Re: [PATCH v3 06/11] KVM: VMX: Invalidate hv_tlb_eptp to denote an EPTP mismatch

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Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Drop the dedicated 'ept_pointers_match' field in favor of stuffing
> 'hv_tlb_eptp' with INVALID_PAGE to mark it as invalid, i.e. to denote
> that there is at least one EPTP mismatch.  Use a local variable to
> track whether or not a mismatch is detected so that hv_tlb_eptp can be
> used to skip redundant flushes.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h |  7 -------
>  2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> index 17b228c4ba19..25a714cda662 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> @@ -500,32 +500,44 @@ static int hv_remote_flush_tlb_with_range(struct kvm *kvm,
>  {
>  	struct kvm_vmx *kvm_vmx = to_kvm_vmx(kvm);
>  	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
> -	int ret = 0, i;
> +	int ret = 0, i, nr_unique_valid_eptps;
>  	u64 tmp_eptp;
>  
>  	spin_lock(&kvm_vmx->ept_pointer_lock);
>  
> -	if (kvm_vmx->ept_pointers_match != EPT_POINTERS_MATCH) {
> -		kvm_vmx->ept_pointers_match = EPT_POINTERS_MATCH;
> -		kvm_vmx->hv_tlb_eptp = INVALID_PAGE;
> +	if (!VALID_PAGE(kvm_vmx->hv_tlb_eptp)) {
> +		nr_unique_valid_eptps = 0;
>  
> +		/*
> +		 * Flush all valid EPTPs, and see if all vCPUs have converged
> +		 * on a common EPTP, in which case future flushes can skip the
> +		 * loop and flush the common EPTP.
> +		 */
>  		kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
>  			tmp_eptp = to_vmx(vcpu)->ept_pointer;
>  			if (!VALID_PAGE(tmp_eptp) ||
>  			    tmp_eptp == kvm_vmx->hv_tlb_eptp)
>  				continue;
>  
> -			if (!VALID_PAGE(kvm_vmx->hv_tlb_eptp))
> +			/*
> +			 * Set the tracked EPTP to the first valid EPTP.  Keep
> +			 * this EPTP for the entirety of the loop even if more
> +			 * EPTPs are encountered as a low effort optimization
> +			 * to avoid flushing the same (first) EPTP again.
> +			 */
> +			if (++nr_unique_valid_eptps == 1)
>  				kvm_vmx->hv_tlb_eptp = tmp_eptp;
> -			else
> -				kvm_vmx->ept_pointers_match
> -					= EPT_POINTERS_MISMATCH;
>  
>  			ret |= hv_remote_flush_eptp(tmp_eptp, range);
>  		}
> -		if (kvm_vmx->ept_pointers_match == EPT_POINTERS_MISMATCH)
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * The optimized flush of a single EPTP can't be used if there
> +		 * are multiple valid EPTPs (obviously).
> +		 */
> +		if (nr_unique_valid_eptps > 1)
>  			kvm_vmx->hv_tlb_eptp = INVALID_PAGE;
> -	} else if (VALID_PAGE(kvm_vmx->hv_tlb_eptp)) {
> +	} else {
>  		ret = hv_remote_flush_eptp(kvm_vmx->hv_tlb_eptp, range);
>  	}
>  
> @@ -3060,8 +3072,7 @@ static void vmx_load_mmu_pgd(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, hpa_t root_hpa,
>  		if (kvm_x86_ops.tlb_remote_flush) {
>  			spin_lock(&to_kvm_vmx(kvm)->ept_pointer_lock);
>  			to_vmx(vcpu)->ept_pointer = eptp;
> -			to_kvm_vmx(kvm)->ept_pointers_match
> -				= EPT_POINTERS_CHECK;
> +			to_kvm_vmx(kvm)->hv_tlb_eptp = INVALID_PAGE;
>  			spin_unlock(&to_kvm_vmx(kvm)->ept_pointer_lock);
>  		}
>  
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
> index 9a25e83f8b96..cecc2a641e19 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
> @@ -288,12 +288,6 @@ struct vcpu_vmx {
>  	} shadow_msr_intercept;
>  };
>  
> -enum ept_pointers_status {
> -	EPT_POINTERS_CHECK = 0,
> -	EPT_POINTERS_MATCH = 1,
> -	EPT_POINTERS_MISMATCH = 2
> -};
> -
>  struct kvm_vmx {
>  	struct kvm kvm;
>  
> @@ -302,7 +296,6 @@ struct kvm_vmx {
>  	gpa_t ept_identity_map_addr;
>  
>  	hpa_t hv_tlb_eptp;
> -	enum ept_pointers_status ept_pointers_match;
>  	spinlock_t ept_pointer_lock;
>  };

This looks really neat and straighforward now, thanks!

Reviewed-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx>

-- 
Vitaly




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