Re: [PATCH 5/7] target/i386/kvm: reset AMD PMU registers during VM reset

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On 11/4/2024 3:10 PM, Dongli Zhang wrote:
> QEMU uses the kvm_get_msrs() function to save Intel PMU registers from KVM
> and kvm_put_msrs() to restore them to KVM. However, there is no support for
> AMD PMU registers. Currently, has_pmu_version and num_pmu_gp_counters are
> initialized based on cpuid(0xa), which does not apply to AMD processors.
> For AMD CPUs, prior to PerfMonV2, the number of general-purpose registers
> is determined based on the CPU version.
> 
> To address this issue, we need to add support for AMD PMU registers.
> Without this support, the following problems can arise:
> 
> 1. If the VM is reset (e.g., via QEMU system_reset or VM kdump/kexec) while
> running "perf top", the PMU registers are not disabled properly.
> 
> 2. Despite x86_cpu_reset() resetting many registers to zero, kvm_put_msrs()
> does not handle AMD PMU registers, causing some PMU events to remain
> enabled in KVM.
> 
> 3. The KVM kvm_pmc_speculative_in_use() function consistently returns true,
> preventing the reclamation of these events. Consequently, the
> kvm_pmc->perf_event remains active.
> 
> 4. After a reboot, the VM kernel may report the following error:
> 
> [    0.092011] Performance Events: Fam17h+ core perfctr, Broken BIOS detected, complain to your hardware vendor.
> [    0.092023] [Firmware Bug]: the BIOS has corrupted hw-PMU resources (MSR c0010200 is 530076)
> 
> 5. In the worst case, the active kvm_pmc->perf_event may inject unknown
> NMIs randomly into the VM kernel:
> 
> [...] Uhhuh. NMI received for unknown reason 30 on CPU 0.
> 
> To resolve these issues, we propose resetting AMD PMU registers during the
> VM reset process.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dongli Zhang <dongli.zhang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  target/i386/cpu.h     |   8 +++
>  target/i386/kvm/kvm.c | 156 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  2 files changed, 161 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
> index 59959b8b7a..0505eb3b08 100644
> --- a/target/i386/cpu.h
> +++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
> @@ -488,6 +488,14 @@ typedef enum X86Seg {
>  #define MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL       0x38f
>  #define MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_OVF_CTRL   0x390
>  
> +#define MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0                 0xc0010000
> +#define MSR_K7_PERFCTR0                 0xc0010004
> +#define MSR_F15H_PERF_CTL0              0xc0010200
> +#define MSR_F15H_PERF_CTR0              0xc0010201
> +
> +#define AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS              4
> +#define AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS_CORE         6
> +
>  #define MSR_MC0_CTL                     0x400
>  #define MSR_MC0_STATUS                  0x401
>  #define MSR_MC0_ADDR                    0x402
> diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
> index ca2b644e2c..83ec85a9b9 100644
> --- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
> +++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
> @@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ full:
>      abort();
>  }
>  
> -static void kvm_init_pmu_info(CPUX86State *env)
> +static void kvm_init_pmu_info_intel(CPUX86State *env)
>  {
>      uint32_t eax, edx;
>      uint32_t unused;
> @@ -2072,6 +2072,80 @@ static void kvm_init_pmu_info(CPUX86State *env)
>      }
>  }
>  
> +static void kvm_init_pmu_info_amd(CPUX86State *env)
> +{
> +    int64_t family;
> +
> +    has_pmu_version = 0;
> +
> +    /*
> +     * To determine the CPU family, the following code is derived from
> +     * x86_cpuid_version_get_family().
> +     */
> +    family = (env->cpuid_version >> 8) & 0xf;
> +    if (family == 0xf) {
> +        family += (env->cpuid_version >> 20) & 0xff;
> +    }
> +
> +    /*
> +     * Performance-monitoring supported from K7 and later.
> +     */
> +    if (family < 6) {
> +        return;
> +    }
> +
> +    has_pmu_version = 1;
> +
> +    if (!(env->features[FEAT_8000_0001_ECX] & CPUID_EXT3_PERFCORE)) {
> +        num_pmu_gp_counters = AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS;
> +        return;
> +    }
> +
> +    num_pmu_gp_counters = AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS_CORE;
> +}
> +
> +static bool is_same_vendor(CPUX86State *env)
> +{
> +    static uint32_t host_cpuid_vendor1;
> +    static uint32_t host_cpuid_vendor2;
> +    static uint32_t host_cpuid_vendor3;
> +
> +    host_cpuid(0x0, 0, NULL, &host_cpuid_vendor1, &host_cpuid_vendor3,
> +               &host_cpuid_vendor2);
> +
> +    return env->cpuid_vendor1 == host_cpuid_vendor1 &&
> +           env->cpuid_vendor2 == host_cpuid_vendor2 &&
> +           env->cpuid_vendor3 == host_cpuid_vendor3;
> +}
> +
> +static void kvm_init_pmu_info(CPUX86State *env)
> +{
> +    /*
> +     * It is not supported to virtualize AMD PMU registers on Intel
> +     * processors, nor to virtualize Intel PMU registers on AMD processors.
> +     */
> +    if (!is_same_vendor(env)) {
> +        return;
> +    }
> +
> +    /*
> +     * If KVM_CAP_PMU_CAPABILITY is not supported, there is no way to
> +     * disable the AMD pmu virtualization.
> +     *
> +     * If KVM_CAP_PMU_CAPABILITY is supported, kvm_state->pmu_cap_disabled
> +     * indicates the KVM has already disabled the pmu virtualization.
> +     */
> +    if (kvm_state->pmu_cap_disabled) {
> +        return;
> +    }
> +
> +    if (IS_INTEL_CPU(env)) {
> +        kvm_init_pmu_info_intel(env);
> +    } else if (IS_AMD_CPU(env)) {
> +        kvm_init_pmu_info_amd(env);
> +    }
> +}
> +
>  int kvm_arch_init_vcpu(CPUState *cs)
>  {
>      struct {
> @@ -4027,7 +4101,7 @@ static int kvm_put_msrs(X86CPU *cpu, int level)
>              kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_KVM_POLL_CONTROL, env->poll_control_msr);
>          }
>  
> -        if (has_pmu_version > 0) {
> +        if (IS_INTEL_CPU(env) && has_pmu_version > 0) {
>              if (has_pmu_version > 1) {
>                  /* Stop the counter.  */
>                  kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL, 0);
> @@ -4058,6 +4132,38 @@ static int kvm_put_msrs(X86CPU *cpu, int level)
>                                    env->msr_global_ctrl);
>              }
>          }
> +
> +        if (IS_AMD_CPU(env) && has_pmu_version > 0) {
> +            uint32_t sel_base = MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0;
> +            uint32_t ctr_base = MSR_K7_PERFCTR0;
> +            /*
> +             * The address of the next selector or counter register is
> +             * obtained by incrementing the address of the current selector
> +             * or counter register by one.
> +             */
> +            uint32_t step = 1;
> +
> +            /*
> +             * When PERFCORE is enabled, AMD PMU uses a separate set of
> +             * addresses for the selector and counter registers.
> +             * Additionally, the address of the next selector or counter
> +             * register is determined by incrementing the address of the
> +             * current register by two.
> +             */
> +            if (num_pmu_gp_counters == AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS_CORE) {
> +                sel_base = MSR_F15H_PERF_CTL0;
> +                ctr_base = MSR_F15H_PERF_CTR0;
> +                step = 2;
> +            }
> +
> +            for (i = 0; i < num_pmu_gp_counters; i++) {
> +                kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, ctr_base + i * step,
> +                                  env->msr_gp_counters[i]);
> +                kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, sel_base + i * step,
> +                                  env->msr_gp_evtsel[i]);
> +            }
> +        }
> +
>          /*
>           * Hyper-V partition-wide MSRs: to avoid clearing them on cpu hot-add,
>           * only sync them to KVM on the first cpu
> @@ -4503,7 +4609,8 @@ static int kvm_get_msrs(X86CPU *cpu)
>      if (env->features[FEAT_KVM] & (1 << KVM_FEATURE_POLL_CONTROL)) {
>          kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_KVM_POLL_CONTROL, 1);
>      }
> -    if (has_pmu_version > 0) {
> +
> +    if (IS_INTEL_CPU(env) && has_pmu_version > 0) {
>          if (has_pmu_version > 1) {
>              kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_CORE_PERF_FIXED_CTR_CTRL, 0);
>              kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL, 0);
> @@ -4519,6 +4626,35 @@ static int kvm_get_msrs(X86CPU *cpu)
>          }
>      }
>  
> +    if (IS_AMD_CPU(env) && has_pmu_version > 0) {
> +        uint32_t sel_base = MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0;
> +        uint32_t ctr_base = MSR_K7_PERFCTR0;
> +        /*
> +         * The address of the next selector or counter register is
> +         * obtained by incrementing the address of the current selector
> +         * or counter register by one.
> +         */
> +        uint32_t step = 1;
> +
> +        /*
> +         * When PERFCORE is enabled, AMD PMU uses a separate set of
> +         * addresses for the selector and counter registers.
> +         * Additionally, the address of the next selector or counter
> +         * register is determined by incrementing the address of the
> +         * current register by two.
> +         */
> +        if (num_pmu_gp_counters == AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS_CORE) {
> +            sel_base = MSR_F15H_PERF_CTL0;
> +            ctr_base = MSR_F15H_PERF_CTR0;
> +            step = 2;
> +        }
> +
> +        for (i = 0; i < num_pmu_gp_counters; i++) {
> +            kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, ctr_base + i * step, 0);
> +            kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, sel_base + i * step, 0);
> +        }
> +    }
> +
>      if (env->mcg_cap) {
>          kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_MCG_STATUS, 0);
>          kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_MCG_CTL, 0);
> @@ -4830,6 +4966,20 @@ static int kvm_get_msrs(X86CPU *cpu)
>          case MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0 ... MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0 + MAX_GP_COUNTERS - 1:
>              env->msr_gp_evtsel[index - MSR_P6_EVNTSEL0] = msrs[i].data;
>              break;
> +        case MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 ... MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + 3:

The upper bound is very unlikely to change but rewriting MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + 3 as
MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS - 1 may be more readable. Same applies to
MSR_K7_PERFCTR below.

> +            env->msr_gp_evtsel[index - MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0] = msrs[i].data;
> +            break;
> +        case MSR_K7_PERFCTR0 ... MSR_K7_PERFCTR0 + 3:
> +            env->msr_gp_counters[index - MSR_K7_PERFCTR0] = msrs[i].data;
> +            break;
> +        case MSR_F15H_PERF_CTL0 ... MSR_F15H_PERF_CTL0 + 0xb:

Same as above except this one needs AMD64_NUM_COUNTERS_CORE * 2 - 1.

> +            index = index - MSR_F15H_PERF_CTL0;
> +            if (index & 0x1) {
> +                env->msr_gp_counters[index] = msrs[i].data;
> +            } else {
> +                env->msr_gp_evtsel[index] = msrs[i].data;
> +            }
> +            break;
>          case HV_X64_MSR_HYPERCALL:
>              env->msr_hv_hypercall = msrs[i].data;
>              break;





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