Re: [PATCH v8 04/11] KVM: x86/mmu: Relax locking for kvm_test_age_gfn and kvm_age_gfn

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On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 5:45 PM Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Nov 07, 2024, James Houghton wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 6, 2024 at 3:22 AM kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi James,
> > >
> > > kernel test robot noticed the following build warnings:
> > >
> > > [auto build test WARNING on a27e0515592ec9ca28e0d027f42568c47b314784]
> > >
> > > url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/James-Houghton/KVM-Remove-kvm_handle_hva_range-helper-functions/20241106-025133
> > > base:   a27e0515592ec9ca28e0d027f42568c47b314784
> > > patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241105184333.2305744-5-jthoughton%40google.com
> > > patch subject: [PATCH v8 04/11] KVM: x86/mmu: Relax locking for kvm_test_age_gfn and kvm_age_gfn
> > > config: x86_64-rhel-8.3 (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20241106/202411061526.RAuCXKJh-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/config)
> > > compiler: gcc-12 (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0
> > > reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20241106/202411061526.RAuCXKJh-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/reproduce)
> > >
> > > If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
> > > the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
> > > | Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > | Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202411061526.RAuCXKJh-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
> > >
> > > All warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):
> > >
> > >    arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c: In function 'kvm_tdp_mmu_age_spte':
> > > >> arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c:1189:23: warning: ignoring return value of '__tdp_mmu_set_spte_atomic' declared with attribute 'warn_unused_result' [-Wunused-result]
> > >     1189 |                 (void)__tdp_mmu_set_spte_atomic(iter, new_spte);
> > >          |                       ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> >
> > Well, I saw this compiler warning in my latest rebase and thought the
> > `(void)` would fix it. I guess the next best way to fix it would be to
> > assign to an `int __maybe_unused`. I'll do for a v9, or Sean if you're
> > going to take the series (maybe? :)), go ahead and apply whatever fix
> > you like.
>
> Heh, actually, the compiler is correct.  Ignoring the return value is a bug.
> KVM should instead return immediately, as falling through to the tracepoint will
> log bogus information.  E.g. will show a !PRESENT SPTE, instead of whatever the
> current SPTE actually is (iter->old_spte will have been updating to the current
> value of the SPTE).
>
>         trace_kvm_tdp_mmu_spte_changed(iter->as_id, iter->gfn, iter->level,
>                                        iter->old_spte, new_spte);
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
> index f5b4f1060fff..cc8ae998b7c8 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
> @@ -1186,7 +1186,8 @@ static void kvm_tdp_mmu_age_spte(struct tdp_iter *iter)
>                  * It is safe for the following cmpxchg to fail. Leave the
>                  * Accessed bit set, as the spte is most likely young anyway.
>                  */
> -               (void)__tdp_mmu_set_spte_atomic(iter, new_spte);
> +               if (__tdp_mmu_set_spte_atomic(iter, new_spte))
> +                       return;
>         }
>
>         trace_kvm_tdp_mmu_spte_changed(iter->as_id, iter->gfn, iter->level,
>

Oh yes, you're right. Thanks Sean! The diff LGTM.





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