Re: [Patch] KVM: x86/mmu: Make optimized __handle_changed_spte() for clear dirty log

David Matlack
2023-01-30T22:13:02Z

On Wed, Jan 25, 2023 at 5:49 PM Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com> wrote:
[...]
> ---
> arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c | 92 ++++++++++----------------------------
> 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 68 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
> index bba33aea0fb0..2f78ca43a276 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
[...]
> @@ -1289,8 +1244,7 @@ static bool age_gfn_range(struct kvm *kvm, struct tdp_iter *iter,
> new_spte = mark_spte_for_access_track(new_spte);
> }
>
> - tdp_mmu_set_spte_no_acc_track(kvm, iter, new_spte);
> -
> + kvm_tdp_mmu_write_spte(iter->sptep, iter->old_spte, new_spte, iter->level);

This can race with fast_page_fault() setting the W-bit and the CPU
setting the D-bit. i.e. This call to kvm_tdp_mmu_write_spte() could
clear the W-bit or D-bit.

> @@ -1703,9 +1657,11 @@ static void clear_dirty_pt_masked(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu_page *root,
> new_spte = iter.old_spte & ~shadow_dirty_mask;
> else
> continue;
> +
> + kvm_set_pfn_dirty(spte_to_pfn(iter.old_spte));
> }
>
> - tdp_mmu_set_spte_no_dirty_log(kvm, &iter, new_spte);
> + kvm_tdp_mmu_write_spte(iter.sptep, iter.old_spte, new_spte, iter.level);

Similar issue here. This call to kvm_tdp_mmu_write_spte() could clear
the A-bit or mark the SPTE for access-tracking.

> --
>