Re: [PATCH 5/7] kvm: svm: pass MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL and MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD down to guest

[Liran Alon <LIRAN.ALON@ORACLE.COM>]

On 08/01/18 20:08, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Direct access to MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL and MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD is important
> for performance.  Allow load/store of MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, restore guest
> IBRS on VM entry and set it to 0 on VM exit (because Linux does not use
> it yet).
>
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
> ---
>   arch/x86/kvm/svm.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>   1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> index 55dde3896898..779981a00d01 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> @@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ struct vcpu_svm {
>   		u64 gs_base;
>   	} host;
>
> +	u64 spec_ctrl;
> +
>   	u32 *msrpm;
>
>   	ulong nmi_iret_rip;
> @@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ struct amd_svm_iommu_ir {
>
>   static const struct svm_direct_access_msrs {
>   	u32 index;   /* Index of the MSR */
> -	bool always; /* True if intercept is always on */
> +	bool always; /* True if intercept is always off */

By examining svm_vcpu_init_msrpm() it seems you are correct as if 
always==true then read/write bits are cleared from msrpm (which 
pass-through the MSR to the guest).

However, I do think this comment change should be done in a separate 
commit as it is unrelated.

>   } direct_access_msrs[] = {
>   	{ .index = MSR_STAR,				.always = true  },
>   	{ .index = MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS,		.always = true  },
> @@ -248,6 +250,8 @@ struct amd_svm_iommu_ir {
>   	{ .index = MSR_CSTAR,				.always = true  },
>   	{ .index = MSR_SYSCALL_MASK,			.always = true  },
>   #endif
> +	{ .index = MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL,			.always = true  },
> +	{ .index = MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD,			.always = true  },
>   	{ .index = MSR_IA32_LASTBRANCHFROMIP,		.always = false },
>   	{ .index = MSR_IA32_LASTBRANCHTOIP,		.always = false },
>   	{ .index = MSR_IA32_LASTINTFROMIP,		.always = false },
> @@ -283,6 +287,8 @@ struct amd_svm_iommu_ir {
>   /* enable/disable Virtual GIF */
>   static int vgif = true;
>   module_param(vgif, int, 0444);
> +
> +static bool __read_mostly have_spec_ctrl;
>
>   static void svm_set_cr0(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr0);
>   static void svm_flush_tlb(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool invalidate_gpa);
> @@ -1135,6 +1141,17 @@ static __init int svm_hardware_setup(void)
>   			pr_info("Virtual GIF supported\n");
>   	}
>
> +	/*
> +	 * FIXME: this is only needed until SPEC_CTRL is supported
> +	 * by upstream Linux in cpufeatures, then it can be replaced
> +	 * with static_cpu_has.
> +	 */
> +	have_spec_ctrl = cpu_has_spec_ctrl();
> +	if (have_spec_ctrl)
> +		pr_info("kvm: SPEC_CTRL available\n");
> +	else
> +		pr_info("kvm: SPEC_CTRL not available\n");
> +
>   	return 0;
>
>   err:
> @@ -3599,6 +3616,9 @@ static int svm_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
>   	case MSR_VM_CR:
>   		msr_info->data = svm->nested.vm_cr_msr;
>   		break;
> +	case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
> +		msr_info->data = svm->spec_ctrl;
> +		break;
>   	case MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV:
>   		msr_info->data = 0x01000065;
>   		break;
> @@ -3754,6 +3774,9 @@ static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
>   	case MSR_VM_IGNNE:
>   		vcpu_unimpl(vcpu, "unimplemented wrmsr: 0x%x data 0x%llx\n", ecx, data);
>   		break;
> +	case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
> +		svm->spec_ctrl = data;
> +		break;
>   	case MSR_IA32_APICBASE:
>   		if (kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu))
>   			avic_update_vapic_bar(to_svm(vcpu), data);
> @@ -4942,6 +4965,9 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>
>   	local_irq_enable();
>
> +	if (have_spec_ctrl && svm->spec_ctrl != 0)
> +		wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, svm->spec_ctrl);
> +
>   	asm volatile (
>   		"push %%" _ASM_BP "; \n\t"
>   		"mov %c[rbx](%[svm]), %%" _ASM_BX " \n\t"
> @@ -5015,6 +5041,12 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>   #endif
>   		);
>
> +	if (have_spec_ctrl) {
> +		rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, svm->spec_ctrl);
> +		if (svm->spec_ctrl != 0)

Very small stuff but I hate inconsistencies:
Either you put here (svm->spec_ctrl) like in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c or you 
will use there (vmx->spec_ctrl != 0).

> +			wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, 0);
> +	}
> +
>   #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
>   	wrmsrl(MSR_GS_BASE, svm->host.gs_base);
>   #else
>