Re: [RFC PATCH 3/6] KVM: SVM: Implement demand page pinning

Nikunj A. Dadhania
2022-01-31T12:18:52Z

On 1/31/2022 5:26 PM, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> On 28.01.22 12:08, David Hildenbrand wrote:
>> On 28.01.22 12:04, Nikunj A. Dadhania wrote:
>>> On 1/28/2022 1:57 PM, David Hildenbrand wrote:
>>>> On 28.01.22 07:57, Nikunj A. Dadhania wrote:
>>>>> On 1/26/2022 4:16 PM, David Hildenbrand wrote:
>>>>>> On 18.01.22 12:06, Nikunj A Dadhania wrote:
>>>>>>> Use the memslot metadata to store the pinned data along with the pfns.
>>>>>>> This improves the SEV guest startup time from O(n) to a constant by
>>>>>>> deferring guest page pinning until the pages are used to satisfy nested
>>>>>>> page faults. The page reference will be dropped in the memslot free
>>>>>>> path.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Remove the enc_region structure definition and the code which did
>>>>>>> upfront pinning, as they are no longer needed in view of the demand
>>>>>>> pinning support.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Leave svm_register_enc_region() and svm_unregister_enc_region() as stubs
>>>>>>> since qemu is dependent on this API.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Nikunj A Dadhania <nikunj@amd.com>
>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>> arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c | 208 ++++++++++++++++-------------------------
>>>>>>> arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 1 +
>>>>>>> arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h | 3 +-
>>>>>>> 3 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 131 deletions(-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
>>>>>>> index d972ab4956d4..a962bed97a0b 100644
>>>>>>> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
>>>>>>> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
>>>>>>> @@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ static unsigned int nr_asids;
>>>>>>> static unsigned long *sev_asid_bitmap;
>>>>>>> static unsigned long *sev_reclaim_asid_bitmap;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -struct enc_region {
>>>>>>> - struct list_head list;
>>>>>>> - unsigned long npages;
>>>>>>> - struct page **pages;
>>>>>>> - unsigned long uaddr;
>>>>>>> - unsigned long size;
>>>>>>> -};
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> /* Called with the sev_bitmap_lock held, or on shutdown */
>>>>>>> static int sev_flush_asids(int min_asid, int max_asid)
>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>> @@ -257,8 +249,6 @@ static int sev_guest_init(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_sev_cmd *argp)
>>>>>>> if (ret)
>>>>>>> goto e_free;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sev->regions_list);
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> return 0;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> e_free:
>>>>>>> @@ -1637,8 +1627,6 @@ static void sev_migrate_from(struct kvm_sev_info *dst,
>>>>>>> src->handle = 0;
>>>>>>> src->pages_locked = 0;
>>>>>>> src->enc_context_owner = NULL;
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - list_cut_before(&dst->regions_list, &src->regions_list, &src->regions_list);
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> static int sev_es_migrate_from(struct kvm *dst, struct kvm *src)
>>>>>>> @@ -1861,115 +1849,13 @@ int svm_mem_enc_op(struct kvm *kvm, void __user *argp)
>>>>>>> int svm_register_enc_region(struct kvm *kvm,
>>>>>>> struct kvm_enc_region *range)
>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>> - struct kvm_sev_info *sev = &to_kvm_svm(kvm)->sev_info;
>>>>>>> - struct enc_region *region;
>>>>>>> - int ret = 0;
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - if (!sev_guest(kvm))
>>>>>>> - return -ENOTTY;
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - /* If kvm is mirroring encryption context it isn't responsible for it */
>>>>>>> - if (is_mirroring_enc_context(kvm))
>>>>>>> - return -EINVAL;
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - if (range->addr > ULONG_MAX || range->size > ULONG_MAX)
>>>>>>> - return -EINVAL;
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - region = kzalloc(sizeof(*region), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
>>>>>>> - if (!region)
>>>>>>> - return -ENOMEM;
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
>>>>>>> - region->pages = sev_pin_memory(kvm, range->addr, range->size, &region->npages, 1);
>>>>>>> - if (IS_ERR(region->pages)) {
>>>>>>> - ret = PTR_ERR(region->pages);
>>>>>>> - mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
>>>>>>> - goto e_free;
>>>>>>> - }
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - region->uaddr = range->addr;
>>>>>>> - region->size = range->size;
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - list_add_tail(&region->list, &sev->regions_list);
>>>>>>> - mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - /*
>>>>>>> - * The guest may change the memory encryption attribute from C=0 -> C=1
>>>>>>> - * or vice versa for this memory range. Lets make sure caches are
>>>>>>> - * flushed to ensure that guest data gets written into memory with
>>>>>>> - * correct C-bit.
>>>>>>> - */
>>>>>>> - sev_clflush_pages(region->pages, region->npages);
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - return ret;
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> -e_free:
>>>>>>> - kfree(region);
>>>>>>> - return ret;
>>>>>>> -}
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> -static struct enc_region *
>>>>>>> -find_enc_region(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_enc_region *range)
>>>>>>> -{
>>>>>>> - struct kvm_sev_info *sev = &to_kvm_svm(kvm)->sev_info;
>>>>>>> - struct list_head *head = &sev->regions_list;
>>>>>>> - struct enc_region *i;
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - list_for_each_entry(i, head, list) {
>>>>>>> - if (i->uaddr == range->addr &&
>>>>>>> - i->size == range->size)
>>>>>>> - return i;
>>>>>>> - }
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - return NULL;
>>>>>>> -}
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> -static void __unregister_enc_region_locked(struct kvm *kvm,
>>>>>>> - struct enc_region *region)
>>>>>>> -{
>>>>>>> - sev_unpin_memory(kvm, region->pages, region->npages);
>>>>>>> - list_del(&region->list);
>>>>>>> - kfree(region);
>>>>>>> + return 0;
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> int svm_unregister_enc_region(struct kvm *kvm,
>>>>>>> struct kvm_enc_region *range)
>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>> - struct enc_region *region;
>>>>>>> - int ret;
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - /* If kvm is mirroring encryption context it isn't responsible for it */
>>>>>>> - if (is_mirroring_enc_context(kvm))
>>>>>>> - return -EINVAL;
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - if (!sev_guest(kvm)) {
>>>>>>> - ret = -ENOTTY;
>>>>>>> - goto failed;
>>>>>>> - }
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - region = find_enc_region(kvm, range);
>>>>>>> - if (!region) {
>>>>>>> - ret = -EINVAL;
>>>>>>> - goto failed;
>>>>>>> - }
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - /*
>>>>>>> - * Ensure that all guest tagged cache entries are flushed before
>>>>>>> - * releasing the pages back to the system for use. CLFLUSH will
>>>>>>> - * not do this, so issue a WBINVD.
>>>>>>> - */
>>>>>>> - wbinvd_on_all_cpus();
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - __unregister_enc_region_locked(kvm, region);
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> - mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
>>>>>>> return 0;
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> -failed:
>>>>>>> - mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
>>>>>>> - return ret;
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> int svm_vm_copy_asid_from(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int source_fd)
>>>>>>> @@ -2018,7 +1904,6 @@ int svm_vm_copy_asid_from(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int source_fd)
>>>>>>> mirror_sev->fd = source_sev->fd;
>>>>>>> mirror_sev->es_active = source_sev->es_active;
>>>>>>> mirror_sev->handle = source_sev->handle;
>>>>>>> - INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mirror_sev->regions_list);
>>>>>>> ret = 0;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /*
>>>>>>> @@ -2038,8 +1923,6 @@ int svm_vm_copy_asid_from(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int source_fd)
>>>>>>> void sev_vm_destroy(struct kvm *kvm)
>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>> struct kvm_sev_info *sev = &to_kvm_svm(kvm)->sev_info;
>>>>>>> - struct list_head *head = &sev->regions_list;
>>>>>>> - struct list_head *pos, *q;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> WARN_ON(sev->num_mirrored_vms);
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> @@ -2066,18 +1949,6 @@ void sev_vm_destroy(struct kvm *kvm)
>>>>>>> */
>>>>>>> wbinvd_on_all_cpus();
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - /*
>>>>>>> - * if userspace was terminated before unregistering the memory regions
>>>>>>> - * then lets unpin all the registered memory.
>>>>>>> - */
>>>>>>> - if (!list_empty(head)) {
>>>>>>> - list_for_each_safe(pos, q, head) {
>>>>>>> - __unregister_enc_region_locked(kvm,
>>>>>>> - list_entry(pos, struct enc_region, list));
>>>>>>> - cond_resched();
>>>>>>> - }
>>>>>>> - }
>>>>>>> -
>>>>>>> sev_unbind_asid(kvm, sev->handle);
>>>>>>> sev_asid_free(sev);
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>> @@ -2946,13 +2817,90 @@ void sev_vcpu_deliver_sipi_vector(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u8 vector)
>>>>>>> ghcb_set_sw_exit_info_2(svm->sev_es.ghcb, 1);
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> +void sev_pin_spte(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, enum pg_level level,
>>>>>>> + kvm_pfn_t pfn)
>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>> + struct kvm_arch_memory_slot *aslot;
>>>>>>> + struct kvm_memory_slot *slot;
>>>>>>> + gfn_t rel_gfn, pin_pfn;
>>>>>>> + unsigned long npages;
>>>>>>> + kvm_pfn_t old_pfn;
>>>>>>> + int i;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> + if (!sev_guest(kvm))
>>>>>>> + return;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(is_error_noslot_pfn(pfn) || kvm_is_reserved_pfn(pfn)))
>>>>>>> + return;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> + /* Tested till 1GB pages */
>>>>>>> + if (KVM_BUG_ON(level > PG_LEVEL_1G, kvm))
>>>>>>> + return;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> + slot = gfn_to_memslot(kvm, gfn);
>>>>>>> + if (!slot || !slot->arch.pfns)
>>>>>>> + return;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> + /*
>>>>>>> + * Use relative gfn index within the memslot for the bitmap as well as
>>>>>>> + * the pfns array
>>>>>>> + */
>>>>>>> + rel_gfn = gfn - slot->base_gfn;
>>>>>>> + aslot = &slot->arch;
>>>>>>> + pin_pfn = pfn;
>>>>>>> + npages = KVM_PAGES_PER_HPAGE(level);
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> + /* Pin the page, KVM doesn't yet support page migration. */
>>>>>>> + for (i = 0; i < npages; i++, rel_gfn++, pin_pfn++) {
>>>>>>> + if (test_bit(rel_gfn, aslot->pinned_bitmap)) {
>>>>>>> + old_pfn = aslot->pfns[rel_gfn];
>>>>>>> + if (old_pfn == pin_pfn)
>>>>>>> + continue;
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> + put_page(pfn_to_page(old_pfn));
>>>>>>> + }
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> + set_bit(rel_gfn, aslot->pinned_bitmap);
>>>>>>> + aslot->pfns[rel_gfn] = pin_pfn;
>>>>>>> + get_page(pfn_to_page(pin_pfn));
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I assume this is to replace KVM_MEMORY_ENCRYPT_REG_REGION, which ends up
>>>>>> calling svm_register_enc_region()->sev_pin_memory(), correct?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, that is correct.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> sev_pin_memory() correctly checks the RLIMIT_MEMLOCK and uses
>>>>>> pin_user_pages_fast().
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have to strongly assume that sev_pin_memory() is *wrong* as is because
>>>>>> it's supposed to supply FOLL_LONGTERM -- after all we're pinning these
>>>>>> pages possibly forever.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I might be wrong but
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. You are missing the RLIMIT_MEMLOCK check
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, I will add this check during the enc_region registration.
>>>>>
>>>>>> 2. get_page() is the wong way of long-term pinning a page. You would
>>>>>> have to mimic what pin_user_pages_fast(FOLL_LONGTERM) does to eventually
>>>>>> get it right (e.g., migrate the page off of MIGRATE_CMA or ZONE_MOVABLE).
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me go through this and I will come back. Thanks for pointing this out.
>>>>
>>>> I asusme the "issue" is that KVM uses mmu notifier and does a simple
>>>> get_user_pages() to obtain the references, to drop the reference when
>>>> the entry is invalidated via a mmu notifier call. So once you intent to
>>>> long-term pin, it's already to late.
>>>>
>>>> If you could teach KVM to do a long-term pin when stumbling over these
>>>> special encrypted memory regions (requires a proper matching
>>>> unpin_user_pages() call from KVM), then you could "take over" that pin
>>>> by get_page(), and let KVM do the ordinary put_page(), while you would
>>>> do the unpin_user_pages().
>>>>
>>>
>>> The fault path looks like this in KVM x86 mmu code:
>>>
>>> direct_page_fault()
>>> -> kvm_faultin_pfn()
>>> -> __gfn_to_pfn_memslot()
>>> -> hva_to_pfn()
>>> -> hva_to_pfn_{slow,fast}()
>>> -> get_user_pages_*() <<<<==== This is where the
>>> reference is taken
>>>
>>> Next step is to create the mappings which is done in below functions:
>>>
>>> -> kvm_tdp_mmu_map() / __direct_map()
>>>
>>> -> Within this function (patch 1/6), I call sev_pin_spte to take an extra
>>> reference to pin it using get_page.
>>>
>>> Is it possible to use pin_user_pages(FOLL_LONGTERM) here? Wouldn't that
>>> be equivalent to "take over" solution that you are suggesting?
>>>
>>
>> The issue is that pin_user_pages(FOLL_LONGTERM) might have to migrate
>> the page, which will fail if there is already an additional reference
>> from get_user_pages_*().
>>
>
> Minor addition: hva_to_pfn_{slow,fast}() *don't* take a reference,

hva_to_pfn_fast() does take a reference, not able to find in _slow() though.

->get_user_page_fast_only()
-> get_user_pages_fast_only()
...
gup_flags |= FOLL_GET | FOLL_FAST_ONLY;
...

> because we neither supply FOLL_GET nor FOLL_PIN. GUP users that rely on
> memory notifiers don't require refernces.
>
> I don't know what the implications would be if you FOLL_PIN |
> FOLL_LONGTERM after already having a reference via
> hva_to_pfn_{slow,fast}() in your hand in the callpath. Migration code
> would effectively want to unmap the old page and call mmu notifiers to
> properly invalidate the KVM MMU ...
>
> In an ideal word, you'd really do a FOLL_PIN | FOLL_LONGTERM right away,
> not doing the get_user_pages_*() first.
>

I am thinking on the same line:

diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index eff3ef64722b..fd7c878ab03d 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -2379,9 +2379,10 @@ static inline int check_user_page_hwpoison(unsigned long addr)
* only part that runs if we can in atomic context.
*/
static bool hva_to_pfn_fast(unsigned long addr, bool write_fault,
- bool *writable, kvm_pfn_t *pfn)
+ bool *writable, kvm_pfn_t *pfn, bool pin_longterm)
{
struct page *page[1];
+ bool ret;

/*
* Fast pin a writable pfn only if it is a write fault request
@@ -2391,7 +2392,12 @@ static bool hva_to_pfn_fast(unsigned long addr, bool write_fault,
if (!(write_fault || writable))
return false;

- if (get_user_page_fast_only(addr, FOLL_WRITE, page)) {
+ if (!pin_longterm)
+ ret = get_user_page_fast_only(addr, FOLL_WRITE, page);
+ else
+ ret = pin_user_pages_fast(addr, 1, FOLL_WRITE | FOLL_LONGTERM, page);
+
+ if (ret) {
*pfn = page_to_pfn(page[0]);

And the pin_longterm could be determined using a memslot flags:

#define KVM_MEMSLOT_LONGTERM (1UL << 17)

Regards
Nikunj