From: brian.woods@amd.com
To: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
Cc: andrew.cooper3@citrix.com, boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com,
Brian Woods <brian.woods@amd.com>,
jbeulich@suse.com, suravee.suthikulpanit@amd.com
Subject: [PATCH 0/3] x86/svm: virtual VMLOAD/VMSAVE
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:03:05 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20171031220308.107679-1-brian.woods@amd.com> (raw)
From: Brian Woods <brian.woods@amd.com>
x86/svm: virtual VMLOAD/VMSAVE
On AMD family 17h server processors, there is a feature called virtual
VMLOAD/VMSAVE. This allows a nested hypervisor to preform a VMLOAD or
VMSAVE without needing to be intercepted by the host hypervisor.
Virtual VMLOAD/VMSAVE requires the host hypervisor to be in long mode
and nested page tables to be enabled. For more information about it
please see:
AMD64 Architecture Programmer’s Manual Volume 2: System Programming
http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/24593.pdf
Section: VMSAVE and VMLOAD Virtualization (Section 15.33.1)
This patch series adds support to check for and enable the virtual
VMLOAD/VMSAVE features if available.
Signed-off-by: Brian Woods <brian.woods@amd.com>
Brian Woods (3):
x86/svm: rename lbr control field in vmcb
x86/svm: add virtual VMLOAD/VMSAVE feature definition
x86/svm: add virtual VMLOAD/VMSAVE support
xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/nestedsvm.c | 10 +++++-----
xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/svm.c | 3 ++-
xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/svmdebug.c | 2 ++
xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/vmcb.c | 7 +++++++
xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/svm/nestedsvm.h | 4 ++--
xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/svm/svm.h | 2 ++
xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/svm/vmcb.h | 7 ++++---
7 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
--
2.11.0
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Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-10-31 22:03 brian.woods [this message]
2017-10-31 22:03 ` [PATCH 1/3] x86/svm: rename lbr control field in vmcb brian.woods
2017-10-31 22:03 ` [PATCH 2/3] x86/svm: add virtual VMLOAD/VMSAVE feature definition brian.woods
2017-10-31 22:03 ` [PATCH 3/3] x86/svm: add virtual VMLOAD/VMSAVE support brian.woods
2017-10-31 22:15 ` Andrew Cooper
2017-10-31 22:29 ` Brian Woods
2017-11-01 17:00 ` [PATCH 0/3] x86/svm: virtual VMLOAD/VMSAVE Boris Ostrovsky
2017-11-01 19:34 ` Andrew Cooper
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