From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.0 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC1B2C43381 for ; Fri, 1 Mar 2019 06:54:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.ozlabs.org (lists.ozlabs.org [203.11.71.2]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E07B52186A for ; Fri, 1 Mar 2019 06:54:33 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org E07B52186A Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=ellerman.id.au Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=linuxppc-dev-bounces+linuxppc-dev=archiver.kernel.org@lists.ozlabs.org Received: from lists.ozlabs.org (lists.ozlabs.org [IPv6:2401:3900:2:1::3]) by lists.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 449gBv5TV8zDqSN for ; Fri, 1 Mar 2019 17:54:31 +1100 (AEDT) Received: from ozlabs.org (bilbo.ozlabs.org [203.11.71.1]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by lists.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 449g912fYFzDqQj for ; Fri, 1 Mar 2019 17:52:53 +1100 (AEDT) Authentication-Results: lists.ozlabs.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=ellerman.id.au Received: from authenticated.ozlabs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mail.ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 449g902kvgz9s2R; Fri, 1 Mar 2019 17:52:52 +1100 (AEDT) From: Michael Ellerman To: Suraj Jitindar Singh , kvm-ppc@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: PPC: powerpc: Add count cache flush parameters to kvmppc_get_cpu_char() In-Reply-To: <20190301032516.29919-1-sjitindarsingh@gmail.com> References: <20190301032516.29919-1-sjitindarsingh@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:52:51 +1100 Message-ID: <87bm2vjdbw.fsf@concordia.ellerman.id.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BeenThere: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, paulus@samba.org, Suraj Jitindar Singh , kvm@vger.kernel.org Errors-To: linuxppc-dev-bounces+linuxppc-dev=archiver.kernel.org@lists.ozlabs.org Sender: "Linuxppc-dev" Suraj Jitindar Singh writes: > Add KVM_PPC_CPU_CHAR_BCCTR_FLUSH_ASSIST & > KVM_PPC_CPU_BEHAV_FLUSH_COUNT_CACHE to the characteristics returned from > the H_GET_CPU_CHARACTERISTICS H-CALL, as queried from either the > hypervisor or the device tree. > > Signed-off-by: Suraj Jitindar Singh > --- > arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h | 2 ++ > arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c | 18 ++++++++++++++---- > 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c > index b90a7d154180..a99dcac91e50 100644 > --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c > @@ -2251,12 +2253,16 @@ static int kvmppc_get_cpu_char(struct kvm_ppc_cpu_char *cp) > if (have_fw_feat(fw_features, "enabled", > "fw-count-cache-disabled")) > cp->character |= KVM_PPC_CPU_CHAR_COUNT_CACHE_DIS; > + if (have_fw_feat(fw_features, "enabled", > + "fw-count-cache-flush-bcctr2,0,0")) I don't think there's any reason KVM needs to be querying the device tree directly, is there? Can't it just use the security flags (security_features.h), that are initialised by the powernv platform code based on the device tree. I seem to remember we didn't do it that way originally just because we didn't have time to get everything lined up. cheers