAVE_EFER_LMA			0x00000020
>  #define VMX_MISC_ACTIVITY_HLT			0x00000040
> +#define VMX_MISC_ACTIVITY_WAIT_SIPI		0x00000100
>  #define VMX_MISC_ZERO_LEN_INS			0x40000000
>  #define VMX_MISC_MSR_LIST_MULTIPLIER		512
>  
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h
> index b8ff9e8ac0d5..ada955c5ebb6 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h
> @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
>  #define EXIT_REASON_EXTERNAL_INTERRUPT  1
>  #define EXIT_REASON_TRIPLE_FAULT        2
>  #define EXIT_REASON_INIT_SIGNAL			3
> +#define EXIT_REASON_SIPI_SIGNAL         4
>  
>  #define EXIT_REASON_INTERRUPT_WINDOW    7
>  #define EXIT_REASON_NMI_WINDOW          8
> @@ -94,6 +95,7 @@
>  	{ EXIT_REASON_EXTERNAL_INTERRUPT,    "EXTERNAL_INTERRUPT" }, \
>  	{ EXIT_REASON_TRIPLE_FAULT,          "TRIPLE_FAULT" }, \
>  	{ EXIT_REASON_INIT_SIGNAL,           "INIT_SIGNAL" }, \
> +	{ EXIT_REASON_SIPI_SIGNAL,           "SIPI_SIGNAL" }, \
>  	{ EXIT_REASON_INTERRUPT_WINDOW,      "INTERRUPT_WINDOW" }, \
>  	{ EXIT_REASON_NMI_WINDOW,            "NMI_WINDOW" }, \
>  	{ EXIT_REASON_TASK_SWITCH,           "TASK_SWITCH" }, \
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
> index 5ccbee7165a2..d04ac7dc6adf 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
> @@ -2839,7 +2839,7 @@ void kvm_apic_accept_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * INITs are latched while CPU is in specific states
> -	 * (SMM, VMX non-root mode, SVM with GIF=0).
> +	 * (SMM, SVM with GIF=0).
>  	 * Because a CPU cannot be in these states immediately
>  	 * after it has processed an INIT signal (and thus in
>  	 * KVM_MP_STATE_INIT_RECEIVED state), just eat SIPIs
> @@ -2847,7 +2847,8 @@ void kvm_apic_accept_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  	 */
>  	if (kvm_vcpu_latch_init(vcpu)) {
>  		WARN_ON_ONCE(vcpu->arch.mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_INIT_RECEIVED);
> -		if (test_bit(KVM_APIC_SIPI, &apic->pending_events))
> +		if (test_bit(KVM_APIC_SIPI, &apic->pending_events) &&
> +		    !is_guest_mode(vcpu))
>  			clear_bit(KVM_APIC_SIPI, &apic->pending_events);
>  		return;
>  	}
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> index 1bb6b31eb646..fe3bb68df987 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> @@ -2946,7 +2946,8 @@ static int nested_vmx_check_vmcs_link_ptr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>  static int nested_check_guest_non_reg_state(struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
>  {
>  	if (CC(vmcs12->guest_activity_state != GUEST_ACTIVITY_ACTIVE &&
> -	       vmcs12->guest_activity_state != GUEST_ACTIVITY_HLT))
> +	       vmcs12->guest_activity_state != GUEST_ACTIVITY_HLT &&
> +	       vmcs12->guest_activity_state != GUEST_ACTIVITY_WAIT_SIPI))
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  
>  	return 0;
> @@ -3543,19 +3544,29 @@ 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
> -	 * awakened by event injection or by an NMI-window VM-exit or
> -	 * by an interrupt-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->cpu_based_vm_exec_control & CPU_BASED_NMI_WINDOW_EXITING) &&
> -	    !((vmcs12->cpu_based_vm_exec_control & CPU_BASED_INTR_WINDOW_EXITING) &&
> -	      (vmcs12->guest_rflags & X86_EFLAGS_IF))) {
> +	switch (vmcs12->guest_activity_state) {
> +	case GUEST_ACTIVITY_HLT:
> +		/*
> +		 * 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 or
> +		 * by an interrupt-window VM-exit, halt the vcpu.
> +		 */
> +		if (!(vmcs12->vm_entry_intr_info_field & INTR_INFO_VALID_MASK) &&
> +		    !nested_cpu_has(vmcs12, CPU_BASED_NMI_WINDOW_EXITING) &&
> +		    !(nested_cpu_has(vmcs12, CPU_BASED_INTR_WINDOW_EXITING) &&
> +		      (vmcs12->guest_rflags & X86_EFLAGS_IF))) {
> +			vmx->nested.nested_run_pending = 0;
> +			return kvm_vcpu_halt(vcpu);
> +		}
> +		break;
> +	case GUEST_ACTIVITY_WAIT_SIPI:
>  		vmx->nested.nested_run_pending = 0;
> -		return kvm_vcpu_halt(vcpu);
> +		vcpu->arch.mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_INIT_RECEIVED;
> +		break;
> +	default:
> +		break;
>  	}
> +
>  	return 1;
>  
>  vmentry_failed:
> @@ -3781,7 +3792,20 @@ static int vmx_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  			return -EBUSY;
>  		nested_vmx_update_pending_dbg(vcpu);
>  		clear_bit(KVM_APIC_INIT, &apic->pending_events);
> -		nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_INIT_SIGNAL, 0, 0);
> +		if (vcpu->arch.mp_state != KVM_MP_STATE_INIT_RECEIVED)
> +			nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_INIT_SIGNAL, 0, 0);
> +		return 0;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (lapic_in_kernel(vcpu) &&
> +	    test_bit(KVM_APIC_SIPI, &apic->pending_events)) {
> +		if (block_nested_events)
> +			return -EBUSY;
> +
> +		clear_bit(KVM_APIC_SIPI, &apic->pending_events);
> +		if (vcpu->arch.mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_INIT_RECEIVED)
> +			nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_SIPI_SIGNAL, 0,
> +						apic->sipi_vector & 0xFFUL);
>  		return 0;
>  	}
>  
> @@ -6471,7 +6495,8 @@ void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps)
>  	msrs->misc_low |=
>  		MSR_IA32_VMX_MISC_VMWRITE_SHADOW_RO_FIELDS |
>  		VMX_MISC_EMULATED_PREEMPTION_TIMER_RATE |
> -		VMX_MISC_ACTIVITY_HLT;
> +		VMX_MISC_ACTIVITY_HLT |
> +		VMX_MISC_ACTIVITY_WAIT_SIPI;
>  	msrs->misc_high = 0;
>  
>  	/*
> 




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