[PATCH v9 06/11] arm/arm64: vgic: Implement VGICv3 CPU interface access

Vijay Kilari vijay.kilari at gmail.com
Tue Nov 29 02:01:44 PST 2016


On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 2:07 PM, Christoffer Dall
<christoffer.dall at linaro.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 01:08:26PM +0530, Vijay Kilari wrote:
>> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 1:09 AM, Christoffer Dall
>> <christoffer.dall at linaro.org> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 06:31:53PM +0530, vijay.kilari at gmail.com wrote:
>> >> From: Vijaya Kumar K <Vijaya.Kumar at cavium.com>
>> >>
>> >> VGICv3 CPU interface registers are accessed using
>> >> KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CPU_SYSREGS ioctl. These registers are accessed
>> >> as 64-bit. The cpu MPIDR value is passed along with register id.
>> >> is used to identify the cpu for registers access.
>> >>
>> >> The VM that supports SEIs expect it on destination machine to handle
>> >> guest aborts and hence checked for ICC_CTLR_EL1.SEIS compatibility.
>> >> Similarly, VM that supports Affinity Level 3 that is required for AArch64
>> >> mode, is required to be supported on destination machine. Hence checked
>> >> for ICC_CTLR_EL1.A3V compatibility.
>> >>
>> >> The CPU system register handling is spitted into two files
>> >
>> > spitted?  Did you mean 'split into' ?
>> >
>> >> vgic-sys-reg-common.c and vgic-sys-reg-v3.c.
>> >> The vgic-sys-reg-common.c handles read and write of VGIC CPU registers
>> >
>> > So this is weird because everything in virt/kvm/arm/ is exactly supposed
>> > to be common between arm and arm64 already.
>> >
>> > I would rather that you had a copy of vgic-sys-reg-v3.c in arch/arm/kvm/
>> > and in arch/arm64/kvm/ each taking care of its own architecture.
>> >
>> > But note that I didn't actually require that you implemented support for
>> > GICv3 migration on AArch32 hosts for these patches, I just didn't want
>> > thigns to silently break.
>> >
>> > If we cannot test the AArch32 implementation, we should potentially just
>> > make sure that is not supported yet, return a proper error to userspace
>> > and get the AArch64 host implementation correct.
>> >
>> > I suggest you move your:
>> >   virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-sys-reg-v3.c to
>> >   arch/arm64/kvm/vgic-sys-reg-v3.c
>> >
>> > and rename
>> >   virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-sys-reg-common.c to
>> >   virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-sys-reg-v3.c
>> >
>> > And then wait with the AArch32 host side for now, but just make sure it
>> > compiles and returns an error as opposed to crashing the system if
>> > someone tries to excercise this interface on an AArch32 host.
>>
>> I will add arch/arm/kvm/vgic-coproc-v3.c (pls check if file name is ok or not?)
>
> I would call it vgic-v3-coproc.c
>
>> and return -ENXIO as shown below and update document accordingly.
>>
>> int vgic_v3_has_cpu_sysregs_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool is_write, u64 id,
>>                                u64 *reg)
>> {
>>        /*
>>         * TODO: Implement for AArch32
>>         */
>>        return -ENXIO;
>> }
>>
>> int vgic_v3_cpu_sysregs_uaccess(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool is_write, u64 id,
>>                                u64 *reg)
>> {
>>        /*
>>         * TODO: Implement for AArch32
>>         */
>>        return -ENXIO;
>> }
>
>
>>
>> >
>> >> for both AArch64 and AArch32 mode. The vgic-sys-reg-v3.c handles AArch64
>> >> mode and is compiled only for AArch64 mode.
>> >>
>> >> Updated arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h with new definitions
>> >> required to compile for AArch32.
>> >>
>> >> The version of VGIC v3 specification is define here
>> >> Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.txt
>> >>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Pavel Fedin <p.fedin at samsung.com>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Vijaya Kumar K <Vijaya.Kumar at cavium.com>
>> >> ---
>> [...]
>> >> +static bool access_gic_aprn(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool is_write, u8 apr,
>> >> +                         u8 idx, unsigned long *reg)
>> >> +{
>> >> +     struct vgic_cpu *vgic_v3_cpu = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu;
>> >> +
>> >> +     /* num_pri_bits are initialized with HW supported values.
>> >> +      * We can rely safely on num_pri_bits even if VM has not
>> >> +      * restored ICC_CTLR_EL1 before restoring APnR registers.
>> >> +      */
>> >
>> > nit: commenting style
>> ok
>> >
>> >> +     switch (vgic_v3_cpu->num_pri_bits) {
>> >> +     case 7:
>> >> +             vgic_v3_access_apr_reg(vcpu, is_write, apr, idx, reg);
>> >> +             break;
>> >> +     case 6:
>> >> +             if (idx > 1)
>> >> +                     goto err;
>> >> +             vgic_v3_access_apr_reg(vcpu, is_write, apr, idx, reg);
>> >> +             break;
>> >> +     default:
>> >> +             if (idx > 0)
>> >> +                     goto err;
>> >> +             vgic_v3_access_apr_reg(vcpu, is_write, apr, idx, reg);
>> >> +     }
>> >
>> > It looks to me like userspace can then program active priorities with
>> > higher numbers than what it will program num_pri_bits to later.  Is that
>> > not weird, or am I missing something?
>>
>> As long as it is within HW supported priorities it is safe.
>
> I know that it is safe on the hardware, but it is weird to define a VM
> with some max priority and still be able to set a higher active priority
> is it not?

In that case, we need to cache the highest active priorities updated
by a VM in a variable
when APnR is restored and later check against num_pri_bits when
ICC_CTLR_EL1 is updated.
If the value cached is greater than num_pri_bits restored then reject
ICC_CTLR_EL1 restore.

This variable should be initialized with value 5 ( min priority)

>
> On the other hand, if we cannot enforce this at runtime, it may not
> matter?

At VM runtime irrespective of VM's num_pri_bits all the APnR registers that
HW supports are saved and restored.

>
> Hint: I'd like for you to actually think about these constraints and
> make sure the sematics of the emulated VM environment remain intact
> across migrations.
>
>> >
>> >> +
>> >> +     return true;
>> >> +err:
>> >> +     if (!is_write)
>> >> +             *reg = 0;
>> >> +
>> >> +     return false;
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +bool access_gic_ap0r_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool is_write, u8 idx,
>> >> +                      unsigned long *reg)
>> >> +{
>> >> +     return access_gic_aprn(vcpu, is_write, 0, idx, reg);
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +bool access_gic_ap1r_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool is_write, u8 idx,
>> >> +                      unsigned long *reg)
>> >> +{
>> >> +     return access_gic_aprn(vcpu, is_write, 1, idx, reg);
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +bool access_gic_sre_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool is_write,
>> >> +                     unsigned long *reg)
>> >> +{
>> >> +     struct vgic_v3_cpu_if *vgicv3 = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.vgic_v3;
>> >> +
>> >> +     /* Validate SRE bit */
>> >> +     if (is_write) {
>> >> +             if (!(*reg & ICC_SRE_EL1_SRE))
>> >> +                     return false;
>> >> +     } else {
>> >> +             *reg = vgicv3->vgic_sre;
>> >> +     }
>> >> +
>> >> +     return true;
>> >> +}
>> >> diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-sys-reg-v3.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-sys-reg-v3.c
>> >> new file mode 100644
>> >> index 0000000..82c2f02
>> >> --- /dev/null
>> >> +++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-sys-reg-v3.c
>> >> @@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
>> >> +/*
>> >> + * VGIC system registers handling functions
>> >> + *
>> >> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
>> >> + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
>> >> + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
>> >> + *
>> >> + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
>> >> + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
>> >> + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
>> >> + * GNU General Public License for more details.
>> >> + */
>> >> +
>> >> +#include <linux/kvm.h>
>> >> +#include <linux/kvm_host.h>
>> >> +#include <asm/kvm_emulate.h>
>> >> +#include "vgic.h"
>> >> +#include "sys_regs.h"
>> >> +
>> >> +#define ACCESS_SYS_REG(REG)                                          \
>> >> +static bool access_gic_##REG##_sys_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,                \
>> >> +                                 struct sys_reg_params *p,           \
>> >> +                                 const struct sys_reg_desc *r)       \
>> >> +{                                                                    \
>> >> +     unsigned long tmp;                                              \
>> >> +     bool ret;                                                       \
>> >> +                                                                     \
>> >> +     if (p->is_write)                                                \
>> >> +             tmp = p->regval;                                        \
>> >> +     ret = access_gic_##REG##_reg(vcpu, p->is_write, &tmp);          \
>> >> +     if (!p->is_write)                                               \
>> >> +             p->regval = tmp;                                        \
>> >> +                                                                     \
>> >> +     return ret;                                                     \
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +ACCESS_SYS_REG(ctlr)
>> >> +ACCESS_SYS_REG(pmr)
>> >> +ACCESS_SYS_REG(bpr0)
>> >> +ACCESS_SYS_REG(bpr1)
>> >> +ACCESS_SYS_REG(sre)
>> >> +ACCESS_SYS_REG(grpen0)
>> >> +ACCESS_SYS_REG(grpen1)
>> >> +
>> >> +#define ACCESS_APNR_SYS_REG(REG)                                     \
>> >> +static bool access_gic_##REG##_sys_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,                \
>> >> +                                 struct sys_reg_params *p,           \
>> >> +                                 const struct sys_reg_desc *r)       \
>> >> +{                                                                    \
>> >> +     unsigned long tmp;                                              \
>> >> +     u8 idx = p->Op2 & 3;                                            \
>> >> +     bool ret;                                                       \
>> >> +                                                                     \
>> >> +     if (p->is_write)                                                \
>> >> +             tmp = p->regval;                                        \
>> >> +     ret = access_gic_##REG##_reg(vcpu, p->is_write, idx, &tmp);     \
>> >> +     if (!p->is_write)                                               \
>> >> +             p->regval = tmp;                                        \
>> >> +                                                                     \
>> >> +     return ret;                                                     \
>> >> +}
>> >> +
>> >> +ACCESS_APNR_SYS_REG(ap0r)
>> >> +ACCESS_APNR_SYS_REG(ap1r)
>> >
>> > I don't get these indirections.  Why can't you call the functions
>> > directly?
>>
>> The code is same for accessing the registers hence added this indirection.
>>
>
> That's not answering my question.
>
> What is the benefit of adding this indirection as opposed to having the
> functions called directly?

In sys_reg_desc the access function is of type

        bool (*access)(struct kvm_vcpu *,
                       struct sys_reg_params *,
                       const struct sys_reg_desc *);

Where as the each register access function is of type below to support
access to AArch32(later if not now).

bool access_gic_xxx(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool is_write, unsigned long *reg);

I can drop this macro and make function calls for each reg access.

>
> To make my point clear:  I hate this kind of preprocessor macro fun, and
> I think it should only ever be used when there's a huge benefit in terms
> of code reuse or simplicity of some sort.  I don't see anything like
> that in this case.
>
> Thanks,
> -Christoffer



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