Re: [PATCH v3 01/10] KVM: x86/mmu: Change tdp_mmu to a read-only parameter

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On Mon, 2022-10-03 at 11:58 -0700, Isaku Yamahata wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 09:10:43PM +0000,
> "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 2022-09-27 at 09:14 -0700, David Matlack wrote:
> > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 2:19 AM Huang, Kai <kai.huang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > +bool __ro_after_init tdp_mmu_allowed;
> > > > > +
> > > > 
> > > > [...]
> > > > 
> > > > > @@ -5662,6 +5669,9 @@ void kvm_configure_mmu(bool enable_tdp, int tdp_forced_root_level,
> > > > >       tdp_root_level = tdp_forced_root_level;
> > > > >       max_tdp_level = tdp_max_root_level;
> > > > > 
> > > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> > > > > +     tdp_mmu_enabled = tdp_mmu_allowed && tdp_enabled;
> > > > > +#endif
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > [...]
> > > > 
> > > > > @@ -6661,6 +6671,13 @@ void __init kvm_mmu_x86_module_init(void)
> > > > >       if (nx_huge_pages == -1)
> > > > >               __set_nx_huge_pages(get_nx_auto_mode());
> > > > > 
> > > > > +     /*
> > > > > +      * Snapshot userspace's desire to enable the TDP MMU. Whether or not the
> > > > > +      * TDP MMU is actually enabled is determined in kvm_configure_mmu()
> > > > > +      * when the vendor module is loaded.
> > > > > +      */
> > > > > +     tdp_mmu_allowed = tdp_mmu_enabled;
> > > > > +
> > > > >       kvm_mmu_spte_module_init();
> > > > >  }
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Sorry last time I didn't review deeply, but I am wondering why do we need
> > > > 'tdp_mmu_allowed' at all?  The purpose of having 'allow_mmio_caching' is because
> > > > kvm_mmu_set_mmio_spte_mask() is called twice, and 'enable_mmio_caching' can be
> > > > disabled in the first call, so it can be against user's desire in the second
> > > > call.  However it appears for 'tdp_mmu_enabled' we don't need 'tdp_mmu_allowed',
> > > > as kvm_configure_mmu() is only called once by VMX or SVM, if I read correctly.
> > > 
> > > tdp_mmu_allowed is needed because kvm_intel and kvm_amd are separate
> > > modules from kvm. So kvm_configure_mmu() can be called multiple times
> > > (each time kvm_intel or kvm_amd is loaded).
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > Indeed. :)
> > 
> > Reviewed-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> kvm_arch_init() which is called early during the module initialization before
> kvm_configure_mmu() via kvm_arch_hardware_setup() checks if the vendor module
> (kvm_intel or kvm_amd) was already loaded.  If yes, it results in -EEXIST.
> 
> So kvm_configure_mmu() won't be called twice.
> 

Hi Isaku,

Please consider module reload.

-- 
Thanks,
-Kai






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