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From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
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Subject: [PATCH v4 20/30] KVM: x86: Kill last_tsc_{nsec,write,offset} fields
Date: Sat,  9 May 2026 23:46:46 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260509224824.3264567-21-dwmw2@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260509224824.3264567-1-dwmw2@infradead.org>

From: David Woodhouse <dwmw@amazon.co.uk>

These pointlessly duplicate the cur_tsc_{nsec,write,offset} values.
The only place they were used was where the TSC is stable and a new
vCPU is being synchronized to the previous setting, in which case the
cur_tsc_* value is definitely identical.

Rename last_tsc_khz and last_tsc_scaling_ratio to cur_tsc_khz and
cur_tsc_scaling_ratio respectively, since they are properties of the
current TSC generation.

Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@amazon.co.uk>
Reviewed-by: Paul Durrant <paul@xen.org>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h |  7 ++-----
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c              | 32 ++++++++++++++------------------
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 5348fd5ea3f3..59298a8f78eb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1486,11 +1486,8 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 	 * preemption-disabled region, so it must be a raw spinlock.
 	 */
 	raw_spinlock_t tsc_write_lock;
-	u64 last_tsc_nsec;
-	u64 last_tsc_write;
-	u32 last_tsc_khz;
-	u64 last_tsc_offset;
-	u64 last_tsc_scaling_ratio;
+	u32 cur_tsc_khz;
+	u64 cur_tsc_scaling_ratio;
 	u64 cur_tsc_nsec;
 	u64 cur_tsc_write;
 	u64 cur_tsc_offset;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 097df58749c3..3c68d2a4c8d0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2813,14 +2813,12 @@ static void __kvm_synchronize_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 offset, u64 tsc,
 		vcpu->kvm->arch.user_set_tsc = true;
 
 	/*
-	 * We also track th most recent recorded KHZ, write and time to
-	 * allow the matching interval to be extended at each write.
+	 * Track the TSC frequency, scaling ratio, and offset for the current
+	 * generation. These are used to detect matching TSC writes and to
+	 * compute the guest TSC from the host clock.
 	 */
-	kvm->arch.last_tsc_nsec = ns;
-	kvm->arch.last_tsc_write = tsc;
-	kvm->arch.last_tsc_khz = vcpu->arch.virtual_tsc_khz;
-	kvm->arch.last_tsc_offset = offset;
-	kvm->arch.last_tsc_scaling_ratio = vcpu->arch.l1_tsc_scaling_ratio;
+	kvm->arch.cur_tsc_khz = vcpu->arch.virtual_tsc_khz;
+	kvm->arch.cur_tsc_scaling_ratio = vcpu->arch.l1_tsc_scaling_ratio;
 
 	vcpu->arch.last_guest_tsc = tsc;
 
@@ -2833,8 +2831,6 @@ static void __kvm_synchronize_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 offset, u64 tsc,
 		 * nanosecond time, offset, and write, so if TSCs are in
 		 * sync, we can match exact offset, and if not, we can match
 		 * exact software computation in compute_guest_tsc()
-		 *
-		 * These values are tracked in kvm->arch.cur_xxx variables.
 		 */
 		kvm->arch.cur_tsc_generation++;
 		kvm->arch.cur_tsc_nsec = ns;
@@ -2873,7 +2869,7 @@ static void kvm_synchronize_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 *user_value)
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&kvm->arch.tsc_write_lock, flags);
 
 	offset = kvm_compute_l1_tsc_offset(vcpu, host_tsc, data);
-	elapsed = ns - kvm->arch.last_tsc_nsec;
+	elapsed = ns - kvm->arch.cur_tsc_nsec;
 
 	if (vcpu->arch.virtual_tsc_khz) {
 		if (data == 0) {
@@ -2883,7 +2879,7 @@ static void kvm_synchronize_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 *user_value)
 			 */
 			synchronizing = true;
 		} else if (kvm->arch.user_set_tsc) {
-			u64 tsc_exp = kvm->arch.last_tsc_write +
+			u64 tsc_exp = kvm->arch.cur_tsc_write +
 						nsec_to_cycles(vcpu, elapsed);
 			u64 tsc_hz = vcpu->arch.virtual_tsc_khz * 1000LL;
 			/*
@@ -2914,14 +2910,14 @@ static void kvm_synchronize_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 *user_value)
 	 * it's better to try to match offsets from the beginning.
          */
 	if (synchronizing &&
-	    vcpu->arch.virtual_tsc_khz == kvm->arch.last_tsc_khz) {
+	    vcpu->arch.virtual_tsc_khz == kvm->arch.cur_tsc_khz) {
 		/*
 		 * If synchronizing, the "last written" TSC value/time
 		 * recorded by __kvm_synchronize_tsc() should not change
 		 * (i.e. should be precisely the same as the existing
 		 * generation).
 		 */
-		data = kvm->arch.last_tsc_write;
+		data = kvm->arch.cur_tsc_write;
 
 		if (!kvm_check_tsc_unstable()) {
 			offset = kvm->arch.cur_tsc_offset;
@@ -3206,7 +3202,7 @@ static void pvclock_update_vm_gtod_copy(struct kvm *kvm)
 		 * get_kvmclock() to compute kvmclock from the host TSC
 		 * without needing a vCPU reference.
 		 */
-		ka->master_tsc_scaling_ratio = ka->last_tsc_scaling_ratio;
+		ka->master_tsc_scaling_ratio = ka->cur_tsc_scaling_ratio;
 		tsc_hz = (u64)get_cpu_tsc_khz() * 1000;
 		if (tsc_hz && kvm_caps.has_tsc_control)
 			tsc_hz = kvm_scale_tsc(tsc_hz,
@@ -6075,8 +6071,8 @@ static int kvm_arch_tsc_set_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&kvm->arch.tsc_write_lock, flags);
 
 		matched = (vcpu->arch.virtual_tsc_khz &&
-			   kvm->arch.last_tsc_khz == vcpu->arch.virtual_tsc_khz &&
-			   kvm->arch.last_tsc_offset == offset);
+			   kvm->arch.cur_tsc_khz == vcpu->arch.virtual_tsc_khz &&
+			   kvm->arch.cur_tsc_offset == offset);
 
 		tsc = kvm_scale_tsc(rdtsc(), vcpu->arch.l1_tsc_scaling_ratio) + offset;
 		ns = get_kvmclock_base_ns();
@@ -13520,8 +13516,8 @@ int kvm_arch_enable_virtualization_cpu(void)
 			 * you may have some problem.  Solving this issue is
 			 * left as an exercise to the reader.
 			 */
-			kvm->arch.last_tsc_nsec = 0;
-			kvm->arch.last_tsc_write = 0;
+			kvm->arch.cur_tsc_nsec = 0;
+			kvm->arch.cur_tsc_write = 0;
 		}
 
 	}
-- 
2.51.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-09 22:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-09 22:46 [PATCH v4] 00/30] Cleaning up the KVM clock mess David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 01/30] KVM: x86/xen: Do not corrupt KVM clock in kvm_xen_shared_info_init() David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 02/30] KVM: x86: Improve accuracy of KVM clock when TSC scaling is in force David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 03/30] UAPI: x86: Move pvclock-abi to UAPI for x86 platforms David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 04/30] KVM: x86: Add KVM_[GS]ET_CLOCK_GUEST for accurate KVM clock migration David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 05/30] KVM: selftests: Add KVM/PV clock selftest to prove timer correction David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 06/30] KVM: x86: Explicitly disable TSC scaling without CONSTANT_TSC David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 07/30] KVM: x86: Add KVM_VCPU_TSC_SCALE and fix the documentation on TSC migration David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 08/30] KVM: x86: Avoid NTP frequency skew for KVM clock on 32-bit host David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 09/30] KVM: x86: WARN if kvm_get_walltime_and_clockread() fails unexpectedly David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 10/30] KVM: x86: Fold __get_kvmclock() into get_kvmclock() David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 11/30] KVM: x86: Add WARN and restructure get_kvmclock() David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 12/30] KVM: x86: Use get_kvmclock_base_ns() as fallback in get_kvmclock() David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 13/30] KVM: x86: Fix KVM clock precision in get_kvmclock() with TSC scaling David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 14/30] KVM: x86: Use get_kvmclock() in kvm_get_wall_clock_epoch() David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 15/30] KVM: x86: Fix compute_guest_tsc() to handle negative time deltas David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 16/30] KVM: x86: Restructure kvm_guest_time_update() for TSC upscaling David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 17/30] KVM: x86: Simplify and comment kvm_get_time_scale() David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 18/30] KVM: x86: Remove implicit rdtsc() from kvm_compute_l1_tsc_offset() David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 19/30] KVM: x86: Improve synchronization in kvm_synchronize_tsc() David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` David Woodhouse [this message]
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 21/30] KVM: x86: Replace nr_vcpus_matched_tsc count with all_vcpus_matched_tsc bool David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 22/30] KVM: x86: Allow KVM master clock mode when TSCs are offset from each other David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 23/30] KVM: x86: Factor out kvm_use_master_clock() David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 24/30] KVM: x86: Avoid gratuitous global clock updates David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 25/30] KVM: x86/xen: Prevent runstate times from becoming negative David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 26/30] KVM: x86: Avoid redundant masterclock updates from multiple vCPUs David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 27/30] KVM: x86: Add KVM_VCPU_TSC_EFFECTIVE_FREQ attribute David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 28/30] KVM: x86: Remove runtime Xen TSC frequency CPUID update David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 29/30] x86/kvm: Obtain TSC frequency from CPUID if present David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` [PATCH v4 30/30] x86/xen: " David Woodhouse
2026-05-10 20:56 ` [PATCH v4 33/30] KVM: selftests: Add Xen runstate migration test David Woodhouse
2026-05-10 20:58 ` [PATCH v4 31/30] KVM: selftests: Add Xen/generic CPUID timing leaf test David Woodhouse
2026-05-10 21:05 ` [PATCH v4 32/30] KVM: x86: Re-synchronize TSC after KVM_SET_TSC_KHZ David Woodhouse

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