[PATCH] ARM: KVM: Allow host virt timer irq to be different from guest timer virt irq

Anup Patel anup at brainfault.org
Sat Apr 27 08:19:31 EDT 2013


On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier at arm.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:38:06 +0530, Anup Patel <anup.patel at linaro.org>
> wrote:
>> The arch_timer irq numbers (or PPI numbers) are implementation dependent
>> so, the host virtual timer irq number can be different from guest
> virtual
>> timer irq number.
>>
>> This patch ensures that host virtual timer irq number is read from DTB
> and
>> guest virtual timer irq is determined based on vcpu target type.
>
> Christoffer already commented on the width of your commit message.
> It doesn't show here as my stupid email client reformats it aumatically,
> but you may want to check in the archive:
>
> https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/pipermail/kvmarm/2013-April/005616.html
>
> Please make sure you insert newlines around position 70. Or use a half
> decent editor.

Ok, will do.

>
>> Signed-off-by: Anup Patel <anup.patel at linaro.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Pranavkumar Sawargaonkar <pranavkumar at linaro.org>
>> ---
>>  arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_arch_timer.h |    9 +++++++++
>>  arch/arm/kvm/arch_timer.c             |   35
>>  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>>  arch/arm/kvm/reset.c                  |   11 ++++++++++-
>>  3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_arch_timer.h
>> b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_arch_timer.h
>> index 68cb9e1..51b0316 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_arch_timer.h
>> +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_arch_timer.h
>> @@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ struct arch_timer_cpu {
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_ARM_TIMER
>>  int kvm_timer_hyp_init(void);
>>  int kvm_timer_init(struct kvm *kvm);
>> +int kvm_timer_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>> +                      const struct kvm_irq_level *irq);
>>  void kvm_timer_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>>  void kvm_timer_flush_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>>  void kvm_timer_sync_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>> @@ -76,7 +78,14 @@ static inline int kvm_timer_init(struct kvm *kvm)
>>       return 0;
>>  }
>>
>> +int kvm_timer_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>> +                      const struct kvm_irq_level *irq)
>
> static inline, please. This is an include file...

This one is accidental. I had it static inlined.

>
>> +{
>> +     return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>>  static inline void kvm_timer_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
>> +
>>  static inline void kvm_timer_flush_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
>>  static inline void kvm_timer_sync_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
>>  static inline void kvm_timer_vcpu_terminate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/arch_timer.c b/arch/arm/kvm/arch_timer.c
>> index 49a7516..c07b63c 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/kvm/arch_timer.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm/kvm/arch_timer.c
>> @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
>>
>>  static struct timecounter *timecounter;
>>  static struct workqueue_struct *wqueue;
>> -static struct kvm_irq_level timer_irq = {
>> +static struct kvm_irq_level host_timer_irq = {
>>       .level  = 1,
>>  };
>>
>> @@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ static void kvm_timer_inject_irq(struct kvm_vcpu
> *vcpu)
>>
>>       timer->cntv_ctl |= ARCH_TIMER_CTRL_IT_MASK;
>>       kvm_vgic_inject_irq(vcpu->kvm, vcpu->vcpu_id,
>> -                         vcpu->arch.timer_cpu.irq->irq,
>> -                         vcpu->arch.timer_cpu.irq->level);
>> +                         timer->irq->irq,
>> +                         timer->irq->level);
>>  }
>>
>>  static irqreturn_t kvm_arch_timer_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
>> @@ -156,6 +156,27 @@ void kvm_timer_sync_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>       timer_arm(timer, ns);
>>  }
>>
>> +int kvm_timer_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>> +                      const struct kvm_irq_level *irq)
>> +{
>> +     struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
>> +
>> +     /*
>> +      * The vcpu timer irq number cannot be determined in
>> +      * kvm_timer_vcpu_init() because it is called much before
>> +      * kvm_vcpu_set_target(). To handle this, we determine
>> +      * vcpu timer irq number when the vcpu is resetted.
>> +      */
>> +     timer->irq = irq;
>> +
>> +     /*
>> +      * Make sure timer is disarmed.
>> +      */
>> +     timer_disarm(timer);
>
> What is that for? Timer has not been started yet, for the lack of an IRQ.
> Actually, the vcpu has never ran. Why would you need to disarm it?

This is in case a vcpu is resetted  at runtime from user space or psci.
Also, since we have named it timer_vcpu_reset(), it made sense to
atleast disarm the timer.

>
>> +     return 0;
>
> If this function has no failure case, it can return void.

Ok, will make it return void.

>
>> +}
>> +
>>  void kvm_timer_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>  {
>>       struct arch_timer_cpu *timer = &vcpu->arch.timer_cpu;
>> @@ -163,12 +184,12 @@ void kvm_timer_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>       INIT_WORK(&timer->expired, kvm_timer_inject_irq_work);
>>       hrtimer_init(&timer->timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
>>       timer->timer.function = kvm_timer_expire;
>> -     timer->irq = &timer_irq;
>> +     timer->irq = NULL;
>
> How useful is that? The vcpu has been kzalloc-ed anyway. Is there any case
> where this makes sense?

Ok, will remove this.

>
>>  }
>>
>>  static void kvm_timer_init_interrupt(void *info)
>>  {
>> -     enable_percpu_irq(timer_irq.irq, 0);
>> +     enable_percpu_irq(host_timer_irq.irq, 0);
>>  }
>>
>>
>> @@ -182,7 +203,7 @@ static int kvm_timer_cpu_notify(struct
> notifier_block
>> *self,
>>               break;
>>       case CPU_DYING:
>>       case CPU_DYING_FROZEN:
>> -             disable_percpu_irq(timer_irq.irq);
>> +             disable_percpu_irq(host_timer_irq.irq);
>>               break;
>>       }
>>
>> @@ -230,7 +251,7 @@ int kvm_timer_hyp_init(void)
>>               goto out;
>>       }
>>
>> -     timer_irq.irq = ppi;
>> +     host_timer_irq.irq = ppi;
>>
>>       err = register_cpu_notifier(&kvm_timer_cpu_nb);
>>       if (err) {
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/reset.c b/arch/arm/kvm/reset.c
>> index b80256b..148397e 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/kvm/reset.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm/kvm/reset.c
>> @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
>>  #include <asm/cputype.h>
>>  #include <asm/kvm_arm.h>
>>  #include <asm/kvm_coproc.h>
>> +#include <asm/kvm_arch_timer.h>
>>
>>
> /******************************************************************************
>>   * Cortex-A15 Reset Values
>> @@ -37,6 +38,11 @@ static struct kvm_regs a15_regs_reset = {
>>       .usr_regs.ARM_cpsr = SVC_MODE | PSR_A_BIT | PSR_I_BIT | PSR_F_BIT,
>>  };
>>
>> +static struct kvm_irq_level a15_timer_irq = {
>
> Please make this static const.

Ok, will make it static const.

>
>> +     .irq = 27,
>> +     .level = 1,
>> +};
>> +
>>
>>
> /*******************************************************************************
>>   * Exported reset function
>> @@ -52,6 +58,7 @@ static struct kvm_regs a15_regs_reset = {
>>  int kvm_reset_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>  {
>>       struct kvm_regs *cpu_reset;
>> +     const struct kvm_irq_level *cpu_irq;
>>
>>       switch (vcpu->arch.target) {
>>       case KVM_ARM_TARGET_CORTEX_A15:
>> @@ -59,6 +66,7 @@ int kvm_reset_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>                       return -EINVAL;
>>               cpu_reset = &a15_regs_reset;
>>               vcpu->arch.midr = read_cpuid_id();
>> +             cpu_irq = &a15_timer_irq;
>>               break;
>>       default:
>>               return -ENODEV;
>> @@ -70,5 +78,6 @@ int kvm_reset_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>       /* Reset CP15 registers */
>>       kvm_reset_coprocs(vcpu);
>>
>> -     return 0;
>> +     /* Reset arch_timer context */
>> +     return kvm_timer_vcpu_reset(vcpu, cpu_irq);
>>  }
>
> Some of the above comments also apply to the arm64 you sent.

Sure, I will update that patch too.

>
> Thanks,
>
>         M.
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