Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] KVM: x86: kvm_hv_flush_tlb use inputs from XMM registers

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On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 08:13:19PM +0000, Wei Liu wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 07:00:16PM +0200, Siddharth Chandrasekaran wrote:
> > +
> > +static inline void kvm_hv_hypercall_read_xmm(struct kvm_hv_hcall *hc)
> 
> Do you really need inline here? The compiler should be smart enough to
> inline this function if necessary.

Removed.

> > +{
> > +     int reg;
> > +
> > +     kvm_fpu_get();
> > +     for (reg = 0; reg < KVM_HV_HYPERCALL_MAX_XMM_REGISTERS; reg++)
> > +             _kvm_read_sse_reg(reg, &hc->xmm[reg]);
> > +     kvm_fpu_put();
> > +     hc->xmm_dirty = false;
> 
> There is no code that sets xmm_dirty to true? What am I missing? I guess
> that's because you haven't implemented the hypercalls that need writing
> back to guest?

Yes, when a hypercall want to return data via XMM registers, it should
update hc->xmm[] and set hc->dirty (I plan on using this in a future
patch). The reason why I didn't differ this change to actual patch
needs it is that it pairs nicely with the read/write xmm_reg() calls in
kvm_hv_hypercall().

~ Sid.



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