Re: [PATCH 3/8] KVM: PPC: booke: Added debug handler

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On 01.02.2013, at 06:04, Bhushan Bharat-R65777 wrote:

> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: kvm-ppc-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kvm-ppc-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Alexander Graf
>> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:38 PM
>> To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777
>> Cc: kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] KVM: PPC: booke: Added debug handler
>> 
>> 
>> On 31.01.2013, at 17:58, Bhushan Bharat-R65777 wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Alexander Graf [mailto:agraf@xxxxxxx]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 5:47 PM
>>>> To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777
>>>> Cc: kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] KVM: PPC: booke: Added debug handler
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 30.01.2013, at 12:30, Bhushan Bharat-R65777 wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Alexander Graf [mailto:agraf@xxxxxxx]
>>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 5:13 PM
>>>>>> To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777
>>>>>> Cc: kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Bhushan
>>>>>> Bharat-R65777
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] KVM: PPC: booke: Added debug handler
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 16.01.2013, at 09:24, Bharat Bhushan wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> From: Bharat Bhushan <Bharat.Bhushan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Installed debug handler will be used for guest debug support and
>>>>>>> debug facility emulation features (patches for these features will
>>>>>>> follow this patch).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Liu Yu <yu.liu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> [bharat.bhushan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx: Substantial changes]
>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Bharat Bhushan <bharat.bhushan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>> arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h |    1 +
>>>>>>> arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c   |    1 +
>>>>>>> arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_interrupts.S |   49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>> --
>>>> --
>>>>>>> 3 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>>>>>>> b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>>>>>>> index 8a72d59..f4ba881 100644
>>>>>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>>>>>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>>>>>>> @@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
>>>>>>> 	u32 tlbcfg[4];
>>>>>>> 	u32 mmucfg;
>>>>>>> 	u32 epr;
>>>>>>> +	u32 crit_save;
>>>>>>> 	struct kvmppc_booke_debug_reg dbg_reg; #endif
>>>>>>> 	gpa_t paddr_accessed;
>>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
>>>>>>> b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
>>>>>>> index 46f6afd..02048f3 100644
>>>>>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
>>>>>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
>>>>>>> @@ -562,6 +562,7 @@ int main(void)
>>>>>>> 	DEFINE(VCPU_LAST_INST, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.last_inst));
>>>>>>> 	DEFINE(VCPU_FAULT_DEAR, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu, arch.fault_dear));
>>>>>>> 	DEFINE(VCPU_FAULT_ESR, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu,
>>>>>>> arch.fault_esr));
>>>>>>> +	DEFINE(VCPU_CRIT_SAVE, offsetof(struct kvm_vcpu,
>>>>>>> +arch.crit_save));
>>>>>>> #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S */
>>>>>>> #endif /* CONFIG_KVM */
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_interrupts.S
>>>>>>> b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_interrupts.S
>>>>>>> index eae8483..dd9c5d4 100644
>>>>>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_interrupts.S
>>>>>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_interrupts.S
>>>>>>> @@ -52,12 +52,7 @@
>>>>>>>                     (1<<BOOKE_INTERRUPT_PROGRAM) | \
>>>>>>>                     (1<<BOOKE_INTERRUPT_DTLB_MISS))
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> -.macro KVM_HANDLER ivor_nr scratch srr0
>>>>>>> -_GLOBAL(kvmppc_handler_\ivor_nr)
>>>>>>> -	/* Get pointer to vcpu and record exit number. */
>>>>>>> -	mtspr	\scratch , r4
>>>>>>> -	mfspr   r4, SPRN_SPRG_THREAD
>>>>>>> -	lwz     r4, THREAD_KVM_VCPU(r4)
>>>>>>> +.macro __KVM_HANDLER ivor_nr scratch srr0
>>>>>>> 	stw	r3, VCPU_GPR(R3)(r4)
>>>>>>> 	stw	r5, VCPU_GPR(R5)(r4)
>>>>>>> 	stw	r6, VCPU_GPR(R6)(r4)
>>>>>>> @@ -74,6 +69,46 @@ _GLOBAL(kvmppc_handler_\ivor_nr)
>>>>>>> 	bctr
>>>>>>> .endm
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> +.macro KVM_HANDLER ivor_nr scratch srr0
>>>>>>> +_GLOBAL(kvmppc_handler_\ivor_nr)
>>>>>>> +	/* Get pointer to vcpu and record exit number. */
>>>>>>> +	mtspr	\scratch , r4
>>>>>>> +	mfspr   r4, SPRN_SPRG_THREAD
>>>>>>> +	lwz     r4, THREAD_KVM_VCPU(r4)
>>>>>>> +	__KVM_HANDLER \ivor_nr \scratch \srr0 .endm
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +.macro KVM_DBG_HANDLER ivor_nr scratch srr0
>>>>>>> +_GLOBAL(kvmppc_handler_\ivor_nr)
>>>>>>> +	mtspr   \scratch, r4
>>>>>>> +	mfspr	r4, SPRN_SPRG_THREAD
>>>>>>> +	lwz	r4, THREAD_KVM_VCPU(r4)
>>>>>>> +	stw	r3, VCPU_CRIT_SAVE(r4)
>>>>>>> +	mfcr	r3
>>>>>>> +	mfspr	r4, SPRN_CSRR1
>>>>>>> +	andi.	r4, r4, MSR_PR
>>>>>>> +	bne	1f
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> +	/* debug interrupt happened in enter/exit path */
>>>>>>> +	mfspr   r4, SPRN_CSRR1
>>>>>>> +	rlwinm  r4, r4, 0, ~MSR_DE
>>>>>>> +	mtspr   SPRN_CSRR1, r4
>>>>>>> +	lis	r4, 0xffff
>>>>>>> +	ori	r4, r4, 0xffff
>>>>>>> +	mtspr	SPRN_DBSR, r4
>>>>>>> +	mfspr	r4, SPRN_SPRG_THREAD
>>>>>>> +	lwz	r4, THREAD_KVM_VCPU(r4)
>>>>>>> +	mtcr	r3
>>>>>>> +	lwz     r3, VCPU_CRIT_SAVE(r4)
>>>>>>> +	mfspr   r4, \scratch
>>>>>>> +	rfci
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What is this part doing? Try to ignore the debug exit?
>>>>> 
>>>>> As BOOKE doesn't have hardware support for virtualization, hardware
>>>>> never know
>>>> current pc is in guest or in host.
>>>>> So when enable hardware single step for guest, it cannot be disabled
>>>>> at the
>>>> time guest exit. Thus, we'll see that an single step interrupt
>>>> happens at the beginning of guest exit path.
>>>>> 
>>>>> With the above code we recognize this kind of single step interrupt
>>>>> disable
>>>> single step and rfci.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Why would we have MSR_DE
>>>>>> enabled in the first place when we can't handle it?
>>>>> 
>>>>> When QEMU is using hardware debug resource then we always set MSR_DE
>>>>> during
>>>> guest is running.
>>>> 
>>>> Right, but why is MSR_DE enabled during the exit path? If MSR_DE
>>>> wasn't set, you wouldn't get a single step exit.
>>> 
>>> We always set MSR_DE in hw MSR when qemu using the debug resource.
>> 
>> In the _guest_ MSR, yes. But once we exit the guest, it shouldn't be set
>> anymore, because we're in an interrupt handler, no? Or is MSR_DE kept alive on
>> interrupts?
>> 
>>> 
>>>> During the exit code path, you could then swap DBSR back to what the
>>>> host expects (which means no single step). Only after that enable
>>>> MSR_DE again.
>>> 
>>> We do not support deferred debug interrupt, so we do save restore dbsr.
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> +1:	/* debug interrupt happened in guest */
>>>>>>> +	mtcr	r3
>>>>>>> +	mfspr	r4, SPRN_SPRG_THREAD
>>>>>>> +	lwz	r4, THREAD_KVM_VCPU(r4)
>>>>>>> +	lwz     r3, VCPU_CRIT_SAVE(r4)
>>>>>>> +	__KVM_HANDLER \ivor_nr \scratch \srr0
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I don't think you need the __KVM_HANDLER split. This should be
>>>>>> quite easily refactorable into a simple DBG prolog.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Can you please elaborate how you are envisioning this?
>>>> 
>>>> With this patch, you have
>>>> 
>>>> KVM_HANLDER:
>>>> 
>>>> <code>
>>>> __KVM_HANDLER
>>>> 
>>>> KVM_DBG_HANDLER:
>>>> 
>>>> <code>
>>>> __KVM_HANDLER
>>>> 
>>>> Right?
>>>> 
>>>> In KVM_HANDLER, you get:
>>>> 
>>>>> .macro KVM_HANDLER ivor_nr scratch srr0
>>>>> _GLOBAL(kvmppc_handler_\ivor_nr)
>>>>> 	/* Get pointer to vcpu and record exit number. */
>>>>> 	mtspr	\scratch , r4
>>>>> 	mfspr   r4, SPRN_SPRG_THREAD
>>>>> 	lwz     r4, THREAD_KVM_VCPU(r4)
>>>>> 	__KVM_HANDLER \ivor_nr \scratch \srr0 .endm
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> while KVM_DBG_HANDLER is:
>>>> 
>>>>> +.macro KVM_DBG_HANDLER ivor_nr scratch srr0
>>>>> +_GLOBAL(kvmppc_handler_\ivor_nr)
>>>>> <debug specific handling>
>>>>> +1:	/* debug interrupt happened in guest */
>>>>> +	mtcr	r3
>>>>> +	mfspr	r4, SPRN_SPRG_THREAD
>>>>> +	lwz	r4, THREAD_KVM_VCPU(r4)
>>>>> +	lwz     r3, VCPU_CRIT_SAVE(r4)
>>>>> +	__KVM_HANDLER \ivor_nr \scratch \srr0 .endm
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> So if you write this as
>>>> 
>>>> KVM_DBG_HANDLER:
>>>> 	<debug specific handling>
>>>> 	1:
>>>> 	mtcr		r3
>>>> 	mfspr	r4, SPRN_SPRG_THREAD
>>>> 	lwz		r4, THREAD_KVM_VCPU(r4)
>>>> 	lwz		r3, VCPU_CRIT_SAVE(r4)
>>>> 	lwz		r4, \scratch
>>>> 	<KVM_HANDLER>
>>>> 
>>>> then you get code that is slower :) but it should be easier to read,
>>>> since the interface between the individual pieces is always the same.
>>>> Debug shouldn't be a fast path anyway, right?
>>> 
>>> Frankly speaking I do not see much difference :).
>>> 
>>> If we have to do as you mentioned then I think we can just do
>>> 
>>> KVM_DBG_HANDLER:
>>> 	<debug specific handling>
>>> 	1:
>>> 	mtcr		r3
>>> 	lwz		r3, VCPU_CRIT_SAVE(r4)
>>> 	lwz		r4, \scratch
>>> 	<KVM_HANDLER>
>> 
>> Whatever it takes to keep the oddball (debug) an oddball and keep the normal
>> case easy :).
> 
> I think there will be another problem as  the kvmppc_handler_\ivor_nr will not be the starting address which is required as per our ivor/ivpr usages for booke architecture.
> 
> I am thinking of keeping as is :).

How about we take a hybrid approach? You write the code as I described above, but call __KVM_HANDLER at the end. The normal KVM_HANDLER would look like:

KVM_HANDLER:
	kvmppc_handler_\ivor_nr:
	__KVM_HANDLER ...

That way the code should still be more understandable :)


Alex

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