[PATCH] irqchip/gic-v4.1: Optimize the wait for the completion of the analysis of the VPT
Shenming Lu
lushenming at huawei.com
Fri Nov 27 21:38:01 EST 2020
On 2020/11/28 3:35, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> Shenming,
>
> Somehow this patch ended up in the wrong folder.
> Apologies for the delay reviewing it.>
> On 2020-09-23 07:35, Shenming Lu wrote:
>> Right after a vPE is made resident, the code starts polling the
>> GICR_VPENDBASER.Dirty bit until it becomes 0, where the delay_us
>> is set to 10. But in our measurement, it takes only hundreds of
>> nanoseconds, or 1~2 microseconds, to finish parsing the VPT in most
>> cases. And we also measured the time from vcpu_load() (include it)
>> to __guest_enter() on Kunpeng 920. On average, it takes 2.55 microseconds
>> (not first run && the VPT is empty). So 10 microseconds delay might
>> really hurt performance.
>>
>> To avoid this, we can set the delay_us to 1, which is more appropriate
>> in this situation and universal. Besides, we can delay the execution
>> of its_wait_vpt_parse_complete() (call it from kvm_vgic_flush_hwstate()
>> corresponding to vPE resident), giving the GIC a chance to work in
>> parallel with the CPU on the entry path.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Shenming Lu <lushenming at huawei.com>
>> ---
>> arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v4.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
>> arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.c | 2 ++
>> drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c | 14 +++++++++++---
>> drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v4.c | 11 +++++++++++
>> include/kvm/arm_vgic.h | 3 +++
>> include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-v4.h | 4 ++++
>> 6 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v4.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v4.c
>> index b5fa73c9fd35..1d5d2d6894d3 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v4.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v4.c
>> @@ -353,6 +353,24 @@ int vgic_v4_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>> return err;
>> }
>>
>> +void vgic_v4_wait_vpt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>
> I'd like something a bit more abstract as a name.
>
> vgic_v4_commit() seems more appropriate, and could be used for other
> purposes.
Yes, it looks more appropriate.
>
>> +{
>> + struct its_vpe *vpe;
>> +
>> + if (kvm_vgic_global_state.type == VGIC_V2 ||
>
> Why do you test for GICv2? Isn't the vgic_supports_direct_msis() test enough?
> And the test should be moved to kvm_vgic_flush_hwstate(), as we already have
> similar checks there.
Yes, the test for GICv2 is unnecessary.... I will correct it.
>
>> !vgic_supports_direct_msis(vcpu->kvm))
>> + return;
>> +
>> + vpe = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.vgic_v3.its_vpe;
>> +
>> + if (vpe->vpt_ready)
>> + return;
>> +
>> + if (its_wait_vpt(vpe))
>> + return;
>
> How can that happen?
Yes, it seems that its_wait_vpt() would always return 0.
>
>> +
>> + vpe->vpt_ready = true;
>
> This is nasty. You need to explain what happens with this state (you are
> trying not to access VPENDBASER across a shallow exit, as only a vcpu_put
Ok, I will add a comment here.
> will invalidate the GIC state). And something like vpe_ready is more
> generic (we try not to have too much of the GICv4 gunk in the KVM code).
Yes, that's better.
>
>> +}
>> +
>> static struct vgic_its *vgic_get_its(struct kvm *kvm,
>> struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *irq_entry)
>> {
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.c
>> index c3643b7f101b..ed810a80cda2 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.c
>> @@ -915,6 +915,8 @@ void kvm_vgic_flush_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>
>> if (can_access_vgic_from_kernel())
>> vgic_restore_state(vcpu);
>> +
>> + vgic_v4_wait_vpt(vcpu);
>> }
>>
>> void kvm_vgic_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>> diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
>> index 548de7538632..b7cbc9bcab9d 100644
>> --- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
>> +++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
>> @@ -3803,7 +3803,7 @@ static void its_wait_vpt_parse_complete(void)
>> WARN_ON_ONCE(readq_relaxed_poll_timeout_atomic(vlpi_base + GICR_VPENDBASER,
>> val,
>> !(val & GICR_VPENDBASER_Dirty),
>> - 10, 500));
>> + 1, 500));
>
> This really should be in a separate patch.
Ok, I will separate it.
>
>> }
>>
>> static void its_vpe_schedule(struct its_vpe *vpe)
>> @@ -3837,7 +3837,7 @@ static void its_vpe_schedule(struct its_vpe *vpe)
>> val |= GICR_VPENDBASER_Valid;
>> gicr_write_vpendbaser(val, vlpi_base + GICR_VPENDBASER);
>>
>> - its_wait_vpt_parse_complete();
>> + vpe->vpt_ready = false;
>
> This really belongs to the deschedule path, doesn't it? Given that
> it can only be set from vgic_flush_hwstate(), it should be fairly
> foolproof.
Yes, that's better.
>
>> }
>>
>> static void its_vpe_deschedule(struct its_vpe *vpe)
>> @@ -3881,6 +3881,10 @@ static int its_vpe_set_vcpu_affinity(struct
>> irq_data *d, void *vcpu_info)
>> its_vpe_schedule(vpe);
>> return 0;
>>
>> + case WAIT_VPT:
>
> COMMIT_VPE seems a better name.
Yes, that's better.
>
>> + its_wait_vpt_parse_complete();
>> + return 0;
>> +
>> case DESCHEDULE_VPE:
>> its_vpe_deschedule(vpe);
>> return 0;
>> @@ -4047,7 +4051,7 @@ static void its_vpe_4_1_schedule(struct its_vpe *vpe,
>>
>> gicr_write_vpendbaser(val, vlpi_base + GICR_VPENDBASER);
>>
>> - its_wait_vpt_parse_complete();
>> + vpe->vpt_ready = false;
>> }
>>
>> static void its_vpe_4_1_deschedule(struct its_vpe *vpe,
>> @@ -4118,6 +4122,10 @@ static int its_vpe_4_1_set_vcpu_affinity(struct
>> irq_data *d, void *vcpu_info)
>> its_vpe_4_1_schedule(vpe, info);
>> return 0;
>>
>> + case WAIT_VPT:
>> + its_wait_vpt_parse_complete();
>> + return 0;
>> +
>> case DESCHEDULE_VPE:
>> its_vpe_4_1_deschedule(vpe, info);
>> return 0;
>> diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v4.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v4.c
>> index 0c18714ae13e..36be42569872 100644
>> --- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v4.c
>> +++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v4.c
>> @@ -258,6 +258,17 @@ int its_make_vpe_resident(struct its_vpe *vpe,
>> bool g0en, bool g1en)
>> return ret;
>> }
>>
>> +int its_wait_vpt(struct its_vpe *vpe)
>
> its_commit_vpe()
>
>> +{
>> + struct its_cmd_info info = { };
>> +
>> + WARN_ON(preemptible());
>> +
>> + info.cmd_type = WAIT_VPT;
>
> Please write it as:
>
> struct its_cmd_info = {
> .cmd_type = COMMIT_VPE,
> };
>
> as for most of the commands.
Ok, I will correct it.
>
>> +
>> + return its_send_vpe_cmd(vpe, &info);
>> +}
>> +
>> int its_invall_vpe(struct its_vpe *vpe)
>> {
>> struct its_cmd_info info = {
>> diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
>> index a8d8fdcd3723..b55a835d28a8 100644
>> --- a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
>> +++ b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
>> @@ -402,6 +402,9 @@ int kvm_vgic_v4_unset_forwarding(struct kvm *kvm, int irq,
>> struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *irq_entry);
>>
>> int vgic_v4_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>> +
>> +void vgic_v4_wait_vpt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>> +
>> int vgic_v4_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool need_db);
>>
>> #endif /* __KVM_ARM_VGIC_H */
>> diff --git a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-v4.h
>> b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-v4.h
>> index 6976b8331b60..68ac2b7b9309 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-v4.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic-v4.h
>> @@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ struct its_vpe {
>> u16 vpe_id;
>> /* Pending VLPIs on schedule out? */
>> bool pending_last;
>> + /* VPT parse complete */
>> + bool vpt_ready;
>> };
>>
>> /*
>> @@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ enum its_vcpu_info_cmd_type {
>> PROP_UPDATE_VLPI,
>> PROP_UPDATE_AND_INV_VLPI,
>> SCHEDULE_VPE,
>> + WAIT_VPT,
>> DESCHEDULE_VPE,
>> INVALL_VPE,
>> PROP_UPDATE_VSGI,
>> @@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ struct its_cmd_info {
>> int its_alloc_vcpu_irqs(struct its_vm *vm);
>> void its_free_vcpu_irqs(struct its_vm *vm);
>> int its_make_vpe_resident(struct its_vpe *vpe, bool g0en, bool g1en);
>> +int its_wait_vpt(struct its_vpe *vpe);
>> int its_make_vpe_non_resident(struct its_vpe *vpe, bool db);
>> int its_invall_vpe(struct its_vpe *vpe);
>> int its_map_vlpi(int irq, struct its_vlpi_map *map);
>
> My comments are mostly cosmetic. If you can respin quickly, I'll
> pick it up for 5.11.
Ok, I will try to respin it quickly.
Thanks for reviewing, :)
Shenming
>
> Thanks,
>
> M.
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