[PATCH 1/4] KVM: PPC: Add support for multiple-TCE hcalls
Alexander Graf
agraf at suse.de
Mon Jun 17 18:40:34 EST 2013
On 17.06.2013, at 10:34, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote:
> On 06/17/2013 06:02 PM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>>
>> On 17.06.2013, at 09:55, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote:
>>
>>> On 06/17/2013 08:06 AM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 05.06.2013, at 08:11, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This adds real mode handlers for the H_PUT_TCE_INDIRECT and
>>>>> H_STUFF_TCE hypercalls for QEMU emulated devices such as IBMVIO
>>>>> devices or emulated PCI. These calls allow adding multiple entries
>>>>> (up to 512) into the TCE table in one call which saves time on
>>>>> transition to/from real mode.
>>>>>
>>>>> This adds a tce_tmp cache to kvm_vcpu_arch to save valid TCEs
>>>>> (copied from user and verified) before writing the whole list into
>>>>> the TCE table. This cache will be utilized more in the upcoming
>>>>> VFIO/IOMMU support to continue TCE list processing in the virtual
>>>>> mode in the case if the real mode handler failed for some reason.
>>>>>
>>>>> This adds a guest physical to host real address converter
>>>>> and calls the existing H_PUT_TCE handler. The converting function
>>>>> is going to be fully utilized by upcoming VFIO supporting patches.
>>>>>
>>>>> This also implements the KVM_CAP_PPC_MULTITCE capability,
>>>>> so in order to support the functionality of this patch, QEMU
>>>>> needs to query for this capability and set the "hcall-multi-tce"
>>>>> hypertas property only if the capability is present, otherwise
>>>>> there will be serious performance degradation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cc: David Gibson <david at gibson.dropbear.id.au>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Alexey Kardashevskiy <aik at ozlabs.ru>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus at samba.org>
>>>>
>>>> Only a few minor nits. Ben already commented on implementation details.
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> Changelog:
>>>>> 2013/06/05:
>>>>> * fixed mistype about IBMVIO in the commit message
>>>>> * updated doc and moved it to another section
>>>>> * changed capability number
>>>>>
>>>>> 2013/05/21:
>>>>> * added kvm_vcpu_arch::tce_tmp
>>>>> * removed cleanup if put_indirect failed, instead we do not even start
>>>>> writing to TCE table if we cannot get TCEs from the user and they are
>>>>> invalid
>>>>> * kvmppc_emulated_h_put_tce is split to kvmppc_emulated_put_tce
>>>>> and kvmppc_emulated_validate_tce (for the previous item)
>>>>> * fixed bug with failthrough for H_IPI
>>>>> * removed all get_user() from real mode handlers
>>>>> * kvmppc_lookup_pte() added (instead of making lookup_linux_pte public)
>>>>> ---
>>>>> Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt | 17 ++
>>>>> arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 2 +
>>>>> arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h | 16 +-
>>>>> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_vio.c | 118 ++++++++++++++
>>>>> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_vio_hv.c | 266 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>>>>> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c | 39 +++++
>>>>> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S | 6 +
>>>>> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr_papr.c | 37 ++++-
>>>>> arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c | 3 +
>>>>> include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 1 +
>>>>> 10 files changed, 473 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
>>>>> index 5f91eda..6c082ff 100644
>>>>> --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
>>>>> +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
>>>>> @@ -2362,6 +2362,23 @@ calls by the guest for that service will be passed to userspace to be
>>>>> handled.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> +4.83 KVM_CAP_PPC_MULTITCE
>>>>> +
>>>>> +Capability: KVM_CAP_PPC_MULTITCE
>>>>> +Architectures: ppc
>>>>> +Type: vm
>>>>> +
>>>>> +This capability tells the guest that multiple TCE entry add/remove hypercalls
>>>>> +handling is supported by the kernel. This significanly accelerates DMA
>>>>> +operations for PPC KVM guests.
>>>>> +
>>>>> +Unlike other capabilities in this section, this one does not have an ioctl.
>>>>> +Instead, when the capability is present, the H_PUT_TCE_INDIRECT and
>>>>> +H_STUFF_TCE hypercalls are to be handled in the host kernel and not passed to
>>>>> +the guest. Othwerwise it might be better for the guest to continue using H_PUT_TCE
>>>>> +hypercall (if KVM_CAP_SPAPR_TCE or KVM_CAP_SPAPR_TCE_IOMMU are present).
>>>>
>>>
>>>> While this describes perfectly well what the consequences are of the
>>>> patches, it does not describe properly what the CAP actually expresses.
>>>> The CAP only says "this kernel is able to handle H_PUT_TCE_INDIRECT and
>>>> H_STUFF_TCE hypercalls directly". All other consequences are nice to
>>>> document, but the semantics of the CAP are missing.
>>>
>>>
>>> ? It expresses ability to handle 2 hcalls. What is missing?
>>
>> You don't describe the kvm <-> qemu interface. You describe some decisions qemu can take from this cap.
>
>
> This file does not mention qemu at all. And the interface is - qemu (or
> kvmtool could do that) just adds "hcall-multi-tce" to
> "ibm,hypertas-functions" but this is for pseries linux and AIX could always
> do it (no idea about it). Does it really have to be in this file?
Ok, let's go back a step. What does this CAP describe? Don't look at the description you wrote above. Just write a new one. What exactly can user space expect when it finds this CAP?
>
>
>
>>>> We also usually try to keep KVM behavior unchanged with regards to older
>>>> versions until a CAP is enabled. In this case I don't think it matters
>>>> all that much, so I'm fine with declaring it as enabled by default.
>>>> Please document that this is a change in behavior versus older KVM
>>>> versions though.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ok!
>>>
>>>
>>>>> +
>>>>> +
>>>>> 5. The kvm_run structure
>>>>> ------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>>>>> index af326cd..85d8f26 100644
>>>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>>>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
>>>>> @@ -609,6 +609,8 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
>>>>> spinlock_t tbacct_lock;
>>>>> u64 busy_stolen;
>>>>> u64 busy_preempt;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + unsigned long *tce_tmp; /* TCE cache for TCE_PUT_INDIRECT hall */
>>>>> #endif
>>>>> };
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
>>>>> index 550f592..a39039a 100644
>>>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
>>>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
>>>>> @@ -568,6 +568,30 @@ int kvmppc_pseries_do_hcall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>>> ret = kvmppc_xics_hcall(vcpu, req);
>>>>> break;
>>>>> } /* fallthrough */
>>>>
>>>> The fallthrough comment isn't accurate anymore.
>>>>
>>>>> + return RESUME_HOST;
>>>>> + case H_PUT_TCE:
>>>>> + ret = kvmppc_virtmode_h_put_tce(vcpu, kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 4),
>>>>> + kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 5),
>>>>> + kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 6));
>>>>> + if (ret == H_TOO_HARD)
>>>>> + return RESUME_HOST;
>>>>> + break;
>>>>> + case H_PUT_TCE_INDIRECT:
>>>>> + ret = kvmppc_virtmode_h_put_tce_indirect(vcpu, kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 4),
>>>>> + kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 5),
>>>>> + kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 6),
>>>>> + kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 7));
>>>>> + if (ret == H_TOO_HARD)
>>>>> + return RESUME_HOST;
>>>>> + break;
>>>>> + case H_STUFF_TCE:
>>>>> + ret = kvmppc_virtmode_h_stuff_tce(vcpu, kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 4),
>>>>> + kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 5),
>>>>> + kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 6),
>>>>> + kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 7));
>>>>> + if (ret == H_TOO_HARD)
>>>>> + return RESUME_HOST;
>>>>> + break;
>>>>> default:
>>>>> return RESUME_HOST;
>>>>> }
>>>>> @@ -958,6 +982,20 @@ struct kvm_vcpu *kvmppc_core_vcpu_create(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int id)
>>>>> vcpu->arch.cpu_type = KVM_CPU_3S_64;
>>>>> kvmppc_sanity_check(vcpu);
>>>>>
>>>>> + /*
>>>>> + * As we want to minimize the chance of having H_PUT_TCE_INDIRECT
>>>>> + * half executed, we first read TCEs from the user, check them and
>>>>> + * return error if something went wrong and only then put TCEs into
>>>>> + * the TCE table.
>>>>> + *
>>>>> + * tce_tmp is a cache for TCEs to avoid stack allocation or
>>>>> + * kmalloc as the whole TCE list can take up to 512 items 8 bytes
>>>>> + * each (4096 bytes).
>>>>> + */
>>>>> + vcpu->arch.tce_tmp = kmalloc(4096, GFP_KERNEL);
>>>>> + if (!vcpu->arch.tce_tmp)
>>>>> + goto free_vcpu;
>>>>> +
>>>>> return vcpu;
>>>>>
>>>>> free_vcpu:
>>>>> @@ -980,6 +1018,7 @@ void kvmppc_core_vcpu_free(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>>> unpin_vpa(vcpu->kvm, &vcpu->arch.slb_shadow);
>>>>> unpin_vpa(vcpu->kvm, &vcpu->arch.vpa);
>>>>> spin_unlock(&vcpu->arch.vpa_update_lock);
>>>>> + kfree(vcpu->arch.tce_tmp);
>>>>> kvm_vcpu_uninit(vcpu);
>>>>> kmem_cache_free(kvm_vcpu_cache, vcpu);
>>>>> }
>>>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
>>>>> index b02f91e..d35554e 100644
>>>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
>>>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
>>>>> @@ -1490,6 +1490,12 @@ hcall_real_table:
>>>>> .long 0 /* 0x11c */
>>>>> .long 0 /* 0x120 */
>>>>> .long .kvmppc_h_bulk_remove - hcall_real_table
>>>>> + .long 0 /* 0x128 */
>>>>> + .long 0 /* 0x12c */
>>>>> + .long 0 /* 0x130 */
>>>>> + .long 0 /* 0x134 */
>>>>> + .long .kvmppc_h_stuff_tce - hcall_real_table
>>>>> + .long .kvmppc_h_put_tce_indirect - hcall_real_table
>>>>> hcall_real_table_end:
>>>>>
>>>>> ignore_hdec:
>>>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr_papr.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr_papr.c
>>>>> index da0e0bc..91d4b45 100644
>>>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr_papr.c
>>>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr_papr.c
>>>>> @@ -220,7 +220,38 @@ static int kvmppc_h_pr_put_tce(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>>> unsigned long tce = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 6);
>>>>> long rc;
>>>>>
>>>>> - rc = kvmppc_h_put_tce(vcpu, liobn, ioba, tce);
>>>>> + rc = kvmppc_virtmode_h_put_tce(vcpu, liobn, ioba, tce);
>>>>> + if (rc == H_TOO_HARD)
>>>>> + return EMULATE_FAIL;
>>>>> + kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 3, rc);
>>>>> + return EMULATE_DONE;
>>>>> +}
>>>>> +
>>>>> +static int kvmppc_h_pr_put_tce_indirect(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>>> +{
>>>>> + unsigned long liobn = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 4);
>>>>> + unsigned long ioba = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 5);
>>>>> + unsigned long tce = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 6);
>>>>> + unsigned long npages = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 7);
>>>>> + long rc;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + rc = kvmppc_virtmode_h_put_tce_indirect(vcpu, liobn, ioba,
>>>>> + tce, npages);
>>>>> + if (rc == H_TOO_HARD)
>>>>> + return EMULATE_FAIL;
>>>>> + kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 3, rc);
>>>>> + return EMULATE_DONE;
>>>>> +}
>>>>> +
>>>>> +static int kvmppc_h_pr_stuff_tce(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>>> +{
>>>>> + unsigned long liobn = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 4);
>>>>> + unsigned long ioba = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 5);
>>>>> + unsigned long tce_value = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 6);
>>>>> + unsigned long npages = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 7);
>>>>> + long rc;
>>>>> +
>>>>> + rc = kvmppc_virtmode_h_stuff_tce(vcpu, liobn, ioba, tce_value, npages);
>>>>> if (rc == H_TOO_HARD)
>>>>> return EMULATE_FAIL;
>>>>> kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 3, rc);
>>>>> @@ -247,6 +278,10 @@ int kvmppc_h_pr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cmd)
>>>>> return kvmppc_h_pr_bulk_remove(vcpu);
>>>>> case H_PUT_TCE:
>>>>> return kvmppc_h_pr_put_tce(vcpu);
>>>>> + case H_PUT_TCE_INDIRECT:
>>>>> + return kvmppc_h_pr_put_tce_indirect(vcpu);
>>>>> + case H_STUFF_TCE:
>>>>> + return kvmppc_h_pr_stuff_tce(vcpu);
>>>>> case H_CEDE:
>>>>> vcpu->arch.shared->msr |= MSR_EE;
>>>>> kvm_vcpu_block(vcpu);
>>>>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
>>>>> index 6316ee3..8465c2a 100644
>>>>> --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
>>>>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
>>>>> @@ -395,6 +395,9 @@ int kvm_dev_ioctl_check_extension(long ext)
>>>>> r = 1;
>>>>> break;
>>>>> #endif
>>>>> + case KVM_CAP_SPAPR_MULTITCE:
>>>>> + r = 1;
>>>>
>>>> This should only be true for book3s.
>>>
>>>
>>> We had this discussion with v2.
>>>
>>> David:
>>> ===
>>> So, in the case of MULTITCE, that's not quite right. PR KVM can
>>> emulate a PAPR system on a BookE machine, and there's no reason not to
>>> allow TCE acceleration as well. We can't make it dependent on PAPR
>>> mode being selected, because that's enabled per-vcpu, whereas these
>>> capabilities are queried on the VM before the vcpus are created.
>>> ===
>>>
>>> Wrong?
>
>> Partially. BookE can not emulate a PAPR system as it stands today.
>
> Oh.
> Ok.
> So - #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64 ? Or run-time check for book3s (how...)?
The former.
Alex
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