RE: [PATCH 2/2 v2] kvm: powerpc: set cache coherency only for kernel managed pages

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: kvm-ppc-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kvm-ppc-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Alexander Graf
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 8:23 PM
> To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777
> Cc: kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Wood Scott-B07421; Bhushan
> Bharat-R65777
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] kvm: powerpc: set cache coherency only for kernel
> managed pages
> 
> 
> On 18.07.2013, at 15:19, Bharat Bhushan wrote:
> 
> > If there is a struct page for the requested mapping then it's normal
> > RAM and the mapping is set to "M" bit (coherent, cacheable) otherwise
> > this is treated as I/O and we set  "I + G"  (cache inhibited, guarded)
> >
> > This helps setting proper TLB mapping for direct assigned device
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Bharat Bhushan <bharat.bhushan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > v2: some cleanup and added comment
> > -
> > arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_mmu_host.c |   23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
> > 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_mmu_host.c
> > b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_mmu_host.c
> > index 1c6a9d7..02eb973 100644
> > --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_mmu_host.c
> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_mmu_host.c
> > @@ -64,13 +64,26 @@ static inline u32 e500_shadow_mas3_attrib(u32 mas3, int
> usermode)
> > 	return mas3;
> > }
> >
> > -static inline u32 e500_shadow_mas2_attrib(u32 mas2, int usermode)
> > +static inline u32 e500_shadow_mas2_attrib(u32 mas2, pfn_t pfn)
> > {
> > +	u32 mas2_attr;
> > +
> > +	mas2_attr = mas2 & MAS2_ATTRIB_MASK;
> > +
> > +	/*
> > +	 * RAM is always mappable on e500 systems, so this is identical
> > +	 * to kvm_is_mmio_pfn(), just without its overhead.
> > +	 */
> > +	if (!pfn_valid(pfn)) {
> > +		/* Pages not managed by Kernel are treated as I/O, set I + G */
> 
> Please also document the intermediate thought that I/O should be mapped non-
> cached.

I did not get what you mean to document?

> 
> > +		mas2_attr |= MAS2_I | MAS2_G;
> > #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> 
> Please separate the SMP case out of the branch.

Really :) this was looking simple to me.

> 
> > -	return (mas2 & MAS2_ATTRIB_MASK) | MAS2_M;
> > -#else
> > -	return mas2 & MAS2_ATTRIB_MASK;
> > +	} else {
> > +		/* Kernel managed pages are actually RAM so set  "M" */
> 
> This comment doesn't tell me why M can be set ;).

RAM in SMP, so setting coherent, is not that obvious?

-Bharat

> 
> 
> Alex
> 
> > +		mas2_attr |= MAS2_M;
> > #endif
> > +	}
> > +	return mas2_attr;
> > }
> >
> > /*
> > @@ -313,7 +326,7 @@ static void kvmppc_e500_setup_stlbe(
> > 	/* Force IPROT=0 for all guest mappings. */
> > 	stlbe->mas1 = MAS1_TSIZE(tsize) | get_tlb_sts(gtlbe) | MAS1_VALID;
> > 	stlbe->mas2 = (gvaddr & MAS2_EPN) |
> > -		      e500_shadow_mas2_attrib(gtlbe->mas2, pr);
> > +		      e500_shadow_mas2_attrib(gtlbe->mas2, pfn);
> > 	stlbe->mas7_3 = ((u64)pfn << PAGE_SHIFT) |
> > 			e500_shadow_mas3_attrib(gtlbe->mas7_3, pr);
> >
> > --
> > 1.7.0.4
> >
> >
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