Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/HVM: cache attribute pinning adjustments

[Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>]

On 03/03/16 10:31, Jan Beulich wrote:
> - call hvm_get_mem_pinned_cacheattr() for RAM ranges only (requires
>   some re-ordering in epte_get_entry_emt(), to fully handle all MMIO
>   aspects first) - it's documented to be intended for RAM only
> - remove unnecessary indirection for hvm_get_mem_pinned_cacheattr()'s
>   return of the type
> - make hvm_set_mem_pinned_cacheattr() return an error on bad domain
>   kind or obviously bad GFN range
> - also avoid cache flush on EPT when removing a UC- range
> - other code structure adjustments without intended functional change

Reviewing would be far easier if these code structure changes were in a
different patch.  In particular, half the changes to
epte_get_entry_emt() appear to just be reordering the direct_mmio check
in order to drop an ASSERT(), but I am not quite sure, given the
complexity of the change.

> @@ -587,20 +578,21 @@ static void free_pinned_cacheattr_entry(
>      xfree(container_of(rcu, struct hvm_mem_pinned_cacheattr_range, rcu));
>  }
>  
> -int32_t hvm_set_mem_pinned_cacheattr(
> -    struct domain *d,
> -    uint64_t gfn_start,
> -    uint64_t gfn_end,
> -    uint32_t  type)
> +int hvm_set_mem_pinned_cacheattr(struct domain *d, uint64_t gfn_start,
> +                                 uint64_t gfn_end, uint32_t type)
>  {
>      struct hvm_mem_pinned_cacheattr_range *range;
>      int rc = 1;
>  
> -    if ( !is_hvm_domain(d) || gfn_end < gfn_start )
> -        return 0;
> +    if ( !is_hvm_domain(d) )
> +        return -EOPNOTSUPP;

You introduce an asymmetry between set and get here, both in terms of
the checks (hvm vs hvm_container), and assert vs plain failure.  Why is
this?

I would suggest ASSERT(is_hvm_domain(d)) in both cases.

> --- a/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/cacheattr.h
> +++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/cacheattr.h
> @@ -1,29 +1,23 @@
>  #ifndef __HVM_CACHEATTR_H__
>  #define __HVM_CACHEATTR_H__
>  
> -void hvm_init_cacheattr_region_list(
> -    struct domain *d);
> -void hvm_destroy_cacheattr_region_list(
> -    struct domain *d);
> +#include <xen/types.h>
> +
> +struct domain;
> +void hvm_init_cacheattr_region_list(struct domain *d);
> +void hvm_destroy_cacheattr_region_list(struct domain *d);
>  
>  /*
>   * To see guest_fn is in the pinned range or not,
> - * if yes, return 1, and set type to value in this range
> - * if no,  return 0, setting type to ~0
> - * if ambiguous, return -1, setting type to ~0 (possible only for order > 0)
> + * if yes, return the (non-negative) type
> + * if no or ambiguous, return a negative error code
>   */
> -int hvm_get_mem_pinned_cacheattr(
> -    struct domain *d,
> -    uint64_t guest_fn,
> -    unsigned int order,
> -    uint32_t *type);
> +int hvm_get_mem_pinned_cacheattr(struct domain *d, uint64_t guest_fn,
> +                                 unsigned int order);

fn, being the usual abbreviation for function, makes this confusing to
read.  As it is already changing, could we change the parameter name to
gfn or guest_frame to be more consistent?  (Perhaps even start using
gfn_t if you are feeing keen).

~Andrew

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