[PATCH v2 05/25] KVM: arm64: vgic-v3: Add ICV_BPR1_EL1 handler

[cdall@linaro.org (Christoffer Dall)]

On Mon, Jun 05, 2017 at 10:58:57AM +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> On 04/06/17 21:25, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 01, 2017 at 11:20:57AM +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> >> Add a handler for reading/writing the guest's view of the ICC_BPR1_EL1
> >> register, which is located in the ICH_VMCR_EL2.BPR1 field.
> >>
> >> Reviewed-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@redhat.com>
> >> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@arm.com>
> >> ---
> >>  virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v3-sr.c | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>  1 file changed, 51 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v3-sr.c b/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v3-sr.c
> >> index 943bf11252d9..6254eaf72a77 100644
> >> --- a/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v3-sr.c
> >> +++ b/virt/kvm/arm/hyp/vgic-v3-sr.c
> >> @@ -375,6 +375,51 @@ void __hyp_text __vgic_v3_write_vmcr(u32 vmcr)
> >>  
> >>  #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64
> >>  
> >> +static unsigned int __hyp_text __vgic_v3_get_bpr0(u32 vmcr)
> >> +{
> >> +	return (vmcr & ICH_VMCR_BPR0_MASK) >> ICH_VMCR_BPR0_SHIFT;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +static unsigned int __hyp_text __vgic_v3_get_bpr1(u32 vmcr)
> >> +{
> >> +	unsigned int bpr;
> >> +
> >> +	if (vmcr & ICH_VMCR_CBPR_MASK) {
> >> +		bpr = __vgic_v3_get_bpr0(vmcr);
> >> +		if (bpr < 7)
> >> +			bpr++;
> >> +	} else {
> >> +		bpr = (vmcr & ICH_VMCR_BPR1_MASK) >> ICH_VMCR_BPR1_SHIFT;
> >> +	}
> >> +
> >> +	return bpr;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +static void __hyp_text __vgic_v3_read_bpr1(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 vmcr, int rt)
> >> +{
> >> +	vcpu_set_reg(vcpu, rt, __vgic_v3_get_bpr1(vmcr));
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +static void __hyp_text __vgic_v3_write_bpr1(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 vmcr, int rt)
> >> +{
> >> +	u64 val = vcpu_get_reg(vcpu, rt);
> >> +	u8 bpr_min = 8 - vtr_to_nr_pre_bits(read_gicreg(ICH_VTR_EL2));
> > 
> > I can't seem to find where this behavior is documented, is it that 8 is
> > the theoretical max, and it's the upper preemption levels that apply, so
> > it must be 8 - number supported?
> 
> I took inspiration from the VPriorityGroup() helper in the GICv3
> pseudocode. You can also deduct this from the table described in the
> ICC_BPR0_EL1 documentation, though that's admittedly not very clear.
> 

Ah, yes, now I understand this. Since you can at most support
ICH_VTR_EL2.PREbits than the minimal value must be one that doesn't
define more preemmption levels.  I don't know why this was so hard for
me to realize.

Thanks,
-Christoffer