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From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
To: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
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Subject: [PATCH v4 32/30] KVM: x86: Re-synchronize TSC after KVM_SET_TSC_KHZ
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 22:05:31 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <66458bbc44f98b7f9742007348a9f70ee8086429.camel@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260509224824.3264567-1-dwmw2@infradead.org>

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

KVM_SET_TSC_KHZ changes the vCPU's TSC scaling ratio but does not
update the VM-wide cur_tsc_scaling_ratio used by get_kvmclock().
This causes get_kvmclock() to use a stale (default 1:1) ratio when
computing the KVM clock, leading to drift between the host-side
kvmclock and what the guest observes.

Fix this by calling kvm_synchronize_tsc() after changing the TSC
frequency. This:
 - Updates cur_tsc_scaling_ratio (consumed by pvclock_update_vm_gtod_copy)
 - Ensures the TSC value is continuous across the frequency change
 - Triggers kvm_track_tsc_matching() for proper masterclock handling
 - Allows subsequent vCPUs to synchronize via the 1-second slop hack

Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@amazon.co.uk>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index ac982652e5e0..833a4f119e22 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ module_param(mitigate_smt_rsb, bool, 0444);
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 static bool kvm_get_time_and_clockread(s64 *kernel_ns, u64 *tsc_timestamp);
 #endif
+static void kvm_synchronize_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 *user_value);
 #define KVM_MAX_NR_USER_RETURN_MSRS 16
 
 struct kvm_user_return_msrs {
@@ -2611,7 +2612,20 @@ static int kvm_set_tsc_khz(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 user_tsc_khz)
 			 user_tsc_khz, thresh_lo, thresh_hi);
 		use_scaling = 1;
 	}
-	return set_tsc_khz(vcpu, user_tsc_khz, use_scaling);
+	if (set_tsc_khz(vcpu, user_tsc_khz, use_scaling))
+		return -1;
+
+	/*
+	 * Re-synchronize the TSC after changing frequency. This ensures
+	 * cur_tsc_scaling_ratio is updated (used by get_kvmclock) and
+	 * the TSC value is continuous across the frequency change.
+	 */
+	{
+		u64 tsc = kvm_read_l1_tsc(vcpu, rdtsc());
+
+		kvm_synchronize_tsc(vcpu, &tsc);
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static s64 compute_guest_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, s64 kernel_ns)
-- 
2.43.0



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      parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-10 21:05 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 ` [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 ` David Woodhouse [this message]

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