Re: [RFC PATCH 09/21] KVM: TDX: Enable 2MB mapping size after TD is RUNNABLE

[Yan Zhao <yan.y.zhao@intel.com>]

On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 09:35:37AM +0800, Huang, Kai wrote:
> On Tue, 2025-05-13 at 20:10 +0000, Edgecombe, Rick P wrote:
> > > @@ -3265,7 +3263,7 @@ int tdx_gmem_private_max_mapping_level(struct kvm *kvm, kvm_pfn_t pfn)
> > >   	if (unlikely(to_kvm_tdx(kvm)->state != TD_STATE_RUNNABLE))
> > >   		return PG_LEVEL_4K;
> > >   
> > > -	return PG_LEVEL_4K;
> > > +	return PG_LEVEL_2M;
> > 
> > Maybe combine this with patch 4, or split them into sensible categories.
> 
> How about merge with patch 12
> 
>   [RFC PATCH 12/21] KVM: TDX: Determine max mapping level according to vCPU's 
>   ACCEPT level
> 
> instead?
> 
> Per patch 12, the fault due to TDH.MEM.PAGE.ACCPT contains fault level info, so
> KVM should just return that.  But seems we are still returning PG_LEVEL_2M if no
> such info is provided (IIUC):
Yes, if without such info (tdx->violation_request_level), we always return
PG_LEVEL_2M.


> int tdx_gmem_private_max_mapping_level(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, kvm_pfn_t pfn, 
> 				       gfn_t gfn)
>  {
> +	struct vcpu_tdx *tdx = to_tdx(vcpu);
> +
>  	if (unlikely(to_kvm_tdx(vcpu->kvm)->state != TD_STATE_RUNNABLE))
>  		return PG_LEVEL_4K;
>  
> +	if (gfn >= tdx->violation_gfn_start && gfn < tdx->violation_gfn_end)
> +		return tdx->violation_request_level;
> +
>  	return PG_LEVEL_2M;
>  }
> 
> So why not returning PT_LEVEL_4K at the end?
>
> I am asking because below text mentioned in the coverletter:
> 
>     A rare case that could lead to splitting in the fault path is when a TD
>     is configured to receive #VE and accesses memory before the ACCEPT
>     operation. By the time a vCPU accesses a private GFN, due to the lack
>     of any guest preferred level, KVM could create a mapping at 2MB level.
>     If the TD then only performs the ACCEPT operation at 4KB level,
>     splitting in the fault path will be triggered. However, this is not
>     regarded as a typical use case, as usually TD always accepts pages in
>     the order from 1GB->2MB->4KB. The worst outcome to ignore the resulting
>     splitting request is an endless EPT violation. This would not happen
>     for a Linux guest, which does not expect any #VE.
> 
> Changing to return PT_LEVEL_4K should avoid this problem.  It doesn't hurt
For TDs expect #VE, guests access private memory before accept it.
In that case, upon KVM receives EPT violation, there's no expected level from
the TDX module. Returning PT_LEVEL_4K at the end basically disables huge pages
for those TDs.

Besides, according to Kirill [1], the order from 1GB->2MB->4KB is only the case
for linux guests.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/6vdj4mfxlyvypn743klxq5twda66tkugwzljdt275rug2gmwwl@zdziylxpre6y/#t

> normal cases either, since guest will always do ACCEPT (which contains the
> accepting level) before accessing the memory.