From: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Cc: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>
Subject: [PATCH RESEND 2/2] i386: Exclude 'hv-syndbg' from 'hv-passthrough'
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:19:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20230922121915.566591-3-vkuznets@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230922121915.566591-1-vkuznets@redhat.com>
Windows with Hyper-V role enabled doesn't boot with 'hv-passthrough' when
no debugger is configured, this significantly limits the usefulness of the
feature as there's no support for subtracting Hyper-V features from CPU
flags at this moment (e.g. "-cpu host,hv-passthrough,-hv-syndbg" does not
work). While this is also theoretically fixable, 'hv-syndbg' is likely
very special and unneeded in the default set. Genuine Hyper-V doesn't seem
to enable it either.
Introduce 'skip_passthrough' flag to 'kvm_hyperv_properties' and use it as
one-off to skip 'hv-syndbg' when enabling features in 'hv-passthrough'
mode. Note, "-cpu host,hv-passthrough,hv-syndbg" can still be used if
needed.
As both 'hv-passthrough' and 'hv-syndbg' are debug features, the change
should not have any effect on production environments.
Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com>
---
docs/system/i386/hyperv.rst | 13 +++++++++----
target/i386/kvm/kvm.c | 7 +++++--
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/system/i386/hyperv.rst b/docs/system/i386/hyperv.rst
index 2505dc4c86e0..009947e39141 100644
--- a/docs/system/i386/hyperv.rst
+++ b/docs/system/i386/hyperv.rst
@@ -262,14 +262,19 @@ Supplementary features
``hv-passthrough``
In some cases (e.g. during development) it may make sense to use QEMU in
'pass-through' mode and give Windows guests all enlightenments currently
- supported by KVM. This pass-through mode is enabled by "hv-passthrough" CPU
- flag.
+ supported by KVM.
Note: ``hv-passthrough`` flag only enables enlightenments which are known to QEMU
(have corresponding 'hv-' flag) and copies ``hv-spinlocks`` and ``hv-vendor-id``
values from KVM to QEMU. ``hv-passthrough`` overrides all other 'hv-' settings on
- the command line. Also, enabling this flag effectively prevents migration as the
- list of enabled enlightenments may differ between target and destination hosts.
+ the command line.
+
+ Note: ``hv-passthrough`` does not enable ``hv-syndbg`` which can prevent certain
+ Windows guests from booting when used without proper configuration. If needed,
+ ``hv-syndbg`` can be enabled additionally.
+
+ Note: ``hv-passthrough`` effectively prevents migration as the list of enabled
+ enlightenments may differ between target and destination hosts.
``hv-enforce-cpuid``
By default, KVM allows the guest to use all currently supported Hyper-V
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
index 51b381a2fbbc..cfb24ba87df5 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -871,6 +871,7 @@ static struct {
uint32_t bits;
} flags[2];
uint64_t dependencies;
+ bool skip_passthrough;
} kvm_hyperv_properties[] = {
[HYPERV_FEAT_RELAXED] = {
.desc = "relaxed timing (hv-relaxed)",
@@ -999,7 +1000,8 @@ static struct {
{.func = HV_CPUID_FEATURES, .reg = R_EDX,
.bits = HV_FEATURE_DEBUG_MSRS_AVAILABLE}
},
- .dependencies = BIT(HYPERV_FEAT_SYNIC) | BIT(HYPERV_FEAT_RELAXED)
+ .dependencies = BIT(HYPERV_FEAT_SYNIC) | BIT(HYPERV_FEAT_RELAXED),
+ .skip_passthrough = true,
},
[HYPERV_FEAT_MSR_BITMAP] = {
.desc = "enlightened MSR-Bitmap (hv-emsr-bitmap)",
@@ -1408,7 +1410,8 @@ bool kvm_hyperv_expand_features(X86CPU *cpu, Error **errp)
* hv_build_cpuid_leaf() uses this info to build guest CPUIDs.
*/
for (feat = 0; feat < ARRAY_SIZE(kvm_hyperv_properties); feat++) {
- if (hyperv_feature_supported(cs, feat)) {
+ if (hyperv_feature_supported(cs, feat) &&
+ !kvm_hyperv_properties[feat].skip_passthrough) {
cpu->hyperv_features |= BIT(feat);
}
}
--
2.41.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-09-22 12:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-09-22 12:19 [PATCH RESEND 0/2] i386: Fix Hyper-V Gen1 guests stuck on boot with 'hv-passthrough' Vitaly Kuznetsov
2023-09-22 12:19 ` [PATCH RESEND 1/2] i386: Fix conditional CONFIG_SYNDBG enablement Vitaly Kuznetsov
2023-09-22 12:19 ` Vitaly Kuznetsov [this message]
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