Re: [PATCH 1/5] kvm/x86: fix inversed check for async_pf MSR

Re: [PATCH 1/5] kvm/x86: fix inversed check for async_pf MSR

[Mika Penttilä]

> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> index bf11fe4..14a46e9 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> @@ -8402,7 +8402,7 @@ void kvm_arch_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> bool kvm_arch_can_inject_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> {
> 	if (!(vcpu->arch.apf.msr_val & KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED))
> -		return true;
> +		return false;
> 
> 
Why do you make this change? I think kvm_arch_async_page_present() is not
ever called now and neither kvm_del_async_pf_gfn(vcpu, work->arch.gfn);
 
Even with !KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED the pf is handled with the workqueue asynchronously.

> 
> 
>> 	else
>> 		return !kvm_event_needs_reinjection(vcpu) &&
>  			kvm_x86_ops->interrupt_allowed(vcpu);
> 
 --Mika
 

Re: [PATCH 1/5] kvm/x86: fix inversed check for async_pf MSR

[Roman Kagan]

On Fri, Dec 02, 2016 at 12:45:28PM +0200, Mika Penttilä wrote:
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > index bf11fe4..14a46e9 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > @@ -8402,7 +8402,7 @@ void kvm_arch_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> > bool kvm_arch_can_inject_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > {
> > 	if (!(vcpu->arch.apf.msr_val & KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED))
> > -		return true;
> > +		return false;
> > 
> > 
> Why do you make this change?

Because the code does the opposite of what it's meant to do.

> I think kvm_arch_async_page_present() is not
> ever called now and neither kvm_del_async_pf_gfn(vcpu, work->arch.gfn);

I wonder how you came to such a conclusion?  I certainly see them called
on my test machine (you need to have the guest memory swapped out for
that, that can be forced e.g. using a memory cgroup).

Roman.

Re: [PATCH 1/5] kvm/x86: fix inversed check for async_pf MSR

[Mika Penttilä]

> > > > > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > > > > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > > > > @@ -8402,7 +8402,7 @@ void kvm_arch_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> > > > > bool kvm_arch_can_inject_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > > > > {
> > > > > 	if (!(vcpu->arch.apf.msr_val & KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED))
> > > > > -		return true;
> > > > > +		return false;
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > Why do you make this change?
> > 
> > > Because the code does the opposite of what it's meant to do.
> > 
> > It could have a better name but returning "true" is right. See below.
> > 
> >  > > I think kvm_arch_async_page_present() is not
> > > > ever called now and neither kvm_del_async_pf_gfn(vcpu, work->arch.gfn);
> > > I wonder how you came to such a conclusion?  I certainly see them called
> > > on my test machine (you need to have the guest memory swapped out for
> > > that, that can be forced e.g. using a memory cgroup).
> > if !KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED then kvm_check_async_pf_completion(), it's only call site, never calls it.

> How's that?  I don't see any check for it in
> kvm_check_async_pf_completion().  Moreover, that's exactly where it does
> that check.

void kvm_check_async_pf_completion(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
        struct kvm_async_pf *work;

        while (!list_empty_careful(&vcpu->async_pf.done) &&
              kvm_arch_can_inject_async_page_present(vcpu)) {
                spin_lock(&vcpu->async_pf.lock);
  

and you made kvm_arch_can_inject_async_page_present(vcpu) return false if !KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED (i.e. not enabled)


> > Maybe you had KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED?

> Of course I did.  Not sure I get what you mean...

I mean if the guest support for async pf is not enabled you maybe broke that?

--Mika
 

Re: [PATCH 1/5] kvm/x86: fix inversed check for async_pf MSR

[Roman Kagan]

On Fri, Dec 02, 2016 at 05:24:55PM +0200, Mika Penttilä wrote:
> > > > > > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > > > > > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > > > > > @@ -8402,7 +8402,7 @@ void kvm_arch_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> > > > > > bool kvm_arch_can_inject_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > > > > > {
> > > > > > 	if (!(vcpu->arch.apf.msr_val & KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED))
> > > > > > -		return true;
> > > > > > +		return false;
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > Why do you make this change?
> > > 
> > > > Because the code does the opposite of what it's meant to do.
> > > 
> > > It could have a better name but returning "true" is right. See below.
> > > 
> > >  > > I think kvm_arch_async_page_present() is not
> > > > > ever called now and neither kvm_del_async_pf_gfn(vcpu, work->arch.gfn);
> > > > I wonder how you came to such a conclusion?  I certainly see them called
> > > > on my test machine (you need to have the guest memory swapped out for
> > > > that, that can be forced e.g. using a memory cgroup).
> > > if !KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED then kvm_check_async_pf_completion(), it's only call site, never calls it.
> 
> > How's that?  I don't see any check for it in
> > kvm_check_async_pf_completion().  Moreover, that's exactly where it does
> > that check.
> 
> void kvm_check_async_pf_completion(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> {
>         struct kvm_async_pf *work;
> 
>         while (!list_empty_careful(&vcpu->async_pf.done) &&
>               kvm_arch_can_inject_async_page_present(vcpu)) {
>                 spin_lock(&vcpu->async_pf.lock);
>   
> 
> and you made kvm_arch_can_inject_async_page_present(vcpu) return false if !KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED (i.e. not enabled)
> 
> 
> > > Maybe you had KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED?
> 
> > Of course I did.  Not sure I get what you mean...
> 
> I mean if the guest support for async pf is not enabled you maybe broke that?

Ah I finally see the light, thank you.

Apparently disabling async_pf by the guest should result in draining all
accumulated async pagefaults but without injecting #PF in the guest.
The latter is taken care of by another check for the msr value in
kvm_arch_async_page_present().

My patch is wrong indeed; I was misled by the "self-explanatory"
function name which was bogus.

I'll cook up another patch renaming the function and putting a comment
there, too.

Thanks,
Roman.

Re: [PATCH 1/5] kvm/x86: fix inversed check for async_pf MSR

[Mika Penttilä]

> On Fri, Dec 02, 2016 at 12:45:28PM +0200, Mika Penttilä wrote:
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > > index bf11fe4..14a46e9 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > > @@ -8402,7 +8402,7 @@ void kvm_arch_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> > > bool kvm_arch_can_inject_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > > {
> > > 	if (!(vcpu->arch.apf.msr_val & KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED))
> > > -		return true;
> > > +		return false;
> > > 
> > > 
> > Why do you make this change?

> Because the code does the opposite of what it's meant to do.

It could have a better name but returning "true" is right. See below.

 > > I think kvm_arch_async_page_present() is not
> > ever called now and neither kvm_del_async_pf_gfn(vcpu, work->arch.gfn);

> I wonder how you came to such a conclusion?  I certainly see them called
> on my test machine (you need to have the guest memory swapped out for
> that, that can be forced e.g. using a memory cgroup).

if !KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED then kvm_check_async_pf_completion(), it's only call site, never calls it.

Maybe you had KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED?

> Roman.

--Mika

Re: [PATCH 1/5] kvm/x86: fix inversed check for async_pf MSR

[Roman Kagan]

On Fri, Dec 02, 2016 at 04:14:48PM +0200, Mika Penttilä wrote:
> > On Fri, Dec 02, 2016 at 12:45:28PM +0200, Mika Penttilä wrote:
> > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > > > index bf11fe4..14a46e9 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > > > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > > > @@ -8402,7 +8402,7 @@ void kvm_arch_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> > > > bool kvm_arch_can_inject_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > > > {
> > > > 	if (!(vcpu->arch.apf.msr_val & KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED))
> > > > -		return true;
> > > > +		return false;
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > Why do you make this change?
> 
> > Because the code does the opposite of what it's meant to do.
> 
> It could have a better name but returning "true" is right. See below.
> 
>  > > I think kvm_arch_async_page_present() is not
> > > ever called now and neither kvm_del_async_pf_gfn(vcpu, work->arch.gfn);
> 
> > I wonder how you came to such a conclusion?  I certainly see them called
> > on my test machine (you need to have the guest memory swapped out for
> > that, that can be forced e.g. using a memory cgroup).
> 
> if !KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED then kvm_check_async_pf_completion(), it's only call site, never calls it.

How's that?  I don't see any check for it in
kvm_check_async_pf_completion().  Moreover, that's exactly where it does
that check.

> Maybe you had KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED?

Of course I did.  Not sure I get what you mean...

Roman.

[PATCH 0/5] kvm: avoid delaying async_pf ready delivery

[Roman Kagan]

Make the guest immediately aware of async_pf's being resolved, to
prevent it from holding off higher priority tasks in favor of lower
priority ones, including nested guests.

Roman Kagan (5):
  kvm/x86: fix inversed check for async_pf MSR
  kvm: add helper for testing ready async_pf's
  kvm: kick vcpu when async_pf is resolved
  kvm/vmx: kick L2 guest to L1 by ready async_pf
  kvm/svm: kick L2 guest to L1 by ready async_pf

Signed-off-by: Roman Kagan <rkagan@virtuozzo.com>

 include/linux/kvm_host.h |  7 +++++++
 arch/x86/kvm/svm.c       | 10 ++++++++++
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c       |  9 +++++----
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c       |  4 ++--
 virt/kvm/async_pf.c      | 11 +++++++----
 5 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

-- 
2.9.3

[PATCH 1/5] kvm/x86: fix inversed check for async_pf MSR

[Roman Kagan]

Signed-off-by: Roman Kagan <rkagan@virtuozzo.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index bf11fe4..14a46e9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -8402,7 +8402,7 @@ void kvm_arch_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 bool kvm_arch_can_inject_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	if (!(vcpu->arch.apf.msr_val & KVM_ASYNC_PF_ENABLED))
-		return true;
+		return false;
 	else
 		return !kvm_event_needs_reinjection(vcpu) &&
 			kvm_x86_ops->interrupt_allowed(vcpu);
-- 
2.9.3