Re: [PATCH 3/3] KVM: x86: improve reexecute_instruction

Xiao Guangrong
2012-11-28T22:40:51Z

On 11/29/2012 05:57 AM, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 10:59:35PM +0800, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
>> On 11/28/2012 10:12 PM, Gleb Natapov wrote:
>>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 11:30:24AM +0800, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
>>>> On 11/27/2012 06:41 AM, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - return false;
>>>>>> +again:
>>>>>> + page_fault_count = ACCESS_ONCE(vcpu->kvm->arch.page_fault_count);
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> + /*
>>>>>> + * if emulation was due to access to shadowed page table
>>>>>> + * and it failed try to unshadow page and re-enter the
>>>>>> + * guest to let CPU execute the instruction.
>>>>>> + */
>>>>>> + kvm_mmu_unprotect_page(vcpu->kvm, gpa_to_gfn(gpa));
>>>>>> + emulate = vcpu->arch.mmu.page_fault(vcpu, cr3, PFERR_WRITE_MASK, false);
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you explain what is the objective here?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sure. :)
>>>>
>>>> The instruction emulation is caused by fault access on cr3. After unprotect
>>>> the target page, we call vcpu->arch.mmu.page_fault to fix the mapping of cr3.
>>>> if it return 1, mmu can not fix the mapping, we should report the error,
>>>> otherwise it is good to return to guest and let it re-execute the instruction
>>>> again.
>>>>
>>>> page_fault_count is used to avoid the race on other vcpus, since after we
>>>> unprotect the target page, other cpu can enter page fault path and let the
>>>> page be write-protected again.
>>>>
>>>> This way can help us to detect all the case that mmu can not be fixed.
>>>>
>>> Can you write this in a comment above vcpu->arch.mmu.page_fault()?
>>
>> Okay, if Marcelo does not object this way. :)
>
> I do object, since it is possible to detect precisely the condition by
> storing which gfns have been cached.
>
> Then, Xiao, you need a way to handle large read-only sptes.

Sorry, Marcelo, i am still confused why read-only sptes can not work
under this patch?

The code after read-only large spte is is:

+ if ((level > PT_PAGE_TABLE_LEVEL &&
+ has_wrprotected_page(vcpu->kvm, gfn, level)) ||
+ mmu_need_write_protect(vcpu, gfn, can_unsync)) {
pgprintk("%s: found shadow page for %llx, marking ro\n",
__func__, gfn);
ret = 1;

It return 1, then reexecute_instruction return 0. It is the same as without
readonly large-spte.