[PATCH v3 3/4] KVM: arm64: Add KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_SET_PMU attribute
Alexandru Elisei
alexandru.elisei at arm.com
Fri Jan 7 03:08:05 PST 2022
Hi Marc,
On Thu, Jan 06, 2022 at 06:16:04PM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:54:11 +0000,
> Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei at arm.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Marc,
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 12:28:15PM +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> > > On Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:23:08 +0000,
> > > Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei at arm.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > [..]
> > > >
> > > > @@ -910,7 +922,16 @@ static int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> > > > init_irq_work(&vcpu->arch.pmu.overflow_work,
> > > > kvm_pmu_perf_overflow_notify_vcpu);
> > > >
> > > > - vcpu->arch.pmu.created = true;
> > > > + atomic_set(&vcpu->arch.pmu.created, 1);
> > > > +
> > > > + kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, v, kvm) {
> > > > + if (!atomic_read(&v->arch.pmu.created))
> > > > + continue;
> > > > +
> > > > + if (v->arch.pmu.arm_pmu != arm_pmu)
> > > > + return -ENXIO;
> > > > + }
> > >
> > > If you did store the arm_pmu at the VM level, you wouldn't need this.
> > > You could detect the discrepancy in the set_pmu ioctl.
> >
> > I chose to set at the VCPU level to be consistent with how KVM treats the
> > PMU interrupt ID when the interrupt is a PPI, where the interrupt ID must
> > be the same for all VCPUs and it is stored at the VCPU. However, looking at
> > the code again, it occurs to me that it is stored at the VCPU when it's a
> > PPI because it's simpler to do it that way, as the code remains the same
> > when the interrupt ID is a SPI, which must be *different* between VCPUs. So
> > in the end, having the PMU stored at the VM level does match how KVM uses
> > it, which looks to be better than my approach.
> >
> > This is the change you proposed in your branch [1]:
> >
> > +static int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_pmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int pmu_id)
> > +{
> > + struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
> > + struct arm_pmu_entry *entry;
> > + struct arm_pmu *arm_pmu;
> > + int ret = -ENXIO;
> > +
> > + mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
> > + mutex_lock(&arm_pmus_lock);
> > +
> > + list_for_each_entry(entry, &arm_pmus, entry) {
> > + arm_pmu = entry->arm_pmu;
> > + if (arm_pmu->pmu.type == pmu_id) {
> > + /* Can't change PMU if filters are already in place */
> > + if (kvm->arch.arm_pmu != arm_pmu &&
> > + kvm->arch.pmu_filter) {
> > + ret = -EBUSY;
> > + break;
> > + }
> > +
> > + kvm->arch.arm_pmu = arm_pmu;
> > + ret = 0;
> > + break;
> > + }
> > + }
> > +
> > + mutex_unlock(&arm_pmus_lock);
> > + mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
> > + return ret;
> > +}
> >
> > As I understand the code, userspace only needs to call
> > KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_CTRL(KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_SET_PMU) *once* (on one VCPU
> > fd) to set the PMU for all the VCPUs; subsequent calls (on the same VCPU or
> > on another VCPU) with a different PMU id will change the PMU for all VCPUs.
> >
> > Two remarks:
> >
> > 1. The documentation for the VCPU ioctls states this (from
> > Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/vcpu.rst):
> >
> > "
> > ======================
> > Generic vcpu interface
> > ======================
> >
> > The virtual cpu "device" also accepts the ioctls KVM_SET_DEVICE_ATTR,
> > KVM_GET_DEVICE_ATTR, and KVM_HAS_DEVICE_ATTR. The interface uses the same struct
> > kvm_device_attr as other devices, but **targets VCPU-wide settings and
> > controls**" (emphasis added).
> >
> > But I guess having VCPU ioctls affect *only* the VCPU hasn't really been
> > true ever since PMU event filtering has been added. I'll send a patch to
> > change that part of the documentation for arm64.
> >
> > I was thinking maybe a VM capability would be better suited for changing a
> > VM-wide setting, what do you think? I don't have a strong preference either
> > way.
>
> I'm not sure it is worth the hassle of changing the API, as we'll have
> to keep the current one forever.
I was suggesting to use a capability for setting the PMU, it's too late to
change how the events filter is set.
>
> >
> > 2. What's to stop userspace to change the PMU after at least one VCPU has
> > run? That can be easily observed by the guest when reading PMCEIDx_EL0.
>
> That's a good point. We need something here. It is a bit odd as to do
> that, you need to fully enable a PMU on one CPU, but not on the other,
> then run the first while changing stuff on the other. Something along
> those lines (untested):
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> index 4bf28905d438..4f53520e84fd 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> @@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ struct kvm_arch {
>
> /* Memory Tagging Extension enabled for the guest */
> bool mte_enabled;
> + bool ran_once;
> };
>
> struct kvm_vcpu_fault_info {
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
> index 83297fa97243..3045d7f609df 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
> @@ -606,6 +606,10 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_first_run_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>
> vcpu->arch.has_run_once = true;
>
> + mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
> + kvm->arch.ran_once = true;
> + mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
> +
> kvm_arm_vcpu_init_debug(vcpu);
>
> if (likely(irqchip_in_kernel(kvm))) {
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
> index dfc0430d6418..95100c541244 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
> @@ -959,8 +959,9 @@ static int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_pmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int pmu_id)
> arm_pmu = entry->arm_pmu;
> if (arm_pmu->pmu.type == pmu_id) {
> /* Can't change PMU if filters are already in place */
> - if (kvm->arch.arm_pmu != arm_pmu &&
> - kvm->arch.pmu_filter) {
> + if ((kvm->arch.arm_pmu != arm_pmu &&
> + kvm->arch.pmu_filter) ||
> + kvm->arch.ran_once) {
> ret = -EBUSY;
> break;
> }
> @@ -1040,6 +1041,11 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
>
> mutex_lock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
>
> + if (vcpu->kvm->arch.ran_once) {
> + mutex_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
> + return -EBUSY;
> + }
> +
> if (!vcpu->kvm->arch.pmu_filter) {
> vcpu->kvm->arch.pmu_filter = bitmap_alloc(nr_events, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
> if (!vcpu->kvm->arch.pmu_filter) {
>
> which should prevent both PMU or filters to be changed once a single
> vcpu as run.
>
> Thoughts?
Haven't tested it either, but it looks good to me. If you agree, I can pick
the diff, turn it into a patch and send it for the next iteration of this
series as a fix for the PMU events filter, while keeping your authorship.
Thanks,
Alex
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