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@ 2024-07-09 14:38 Jacob Pan
  2024-07-09 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 01/11] x86/irq: Add enumeration of NMI source reporting CPU feature Jacob Pan
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From: Jacob Pan @ 2024-07-09 14:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: X86 Kernel, Sean Christopherson, LKML, Thomas Gleixner,
	Dave Hansen, H. Peter Anvin, Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov, Xin Li,
	linux-perf-users, Peter Zijlstra
  Cc: Paolo Bonzini, Tony Luck, Andy Lutomirski, acme, kan.liang,
	Andi Kleen, Nikolay Borisov, Mehta, Sohil, Jacob Pan

Hi Thomas and all,

Non-Maskable Interrupts (NMIs) are routed to the local Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller (APIC) using vector #2. Before the advent of the
Flexible Return and Event Delivery (FRED)[1], the vector information set by
the NMI initiator was disregarded or lost within the hardware, compelling
system software to poll every registered NMI handler to pinpoint the source
of the NMI[2]. This approach led to several issues:

1.	Inefficiency due to the CPU's time spent polling all handlers.
2.	Increased latency from the additional time taken to poll all handlers.
3.	The occurrence of unnecessary NMIs if they are triggered shortly
	after being processed by a different source.

To tackle these challenges, Intel introduced NMI source reporting as a part
of the FRED specification (detailed in Chapter 9). This CPU feature ensures
that while all NMI sources are still aggregated into NMI vector (#2) for
delivery, the source of the NMI is now conveyed through FRED event data
(a 16-bit bitmap on the stack). This allows for the selective dispatch
of the NMI source handler based on the bitmap, eliminating the need to
invoke all NMI source handlers indiscriminately.

In line with the hardware architecture, various interrupt sources can
generate NMIs by encoding an NMI delivery mode. However, this patchset
activates only the local NMI sources that are currently utilized by the
Linux kernel, which includes:

1.	Performance monitoring.
2.	Inter-Processor Interrupts (IPIs) for functions like CPU backtrace,
	machine check, Kernel GNU Debugger (KGDB), reboot, panic stop, and
	self-test.

Other NMI sources will continue to be handled as previously when the NMI
source is not utilized or remains unidentified.

Next steps:
1. KVM support
2. Optimization to reuse IDT NMI vector 2 as NMI source for "known" source.
Link:https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/746fecd5-4c79-42f9-919e-912ec415e73f@zytor.com/


[1] https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/content-details/779982/flexible-return-and-event-delivery-fred-specification.html
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/171011362209.2468526.15187874627966416701.tglx@xen13/


Thanks,

Jacob

---
V4:
	- Mostly coding style, comments, and naming changes (Li Xin, Nikolay, Kan)
V3:
	- Added KVM VMX patches to handle NMI exits (Sean)
	- Clean up in KVM for code reuse in PV IPI (patch 10 and 11)
	- Misc fixes based on reviews from HPA, Li Xin, and Sohil
	
Change logs are in individual patches.

Thanks,

Jacob

Jacob Pan (9):
  x86/irq: Add enumeration of NMI source reporting CPU feature
  x86/irq: Define NMI source vectors
  x86/irq: Extend NMI handler registration interface to include source
  x86/irq: Factor out common NMI handling code
  x86/irq: Process nmi sources in NMI handler
  perf/x86: Enable NMI source reporting for perfmon
  x86/irq: Enable NMI source on IPIs delivered as NMI
  x86/irq: Move __prepare_ICR to x86 common header
  KVM: X86: Use common code for PV IPIs in linux guest

Zeng Guang (2):
  KVM: VMX: Expand FRED kvm entry with event data
  KVM: VMX: Handle NMI Source report in VM exit

 arch/x86/entry/entry_64_fred.S     |   2 +-
 arch/x86/events/amd/ibs.c          |   2 +-
 arch/x86/events/core.c             |   7 +-
 arch/x86/events/intel/core.c       |   6 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h        |  23 ++++++
 arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h |   1 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/fred.h        |   8 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h |  40 +++++++++
 arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h         |   4 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/apic/hw_nmi.c      |   5 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/apic/ipi.c         |   4 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/apic/local.h       |  16 ----
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/inject.c   |   4 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c     |   2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c             |   6 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c              |  10 +--
 arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c              | 127 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 arch/x86/kernel/nmi_selftest.c     |   7 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c           |   4 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/smp.c              |   4 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/traps.c            |   4 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c             |  13 ++-
 arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_nmi.c      |   4 +-
 drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c           |   2 +-
 drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_watchdog.c  |   2 +-
 drivers/edac/igen6_edac.c          |   2 +-
 drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c           |   6 +-
 27 files changed, 237 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-)

-- 
2.25.1


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2024-07-09 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 02/11] x86/irq: Define NMI source vectors Jacob Pan
2024-07-09 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 03/11] x86/irq: Extend NMI handler registration interface to include source Jacob Pan
2024-07-09 14:38 ` [PATCH v4 04/11] x86/irq: Factor out common NMI handling code Jacob Pan
2024-07-09 14:39 ` [PATCH v4 05/11] x86/irq: Process nmi sources in NMI handler Jacob Pan
2024-07-09 14:39 ` [PATCH v4 06/11] KVM: VMX: Expand FRED kvm entry with event data Jacob Pan
2024-08-16 14:12   ` Sean Christopherson
2024-07-09 14:39 ` [PATCH v4 07/11] KVM: VMX: Handle NMI Source report in VM exit Jacob Pan
2024-08-16 14:05   ` Sean Christopherson
2024-07-09 14:39 ` [PATCH v4 08/11] perf/x86: Enable NMI source reporting for perfmon Jacob Pan
2024-07-09 15:04   ` Liang, Kan
2024-07-09 14:39 ` [PATCH v4 09/11] x86/irq: Enable NMI source on IPIs delivered as NMI Jacob Pan
2024-08-16 13:45   ` Sean Christopherson
2024-07-09 14:39 ` [PATCH v4 10/11] x86/irq: Move __prepare_ICR to x86 common header Jacob Pan
2024-07-09 14:39 ` [PATCH v4 11/11] KVM: X86: Use common code for PV IPIs in linux guest Jacob Pan
2024-08-16 13:52   ` Sean Christopherson

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