[PATCH v6 1/6] arm/arm64: KVM: Introduce armv7 fp/simd vcpu fields and helpers
Marc Zyngier
marc.zyngier at arm.com
Fri Jan 15 01:03:05 PST 2016
On 15/01/16 02:02, Mario Smarduch wrote:
>
>
> On 1/14/2016 5:27 AM, Christoffer Dall wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 07:03:04PM -0800, Mario Smarduch wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/12/2016 4:57 PM, Mario Smarduch wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 1/12/2016 6:12 AM, Christoffer Dall wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 03:39:21PM -0800, Mario Smarduch wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/10/2016 8:32 AM, Christoffer Dall wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Mario,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I spotted one more potential issue...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Dec 26, 2015 at 01:54:55PM -0800, Mario Smarduch wrote:
>>>>>>>> Add helper functions to enable access to fp/smid on guest entry and save host
>>>>>>>> fpexc on vcpu put, check if fp/simd registers are dirty and add new vcpu
>>>>>>>> fields.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Mario Smarduch <m.smarduch at samsung.com>
>>>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>>> arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>>>>> arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 6 ++++++
>>>>>>>> arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h | 8 +++++++
>>>>>>>> 3 files changed, 56 insertions(+)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
>>>>>>>> index 3095df0..d4d9da1 100644
>>>>>>>> --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
>>>>>>>> +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h
>>>>>>>> @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
>>>>>>>> #include <asm/kvm_mmio.h>
>>>>>>>> #include <asm/kvm_arm.h>
>>>>>>>> #include <asm/cputype.h>
>>>>>>>> +#include <asm/vfp.h>
>>>>>>>> +#include "../vfp/vfpinstr.h"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> unsigned long *vcpu_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u8 reg_num);
>>>>>>>> unsigned long *vcpu_spsr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>>>>>>>> @@ -255,4 +257,44 @@ static inline unsigned long vcpu_data_host_to_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_VFPv3
>>>>>>>> +/* Called from vcpu_load - save fpexc and enable guest access to fp/simd unit */
>>>>>>>> +static inline void vcpu_trap_vfp_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>>> + u32 fpexc;
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> + /* Save host fpexc, and enable guest access to fp unit */
>>>>>>>> + fpexc = fmrx(FPEXC);
>>>>>>>> + vcpu->arch.host_fpexc = fpexc;
>>>>>>>> + fpexc |= FPEXC_EN;
>>>>>>>> + fmxr(FPEXC, fpexc);
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> + /* Configure HCPTR to trap on tracing and fp/simd access */
>>>>>>>> + vcpu->arch.hcptr = HCPTR_TTA | HCPTR_TCP(10) | HCPTR_TCP(11);
>>>>>>>> +}
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +/* Called from vcpu_put - restore host fpexc */
>>>>>>>> +static inline void vcpu_restore_host_fpexc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>>> + fmxr(FPEXC, vcpu->arch.host_fpexc);
>>>>>>>> +}
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +/* If trap bits are reset then fp/simd registers are dirty */
>>>>>>>> +static inline bool vcpu_vfp_isdirty(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>>> + return !(vcpu->arch.hcptr & (HCPTR_TCP(10) | HCPTR_TCP(11)));
>>>>>>>> +}
>>>>>>>> +#else
>>>>>>>> +static inline void vcpu_trap_vfp_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>>>>>> +{
>>>>>>>> + vcpu->arch.hcptr = HCPTR_TTA;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is it correct not to trap VFP registers when the host kernel does not
>>>>>>> have CONFIG_VFPv3? I think this is a change in functionality compared
>>>>>>> to the current kernels is it not?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> With CPU_V7 VFPv3 gets selected, without it fp should be emulated,
>>>>>> with exceptions taken in guest kernel. I don't see a reason why
>>>>>> fp hcptr access should be enabled in that case.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If you have to guests with CONFIG_VFPV3 but your host doesn't have
>>>>> CONFIG_VFPV3, you will never context-switch the VFP registers between
>>>>> the two VMs, and mayhem will ensue.
>>>>>
>>>>> Unless I'm missing something very obvious?
>>>
>>> Did more testing on this enabling OABI_COMPAT and selecting
>>> NWFPE/FastFPE breaks the boot. So far can't find a way to boot host
>>> without VFP/VFPv3 enabled on ARMv7. CPU_V7 defaults to VFPv3
>>> selection. I'm wondering if !VFPv3 path should be removed from
>>> the patches?
>>>
>> I think this is related to your particular choice of userspace.
>
> It appears like there are two soft float implementations.
>
> FastFPE - but that's missing arch/arm/fastfpe directory, the option
> can still be selected but nothing is built.
>
> And the Netwidner FPE arch/arm/nwfpe, that doesn't appear to be
> hooked into the kernel. The hook nwfpe_enter is not referenced
> anywhere.
It is:
arch/arm/nwfpe/entry.S: .globl nwfpe_enter
arch/arm/nwfpe/entry.S:nwfpe_enter:
arch/arm/nwfpe/fpmodule.c:extern void nwfpe_enter(void);
arch/arm/nwfpe/fpmodule.c: kern_fp_enter = nwfpe_enter;
> I could make this change but have no way to bring the host up to
> test it.
None of these are relevant - they are emulation for the FPA (Floating
Point Accelerator). Most of the time, nobody uses this but instead a
userspace softfloat implementation, which saves the trap to kernel space
for emulation.
You can try Debian armel (as opposed to armhf, which mandates VFP) for
example, which is a softfloat-based distribution.
Thanks,
M.
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