Re: [PATCH v3 8/8] x86,kvm: Teach KVM's VMX code that CR3 isn't a constant

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On 26/05/2017 17:30, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> 
> 
> On 26/05/2017 02:47, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
>> When PCID is enabled, CR3's PCID bits can change during context
>> switches, so KVM won't be able to treat CR3 as a per-mm constant any
>> more.
>>
>> I structured this like the existing CR4 handling.  Under ordinary
>> circumstances (PCID disabled or if the current PCID and the value
>> that's already in the VMCS match), then we won't do an extra VMCS
>> write, and we'll never do an extra direct CR3 read.  The overhead
>> should be minimal.
>>
>> I disallowed using the new helper in non-atomic context because
>> PCID support will cause CR3 to stop being constant in non-atomic
>> process context.
>>
>> (Frankly, it also scares me a bit that KVM ever treated CR3 as
>> constant, but it looks like it was okay before.)
>>
>> Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Nadav Amit <namit@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
>>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c                 | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
>>  2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
>> index 187c39470a0b..f20d7ea47095 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
>> @@ -266,4 +266,23 @@ static inline bool arch_vma_access_permitted(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>>  	return __pkru_allows_pkey(vma_pkey(vma), write);
>>  }
>>  
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * This can be used from process context to figure out what the value of
>> + * CR3 is without needing to do a (slow) read_cr3().
>> + *
>> + * It's intended to be used for code like KVM that sneakily changes CR3
>> + * and needs to restore it.  It needs to be used very carefully.
>> + */
>> +static inline unsigned long __get_current_cr3_fast(void)
>> +{
>> +	unsigned long cr3 = __pa(this_cpu_read(cpu_tlbstate.loaded_mm)->pgd);
>> +
>> +	/* For now, be very restrictive about when this can be called. */
>> +	VM_WARN_ON(in_nmi() || !in_atomic());
>> +
>> +	VM_BUG_ON(cr3 != read_cr3());
>> +	return cr3;
>> +}
>> +
>>  #endif /* _ASM_X86_MMU_CONTEXT_H */
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
>> index 72f78396bc09..b7b36c9ffa3d 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
>> @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
>>  #include <asm/kexec.h>
>>  #include <asm/apic.h>
>>  #include <asm/irq_remapping.h>
>> +#include <asm/mmu_context.h>
>>  
>>  #include "trace.h"
>>  #include "pmu.h"
>> @@ -596,6 +597,7 @@ struct vcpu_vmx {
>>  		int           gs_ldt_reload_needed;
>>  		int           fs_reload_needed;
>>  		u64           msr_host_bndcfgs;
>> +		unsigned long vmcs_host_cr3;	/* May not match real cr3 */
>>  		unsigned long vmcs_host_cr4;	/* May not match real cr4 */
>>  	} host_state;
>>  	struct {
>> @@ -5012,12 +5014,19 @@ static void vmx_set_constant_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
>>  	u32 low32, high32;
>>  	unsigned long tmpl;
>>  	struct desc_ptr dt;
>> -	unsigned long cr0, cr4;
>> +	unsigned long cr0, cr3, cr4;
>>  
>>  	cr0 = read_cr0();
>>  	WARN_ON(cr0 & X86_CR0_TS);
>>  	vmcs_writel(HOST_CR0, cr0);  /* 22.2.3 */
>> -	vmcs_writel(HOST_CR3, read_cr3());  /* 22.2.3  FIXME: shadow tables */
>> +
>> +	/*
>> +	 * Save the most likely value for this task's CR3 in the VMCS.
>> +	 * We can't use __get_current_cr3_fast() because we're not atomic.
>> +	 */
>> +	cr3 = read_cr3();
>> +	vmcs_writel(HOST_CR3, cr3);		/* 22.2.3  FIXME: shadow tables */
>> +	vmx->host_state.vmcs_host_cr3 = cr3;
>>  
>>  	/* Save the most likely value for this task's CR4 in the VMCS. */
>>  	cr4 = cr4_read_shadow();
>> @@ -8843,7 +8852,7 @@ static void vmx_arm_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>  static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>  {
>>  	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
>> -	unsigned long debugctlmsr, cr4;
>> +	unsigned long debugctlmsr, cr3, cr4;
>>  
>>  	/* Don't enter VMX if guest state is invalid, let the exit handler
>>  	   start emulation until we arrive back to a valid state */
>> @@ -8865,6 +8874,12 @@ static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>  	if (test_bit(VCPU_REGS_RIP, (unsigned long *)&vcpu->arch.regs_dirty))
>>  		vmcs_writel(GUEST_RIP, vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RIP]);
>>  
>> +	cr3 = __get_current_cr3_fast();
>> +	if (unlikely(cr3 != vmx->host_state.vmcs_host_cr3)) {
>> +		vmcs_writel(HOST_CR3, cr3);
>> +		vmx->host_state.vmcs_host_cr3 = cr3;
>> +	}
>> +
>>  	cr4 = cr4_read_shadow();
>>  	if (unlikely(cr4 != vmx->host_state.vmcs_host_cr4)) {
>>  		vmcs_writel(HOST_CR4, cr4);
>>
> 
> Queued, thanks.  If anybody needs a topic branch, please holler.

Ah, no, it depends on the others.  Note to self, compile first, answer
second.

Paolo

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