[PATCH v2 06/15] KVM: arm64: Tear down unlinked stage-2 subtree after break-before-make
Ricardo Koller
ricarkol at google.com
Fri Oct 28 11:43:33 PDT 2022
On Fri, Oct 28, 2022 at 11:41:57AM -0700, Ricardo Koller wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 07, 2022 at 11:28:09PM +0000, Oliver Upton wrote:
> > The break-before-make sequence is a bit annoying as it opens a window
> > wherein memory is unmapped from the guest. KVM should replace the PTE
> > as quickly as possible and avoid unnecessary work in between.
> >
> > Presently, the stage-2 map walker tears down a removed table before
> > installing a block mapping when coalescing a table into a block. As the
> > removed table is no longer visible to hardware walkers after the
> > DSB+TLBI, it is possible to move the remaining cleanup to happen after
> > installing the new PTE.
> >
> > Reshuffle the stage-2 map walker to install the new block entry in
> > the pre-order callback. Unwire all of the teardown logic and replace
> > it with a call to kvm_pgtable_stage2_free_removed() after fixing
> > the PTE. The post-order visitor is now completely unnecessary, so drop
> > it. Finally, touch up the comments to better represent the now
> > simplified map walker.
> >
> > Note that the call to tear down the unlinked stage-2 is indirected
> > as a subsequent change will use an RCU callback to trigger tear down.
> > RCU is not available to pKVM, so there is a need to use different
> > implementations on pKVM and non-pKVM VMs.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton at linux.dev>
> > ---
> > arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pgtable.h | 3 +
> > arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/mem_protect.c | 6 ++
> > arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/pgtable.c | 84 ++++++++-------------------
> > arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c | 8 +++
> > 4 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pgtable.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pgtable.h
> > index 71b7d154b78a..c33edcf36b5b 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pgtable.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pgtable.h
> > @@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ static inline bool kvm_level_supports_block_mapping(u32 level)
> > * allocation is physically contiguous.
> > * @free_pages_exact: Free an exact number of memory pages previously
> > * allocated by zalloc_pages_exact.
> > + * @free_removed_table: Free a removed paging structure by unlinking and
> > + * dropping references.
> > * @get_page: Increment the refcount on a page.
> > * @put_page: Decrement the refcount on a page. When the
> > * refcount reaches 0 the page is automatically
> > @@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ struct kvm_pgtable_mm_ops {
> > void* (*zalloc_page)(void *arg);
> > void* (*zalloc_pages_exact)(size_t size);
> > void (*free_pages_exact)(void *addr, size_t size);
> > + void (*free_removed_table)(void *addr, u32 level);
> > void (*get_page)(void *addr);
> > void (*put_page)(void *addr);
> > int (*page_count)(void *addr);
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/mem_protect.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/mem_protect.c
> > index d21d1b08a055..735769886b55 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/mem_protect.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/mem_protect.c
> > @@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ static void host_s2_put_page(void *addr)
> > hyp_put_page(&host_s2_pool, addr);
> > }
> >
> > +static void host_s2_free_removed_table(void *addr, u32 level)
> > +{
> > + kvm_pgtable_stage2_free_removed(&host_kvm.mm_ops, addr, level);
> > +}
> > +
> > static int prepare_s2_pool(void *pgt_pool_base)
> > {
> > unsigned long nr_pages, pfn;
> > @@ -93,6 +98,7 @@ static int prepare_s2_pool(void *pgt_pool_base)
> > host_kvm.mm_ops = (struct kvm_pgtable_mm_ops) {
> > .zalloc_pages_exact = host_s2_zalloc_pages_exact,
> > .zalloc_page = host_s2_zalloc_page,
> > + .free_removed_table = host_s2_free_removed_table,
> > .phys_to_virt = hyp_phys_to_virt,
> > .virt_to_phys = hyp_virt_to_phys,
> > .page_count = hyp_page_count,
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/pgtable.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/pgtable.c
> > index 363a5cce7e1a..02c33fccb178 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/pgtable.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/pgtable.c
> > @@ -746,16 +746,19 @@ static int stage2_map_walker_try_leaf(const struct kvm_pgtable_visit_ctx *ctx,
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > +static int stage2_map_walk_leaf(const struct kvm_pgtable_visit_ctx *ctx,
> > + struct stage2_map_data *data);
> > +
> > static int stage2_map_walk_table_pre(const struct kvm_pgtable_visit_ctx *ctx,
> > struct stage2_map_data *data)
> > {
> > - if (data->anchor)
> > - return 0;
> > + struct kvm_pgtable_mm_ops *mm_ops = ctx->mm_ops;
> > + kvm_pte_t *childp = kvm_pte_follow(ctx->old, mm_ops);
> > + int ret;
> >
> > if (!stage2_leaf_mapping_allowed(ctx, data))
> > return 0;
> >
> > - data->childp = kvm_pte_follow(ctx->old, ctx->mm_ops);
> > kvm_clear_pte(ctx->ptep);
> >
> > /*
> > @@ -764,8 +767,13 @@ static int stage2_map_walk_table_pre(const struct kvm_pgtable_visit_ctx *ctx,
> > * individually.
> > */
> > kvm_call_hyp(__kvm_tlb_flush_vmid, data->mmu);
> > - data->anchor = ctx->ptep;
> > - return 0;
> > +
> > + ret = stage2_map_walk_leaf(ctx, data);
> > +
> > + mm_ops->put_page(ctx->ptep);
> > + mm_ops->free_removed_table(childp, ctx->level + 1);
>
> This could save some cycles:
>
> if (stage2_pte_is_counted(childp) // typo: should be childp
> mm_ops->free_removed_table(childp, ctx->level + 1);
>
> as coming back using the stage2_free_walker() requires some preparation,
> and it does the exact same check anyawy.
>
> > +
> > + return ret;
> > }
> >
> > static int stage2_map_walk_leaf(const struct kvm_pgtable_visit_ctx *ctx,
> > @@ -775,13 +783,6 @@ static int stage2_map_walk_leaf(const struct kvm_pgtable_visit_ctx *ctx,
> > kvm_pte_t *childp;
> > int ret;
> >
> > - if (data->anchor) {
> > - if (stage2_pte_is_counted(ctx->old))
> > - mm_ops->put_page(ctx->ptep);
> > -
> > - return 0;
> > - }
> > -
> > ret = stage2_map_walker_try_leaf(ctx, data);
> > if (ret != -E2BIG)
> > return ret;
> > @@ -810,49 +811,14 @@ static int stage2_map_walk_leaf(const struct kvm_pgtable_visit_ctx *ctx,
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > -static int stage2_map_walk_table_post(const struct kvm_pgtable_visit_ctx *ctx,
> > - struct stage2_map_data *data)
> > -{
> > - struct kvm_pgtable_mm_ops *mm_ops = ctx->mm_ops;
> > - kvm_pte_t *childp;
> > - int ret = 0;
> > -
> > - if (!data->anchor)
> > - return 0;
> > -
> > - if (data->anchor == ctx->ptep) {
> > - childp = data->childp;
> > - data->anchor = NULL;
> > - data->childp = NULL;
> > - ret = stage2_map_walk_leaf(ctx, data);
> > - } else {
> > - childp = kvm_pte_follow(ctx->old, mm_ops);
> > - }
> > -
> > - mm_ops->put_page(childp);
> > - mm_ops->put_page(ctx->ptep);
> > -
> > - return ret;
> > -}
> > -
> > /*
> > - * This is a little fiddly, as we use all three of the walk flags. The idea
> > - * is that the TABLE_PRE callback runs for table entries on the way down,
> > - * looking for table entries which we could conceivably replace with a
> > - * block entry for this mapping. If it finds one, then it sets the 'anchor'
> > - * field in 'struct stage2_map_data' to point at the table entry, before
> > - * clearing the entry to zero and descending into the now detached table.
> > - *
> > - * The behaviour of the LEAF callback then depends on whether or not the
> > - * anchor has been set. If not, then we're not using a block mapping higher
> > - * up the table and we perform the mapping at the existing leaves instead.
> > - * If, on the other hand, the anchor _is_ set, then we drop references to
> > - * all valid leaves so that the pages beneath the anchor can be freed.
> > + * The TABLE_PRE callback runs for table entries on the way down, looking
> > + * for table entries which we could conceivably replace with a block entry
> > + * for this mapping. If it finds one it replaces the entry and calls
> > + * kvm_pgtable_mm_ops::free_removed_table() to tear down the detached table.
> > *
> > - * Finally, the TABLE_POST callback does nothing if the anchor has not
> > - * been set, but otherwise frees the page-table pages while walking back up
> > - * the page-table, installing the block entry when it revisits the anchor
> > - * pointer and clearing the anchor to NULL.
> > + * Otherwise, the LEAF callback performs the mapping at the existing leaves
> > + * instead.
> > */
> > static int stage2_map_walker(const struct kvm_pgtable_visit_ctx *ctx,
> > enum kvm_pgtable_walk_flags visit)
> > @@ -864,11 +830,9 @@ static int stage2_map_walker(const struct kvm_pgtable_visit_ctx *ctx,
> > return stage2_map_walk_table_pre(ctx, data);
> > case KVM_PGTABLE_WALK_LEAF:
> > return stage2_map_walk_leaf(ctx, data);
> > - case KVM_PGTABLE_WALK_TABLE_POST:
> > - return stage2_map_walk_table_post(ctx, data);
> > + default:
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > }
> > -
> > - return -EINVAL;
> > }
> >
> > int kvm_pgtable_stage2_map(struct kvm_pgtable *pgt, u64 addr, u64 size,
> > @@ -885,8 +849,7 @@ int kvm_pgtable_stage2_map(struct kvm_pgtable *pgt, u64 addr, u64 size,
> > struct kvm_pgtable_walker walker = {
> > .cb = stage2_map_walker,
> > .flags = KVM_PGTABLE_WALK_TABLE_PRE |
> > - KVM_PGTABLE_WALK_LEAF |
> > - KVM_PGTABLE_WALK_TABLE_POST,
> > + KVM_PGTABLE_WALK_LEAF,
> > .arg = &map_data,
> > };
> >
> > @@ -916,8 +879,7 @@ int kvm_pgtable_stage2_set_owner(struct kvm_pgtable *pgt, u64 addr, u64 size,
> > struct kvm_pgtable_walker walker = {
> > .cb = stage2_map_walker,
> > .flags = KVM_PGTABLE_WALK_TABLE_PRE |
> > - KVM_PGTABLE_WALK_LEAF |
> > - KVM_PGTABLE_WALK_TABLE_POST,
> > + KVM_PGTABLE_WALK_LEAF,
> > .arg = &map_data,
> > };
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
> > index c9a13e487187..04a25319abb0 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
> > @@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ static void *kvm_host_zalloc_pages_exact(size_t size)
> > return alloc_pages_exact(size, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT | __GFP_ZERO);
> > }
> >
> > +static struct kvm_pgtable_mm_ops kvm_s2_mm_ops;
> > +
> > +static void stage2_free_removed_table(void *addr, u32 level)
> > +{
> > + kvm_pgtable_stage2_free_removed(&kvm_s2_mm_ops, addr, level);
> > +}
> > +
> > static void kvm_host_get_page(void *addr)
> > {
> > get_page(virt_to_page(addr));
> > @@ -627,6 +634,7 @@ static struct kvm_pgtable_mm_ops kvm_s2_mm_ops = {
> > .zalloc_page = stage2_memcache_zalloc_page,
> > .zalloc_pages_exact = kvm_host_zalloc_pages_exact,
> > .free_pages_exact = free_pages_exact,
> > + .free_removed_table = stage2_free_removed_table,
> > .get_page = kvm_host_get_page,
> > .put_page = kvm_host_put_page,
> > .page_count = kvm_host_page_count,
> > --
> > 2.38.0.rc1.362.ged0d419d3c-goog
> >
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