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From: Denis Plotnikov <dplotnikov@virtuozzo.com>
To: pbonzini@redhat.com, rkrcmar@redhat.com, kvm@vger.kernel.org,
	john.stultz@linaro.org, tglx@linutronix.de
Cc: mingo@redhat.com, hpa@zytor.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	x86@kernel.org, rkagan@virtuozzo.com, den@virtuozzo.com
Subject: [PATCH v4 05/10] KVM: x86: switch to masterclock update using timekeeper functionality
Date: Wed,  2 Aug 2017 17:38:05 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1501684690-211093-6-git-send-email-dplotnikov@virtuozzo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1501684690-211093-1-git-send-email-dplotnikov@virtuozzo.com>

It is reasonable to switch KVM to using a more simple, effective
and conceptually correct scheme of dealing with the data needed
for kvm masterclock values calculation.

With the current scheme the kvm needs to have an up-to-date copy of
some timekeeper data to provide a guest using kvmclock with necessary
information.

This is not:
    - simple
        KVM has to have a lot of code to do that, instead KVM could use
        a timekeeper function to get all the data it needs
    - effective
        the copy of the data used for time data calculation is updated
        every time it changed although this is not necessary since
        the updated piece of time data is needed in certain moments only
        (e.g masterclock updating), instead KVM can request this data
        directly form the timekeeper at the moments when it's really needed
    - conceptually correct
        to do the work (calculate the time data) which the other part
        of the system (timekeeper) has been designed and is able to do
        is not the proper way, instead deligate the work to the proper part

This patch switches KVM to using the improved timekeeper function for
the kvm masterclock time data.

Removing the leftovers of the old scheme is the matter of the next patches.

Signed-off-by: Denis Plotnikov <dplotnikov@virtuozzo.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 6c97c82..d8ec2ca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1643,22 +1643,32 @@ static int do_realtime(struct timespec *ts, u64 *cycle_now)
 /* returns true if host is using tsc clocksource */
 static bool kvm_get_time_and_clockread(s64 *kernel_ns, u64 *cycle_now)
 {
-	/* checked again under seqlock below */
-	if (pvclock_gtod_data.clock.vclock_mode != VCLOCK_TSC)
-		return false;
+	struct system_time_snapshot systime_snapshot;
+
+	ktime_get_snapshot(&systime_snapshot);
+
+	if (systime_snapshot.cycles_valid) {
+		*kernel_ns = ktime_to_ns(systime_snapshot.boot);
+		*cycle_now = systime_snapshot.cycles;
+	}
 
-	return do_monotonic_boot(kernel_ns, cycle_now) == VCLOCK_TSC;
+	return systime_snapshot.cycles_valid;
 }
 
 /* returns true if host is using tsc clocksource */
 static bool kvm_get_walltime_and_clockread(struct timespec *ts,
 					   u64 *cycle_now)
 {
-	/* checked again under seqlock below */
-	if (pvclock_gtod_data.clock.vclock_mode != VCLOCK_TSC)
-		return false;
+	struct system_time_snapshot systime_snapshot;
+
+	ktime_get_snapshot(&systime_snapshot);
+
+	if (systime_snapshot.cycles_valid) {
+		*ts = ktime_to_timespec(systime_snapshot.real);
+		*cycle_now = systime_snapshot.cycles;
+	}
 
-	return do_realtime(ts, cycle_now) == VCLOCK_TSC;
+	return systime_snapshot.cycles_valid;
 }
 #endif
 
-- 
2.7.4

  parent reply	other threads:[~2017-08-02 14:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-08-02 14:38 [PATCH v4 00/10] make L2's kvm-clock stable, get rid of pvclock_gtod_copy in KVM Denis Plotnikov
2017-08-02 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 01/10] timekeeper: introduce extended clocksource reading callback Denis Plotnikov
2017-08-02 17:08   ` John Stultz
2017-08-02 17:21     ` Paolo Bonzini
2017-08-02 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 02/10] timekeeper: introduce boot field in system_time_snapshot Denis Plotnikov
2017-08-02 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 03/10] timekeeper: use the extended reading function on snapshot acquiring Denis Plotnikov
2017-08-02 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 04/10] tsc: implement the extended tsc reading function Denis Plotnikov
2017-08-02 14:38 ` Denis Plotnikov [this message]
2017-08-02 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 06/10] timekeeper: add clocksource change notifier Denis Plotnikov
2017-08-02 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 07/10] KVM: x86: remove not used pvclock_gtod_copy Denis Plotnikov
2017-08-02 23:21   ` Marcelo Tosatti
2017-08-03 12:35     ` Paolo Bonzini
2017-08-11 22:59       ` Marcelo Tosatti
2017-08-02 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 08/10] pvclock: add parameters to store stamp data in pvclock reading function Denis Plotnikov
2017-08-02 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 09/10] pvclock: add clocksource change notification on changing of tsc stable bit Denis Plotnikov
2017-08-02 23:36   ` Marcelo Tosatti
2017-08-02 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 10/10] kvmclock: implement the extended reading function Denis Plotnikov
2017-08-02 16:10 ` [PATCH v4 00/10] make L2's kvm-clock stable, get rid of pvclock_gtod_copy in KVM Paolo Bonzini
2017-08-02 16:49 ` John Stultz
2017-08-02 17:11   ` Paolo Bonzini
2017-08-21  8:40     ` Denis Plotnikov
2017-08-22 19:50       ` John Stultz
2017-08-22 21:00         ` Paolo Bonzini
2017-08-23 12:45           ` Thomas Gleixner
2017-08-23 16:02             ` Paolo Bonzini
2017-08-24  8:00               ` Paolo Bonzini
2017-08-28  7:28                 ` Denis Plotnikov

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