Re: [PATCH 5/5] KVM: x86/pmu: Hide guest counter updates from the VMRUN instruction

Sean Christopherson
2023-05-24T21:23:42Z

On Fri, Mar 10, 2023, Like Xu wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> index adb92fc4d7c9..d6fcbf233cb3 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> @@ -561,6 +561,10 @@ struct kvm_pmu {
> */
> u64 host_cross_mapped_mask;
>
> + /* Flags to track any HW quirks that need to be fixed by vPMU. */
> + u64 quirk_flags;
> + DECLARE_BITMAP(hide_vmrun_pmc_idx, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);

Since it sounds like AMD isn't changing the behavior, let's forego the quirk and
just hardcode the fixup.

> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
> index 2a0504732966..315dca021d57 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
> @@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ static void pmc_pause_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
> counter += perf_event_pause(pmc->perf_event, true);
> pmc->counter = counter & pmc_bitmask(pmc);
> pmc->is_paused = true;
> + kvm_mark_pmc_is_quirky(pmc);
> }
>
> static bool pmc_resume_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
> @@ -822,6 +823,19 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pmu_event_filter(struct kvm *kvm, void __user *argp)
> return r;
> }
>
> +static inline bool event_is_branch_instruction(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)

How about pmc_is_counting_branches()? The "event" itself isn't a branch
instruction.

> +{
> + return eventsel_match_perf_hw_id(pmc, PERF_COUNT_HW_INSTRUCTIONS) ||
> + eventsel_match_perf_hw_id(pmc,
> + PERF_COUNT_HW_BRANCH_INSTRUCTIONS);

Let this poke out.

> +}
> +
> +static inline bool quirky_pmc_will_count_vmrun(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
> +{
> + return event_is_branch_instruction(pmc) && event_is_allowed(pmc) &&
> + !static_call(kvm_x86_get_cpl)(pmc->vcpu);
> +}
> +
> void kvm_pmu_handle_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> {
> struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
> @@ -837,6 +851,10 @@ void kvm_pmu_handle_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>
> reprogram_counter(pmc);
> kvm_pmu_handle_pmc_overflow(pmc);
> +
> + if (vcpu_has_pmu_quirks(vcpu) &&
> + quirky_pmc_will_count_vmrun(pmc))
> + set_bit(pmc->idx, pmu->hide_vmrun_pmc_idx);

Doesn't this need to adjust the count _before_ handling overflow? I.e. isn't it
possible for the bogus counts to cause bogus overflow?

> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
> index a47b579667c6..30f6f58f4c38 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h
> @@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
> #define VMWARE_BACKDOOR_PMC_REAL_TIME 0x10001
> #define VMWARE_BACKDOOR_PMC_APPARENT_TIME 0x10002
>
> +#define X86_PMU_COUNT_VMRUN BIT_ULL(0)
> +#define X86_PMU_QUIRKS_MASK X86_PMU_COUNT_VMRUN
> +
> struct kvm_pmu_ops {
> bool (*hw_event_available)(struct kvm_pmc *pmc);
> bool (*pmc_is_enabled)(struct kvm_pmc *pmc);
> @@ -54,14 +57,33 @@ static inline void kvm_pmu_request_counter_reprogram(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
> kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PMU, pmc->vcpu);
> }
>
> +static inline bool vcpu_has_pmu_quirks(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> +{
> + return vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu)->quirk_flags & X86_PMU_QUIRKS_MASK;
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * The time to mark pmc is when the accumulation value returned
> + * by perf API based on a HW counter has just taken effect.
> + */
> +static inline void kvm_mark_pmc_is_quirky(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
> +{
> + if (!vcpu_has_pmu_quirks(pmc->vcpu))
> + return;
> +
> + kvm_pmu_request_counter_reprogram(pmc);
> +}
> +
> static inline u64 pmc_read_counter(struct kvm_pmc *pmc)
> {
> u64 counter, enabled, running;
>
> counter = pmc->counter;
> - if (pmc->perf_event && !pmc->is_paused)
> + if (pmc->perf_event && !pmc->is_paused) {
> counter += perf_event_read_value(pmc->perf_event,
> &enabled, &running);
> + kvm_mark_pmc_is_quirky(pmc);
> + }
> /* FIXME: Scaling needed? */
> return counter & pmc_bitmask(pmc);
> }
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
> index 5fa939e411d8..130991a97f22 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c
> @@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ static void amd_pmu_refresh(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> pmu->nr_arch_fixed_counters = 0;
> pmu->global_status = 0;
> bitmap_set(pmu->all_valid_pmc_idx, 0, pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters);
> + pmu->quirk_flags |= X86_PMU_COUNT_VMRUN;
> }
>
> static void amd_pmu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> index f41d96e638ef..f6b33d172481 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> @@ -3919,6 +3919,31 @@ static fastpath_t svm_exit_handlers_fastpath(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> return EXIT_FASTPATH_NONE;
> }
>
> +static void pmu_hide_vmrun(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)

This needs to be noinstr.

> +{
> + struct kvm_pmu *pmu = vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu);
> + struct kvm_pmc *pmc;
> + unsigned int i;
> +
> + for_each_set_bit(i, pmu->hide_vmrun_pmc_idx, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX) {
> + clear_bit(i, pmu->hide_vmrun_pmc_idx);

Clearing the bit will hide only the first VMRUN after the guest attempts to read
the counter, no? The fixup needs to apply to every VMRUN that is executed after
the PMC is programmed. Or am I misreading the patch?

> +
> + /* AMD doesn't have fixed counters at now. */
> + if (i >= pmu->nr_arch_gp_counters)
> + continue;
> +
> + /*
> + * The prerequisite for fixing HW quirks is that there is indeed
> + * HW working and perf has no chance to retrieve the counter.

I don't follow the "perf has no chance to retrieve the counter" part.

> + */
> + pmc = &pmu->gp_counters[i];
> + if (!pmc->perf_event || pmc->perf_event->hw.idx < 0)
> + continue;
> +
> + pmc->counter--;
> + }
> +}
> +
> static noinstr void svm_vcpu_enter_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool spec_ctrl_intercepted)
> {
> struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
> @@ -3986,6 +4011,9 @@ static __no_kcsan fastpath_t svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>
> kvm_wait_lapic_expire(vcpu);
>
> + if (vcpu->kvm->arch.enable_pmu && vcpu_has_pmu_quirks(vcpu))
> + pmu_hide_vmrun(vcpu);
> +
> /*
> * If this vCPU has touched SPEC_CTRL, restore the guest's value if
> * it's non-zero. Since vmentry is serialising on affected CPUs, there
> --
> 2.39.2
>