From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
To: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
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Subject: [PATCH v4 21/30] KVM: x86: Replace nr_vcpus_matched_tsc count with all_vcpus_matched_tsc bool
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 23:46:47 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260509224824.3264567-22-dwmw2@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260509224824.3264567-1-dwmw2@infradead.org>
From: David Woodhouse <dwmw@amazon.co.uk>
Using a count and comparing with kvm->online_vcpus was always racy
because a new vCPU could be created while kvm_track_tsc_matching() was
running and comparing with kvm->online_vcpus. That variable is only
atomic with respect to itself; kvm_arch_vcpu_create() runs before
kvm->online_vcpus is incremented for the new vCPU.
Replace the count with a boolean that is set in kvm_track_tsc_matching()
after comparing the count, and cleared when a new TSC generation starts.
The boolean is consumed by pvclock_update_vm_gtod_copy() under the
tsc_write_lock, which serializes against __kvm_synchronize_tsc().
Keep the count for now as it's still used in the trace event.
Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@amazon.co.uk>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 13 +++++++------
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 59298a8f78eb..eb81f90284ba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1492,6 +1492,7 @@ struct kvm_arch {
u64 cur_tsc_write;
u64 cur_tsc_offset;
u64 cur_tsc_generation;
+ bool all_vcpus_matched_tsc;
int nr_vcpus_matched_tsc;
u32 default_tsc_khz;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 3c68d2a4c8d0..b74fd8b088ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2648,11 +2648,12 @@ static void kvm_track_tsc_matching(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool new_generation)
/*
* To use the masterclock, the host clocksource must be based on TSC
- * and all vCPUs must have matching TSCs. Note, the count for matching
- * vCPUs doesn't include the reference vCPU, hence "+1".
+ * and all vCPUs must have matching TSCs.
*/
- bool use_master_clock = (ka->nr_vcpus_matched_tsc + 1 ==
- atomic_read(&vcpu->kvm->online_vcpus)) &&
+ ka->all_vcpus_matched_tsc = (ka->nr_vcpus_matched_tsc + 1 ==
+ atomic_read(&vcpu->kvm->online_vcpus));
+
+ bool use_master_clock = ka->all_vcpus_matched_tsc &&
gtod_is_based_on_tsc(gtod->clock.vclock_mode);
/*
@@ -2837,6 +2838,7 @@ static void __kvm_synchronize_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 offset, u64 tsc,
kvm->arch.cur_tsc_write = tsc;
kvm->arch.cur_tsc_offset = offset;
kvm->arch.nr_vcpus_matched_tsc = 0;
+ kvm->arch.all_vcpus_matched_tsc = false;
} else if (vcpu->arch.this_tsc_generation != kvm->arch.cur_tsc_generation) {
kvm->arch.nr_vcpus_matched_tsc++;
}
@@ -3176,8 +3178,7 @@ static void pvclock_update_vm_gtod_copy(struct kvm *kvm)
bool host_tsc_clocksource, vcpus_matched;
lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->arch.tsc_write_lock);
- vcpus_matched = (ka->nr_vcpus_matched_tsc + 1 ==
- atomic_read(&kvm->online_vcpus));
+ vcpus_matched = ka->all_vcpus_matched_tsc;
/*
* If the host uses TSC clock, then passthrough TSC as stable
--
2.51.0
next prev 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 ` [PATCH v4 20/30] KVM: x86: Kill last_tsc_{nsec,write,offset} fields David Woodhouse
2026-05-09 22:46 ` David Woodhouse [this message]
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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