From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
To: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
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Subject: [PATCH v4 28/30] KVM: x86: Remove runtime Xen TSC frequency CPUID update
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 23:46:54 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260509224824.3264567-29-dwmw2@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260509224824.3264567-1-dwmw2@infradead.org>
From: David Woodhouse <dwmw@amazon.co.uk>
Remove the code in kvm_cpuid() that dynamically updates the Xen TSC
info CPUID leaf at runtime. This code was updating the wrong sub-leaf
anyway (0x40000x03/2 EAX is the *host* TSC frequency per the Xen ABI,
not the guest frequency which belongs in 0x40000x03/0 ECX).
Userspace now has all the information it needs to populate the Xen TSC
info leaves (and the generic 0x40000010 timing leaf) at vCPU setup time:
- KVM_GET_CLOCK_GUEST returns the pvclock_vcpu_time_info structure
containing tsc_to_system_mul and tsc_shift (Xen leaf index 1)
- KVM_VCPU_TSC_EFFECTIVE_FREQ returns the effective TSC and bus
frequencies in kHz (Xen leaf index 2, and 0x40000010)
- KVM_VCPU_TSC_SCALE returns the raw hardware scaling ratio for
precise arithmetic (VMClock)
This eliminates the last instance of KVM modifying guest CPUID entries
at runtime for timing information.
Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@amazon.co.uk>
---
arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c | 16 ----------------
arch/x86/kvm/xen.h | 13 -------------
2 files changed, 29 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
index 621d950ec692..826637a0b72d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
@@ -2117,22 +2117,6 @@ bool kvm_cpuid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 *eax, u32 *ebx,
} else if (function == 0x80000007) {
if (kvm_hv_invtsc_suppressed(vcpu))
*edx &= ~feature_bit(CONSTANT_TSC);
- } else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM_XEN) &&
- kvm_xen_is_tsc_leaf(vcpu, function)) {
- /*
- * Update guest TSC frequency information if necessary.
- * Ignore failures, there is no sane value that can be
- * provided if KVM can't get the TSC frequency.
- */
- if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu))
- kvm_guest_time_update(vcpu);
-
- if (index == 1) {
- *ecx = vcpu->arch.pvclock_tsc_mul;
- *edx = vcpu->arch.pvclock_tsc_shift;
- } else if (index == 2) {
- *eax = div_u64(vcpu->arch.hw_tsc_hz, 1000);
- }
}
} else {
*eax = *ebx = *ecx = *edx = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/xen.h b/arch/x86/kvm/xen.h
index 59e6128a7bd3..f372855857a8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/xen.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/xen.h
@@ -50,14 +50,6 @@ static inline void kvm_xen_sw_enable_lapic(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
kvm_xen_inject_vcpu_vector(vcpu);
}
-static inline bool kvm_xen_is_tsc_leaf(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 function)
-{
- return static_branch_unlikely(&kvm_xen_enabled.key) &&
- vcpu->arch.xen.cpuid.base &&
- function <= vcpu->arch.xen.cpuid.limit &&
- function == (vcpu->arch.xen.cpuid.base | XEN_CPUID_LEAF(3));
-}
-
static inline bool kvm_xen_msr_enabled(struct kvm *kvm)
{
return static_branch_unlikely(&kvm_xen_enabled.key) &&
@@ -177,11 +169,6 @@ static inline bool kvm_xen_timer_enabled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
return false;
}
-
-static inline bool kvm_xen_is_tsc_leaf(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 function)
-{
- return false;
-}
#endif
int kvm_xen_hypercall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
--
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 ` [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 ` David Woodhouse [this message]
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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