KVM: nVMX: Eliminate vmcs02 pool

The potential performance advantages of a vmcs02 pool have never been
realized. To simplify the code, eliminate the pool. Instead, a single
vmcs02 is allocated per VCPU when the VCPU enters VMX operation.

Signed-off-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Mark Kanda <mark.kanda@oracle.com>
Reviewed-by: Ameya More <ameya.more@oracle.com>
Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com>
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Jim Mattson 2017-11-27 17:22:25 -06:00 committed by Paolo Bonzini
parent 80fef315a7
commit 00647b4494
1 changed files with 23 additions and 123 deletions

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@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ module_param(ple_window_max, int, S_IRUGO);
extern const ulong vmx_return;
#define NR_AUTOLOAD_MSRS 8
#define VMCS02_POOL_SIZE 1
struct vmcs {
u32 revision_id;
@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ struct shared_msr_entry {
* stored in guest memory specified by VMPTRLD, but is opaque to the guest,
* which must access it using VMREAD/VMWRITE/VMCLEAR instructions.
* More than one of these structures may exist, if L1 runs multiple L2 guests.
* nested_vmx_run() will use the data here to build a vmcs02: a VMCS for the
* nested_vmx_run() will use the data here to build the vmcs02: a VMCS for the
* underlying hardware which will be used to run L2.
* This structure is packed to ensure that its layout is identical across
* machines (necessary for live migration).
@ -408,13 +407,6 @@ struct __packed vmcs12 {
*/
#define VMCS12_SIZE 0x1000
/* Used to remember the last vmcs02 used for some recently used vmcs12s */
struct vmcs02_list {
struct list_head list;
gpa_t vmptr;
struct loaded_vmcs vmcs02;
};
/*
* The nested_vmx structure is part of vcpu_vmx, and holds information we need
* for correct emulation of VMX (i.e., nested VMX) on this vcpu.
@ -439,15 +431,15 @@ struct nested_vmx {
*/
bool sync_shadow_vmcs;
/* vmcs02_list cache of VMCSs recently used to run L2 guests */
struct list_head vmcs02_pool;
int vmcs02_num;
bool change_vmcs01_virtual_x2apic_mode;
/* L2 must run next, and mustn't decide to exit to L1. */
bool nested_run_pending;
struct loaded_vmcs vmcs02;
/*
* Guest pages referred to in vmcs02 with host-physical pointers, so
* we must keep them pinned while L2 runs.
* Guest pages referred to in the vmcs02 with host-physical
* pointers, so we must keep them pinned while L2 runs.
*/
struct page *apic_access_page;
struct page *virtual_apic_page;
@ -6988,94 +6980,6 @@ static int handle_monitor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
return handle_nop(vcpu);
}
/*
* To run an L2 guest, we need a vmcs02 based on the L1-specified vmcs12.
* We could reuse a single VMCS for all the L2 guests, but we also want the
* option to allocate a separate vmcs02 for each separate loaded vmcs12 - this
* allows keeping them loaded on the processor, and in the future will allow
* optimizations where prepare_vmcs02 doesn't need to set all the fields on
* every entry if they never change.
* So we keep, in vmx->nested.vmcs02_pool, a cache of size VMCS02_POOL_SIZE
* (>=0) with a vmcs02 for each recently loaded vmcs12s, most recent first.
*
* The following functions allocate and free a vmcs02 in this pool.
*/
/* Get a VMCS from the pool to use as vmcs02 for the current vmcs12. */
static struct loaded_vmcs *nested_get_current_vmcs02(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
{
struct vmcs02_list *item;
list_for_each_entry(item, &vmx->nested.vmcs02_pool, list)
if (item->vmptr == vmx->nested.current_vmptr) {
list_move(&item->list, &vmx->nested.vmcs02_pool);
return &item->vmcs02;
}
if (vmx->nested.vmcs02_num >= max(VMCS02_POOL_SIZE, 1)) {
/* Recycle the least recently used VMCS. */
item = list_last_entry(&vmx->nested.vmcs02_pool,
struct vmcs02_list, list);
item->vmptr = vmx->nested.current_vmptr;
list_move(&item->list, &vmx->nested.vmcs02_pool);
return &item->vmcs02;
}
/* Create a new VMCS */
item = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vmcs02_list), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!item)
return NULL;
item->vmcs02.vmcs = alloc_vmcs();
item->vmcs02.shadow_vmcs = NULL;
if (!item->vmcs02.vmcs) {
kfree(item);
return NULL;
}
loaded_vmcs_init(&item->vmcs02);
item->vmptr = vmx->nested.current_vmptr;
list_add(&(item->list), &(vmx->nested.vmcs02_pool));
vmx->nested.vmcs02_num++;
return &item->vmcs02;
}
/* Free and remove from pool a vmcs02 saved for a vmcs12 (if there is one) */
static void nested_free_vmcs02(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, gpa_t vmptr)
{
struct vmcs02_list *item;
list_for_each_entry(item, &vmx->nested.vmcs02_pool, list)
if (item->vmptr == vmptr) {
free_loaded_vmcs(&item->vmcs02);
list_del(&item->list);
kfree(item);
vmx->nested.vmcs02_num--;
return;
}
}
/*
* Free all VMCSs saved for this vcpu, except the one pointed by
* vmx->loaded_vmcs. We must be running L1, so vmx->loaded_vmcs
* must be &vmx->vmcs01.
*/
static void nested_free_all_saved_vmcss(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
{
struct vmcs02_list *item, *n;
WARN_ON(vmx->loaded_vmcs != &vmx->vmcs01);
list_for_each_entry_safe(item, n, &vmx->nested.vmcs02_pool, list) {
/*
* Something will leak if the above WARN triggers. Better than
* a use-after-free.
*/
if (vmx->loaded_vmcs == &item->vmcs02)
continue;
free_loaded_vmcs(&item->vmcs02);
list_del(&item->list);
kfree(item);
vmx->nested.vmcs02_num--;
}
}
/*
* The following 3 functions, nested_vmx_succeed()/failValid()/failInvalid(),
* set the success or error code of an emulated VMX instruction, as specified
@ -7257,6 +7161,12 @@ static int enter_vmx_operation(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
struct vmcs *shadow_vmcs;
vmx->nested.vmcs02.vmcs = alloc_vmcs();
vmx->nested.vmcs02.shadow_vmcs = NULL;
if (!vmx->nested.vmcs02.vmcs)
goto out_vmcs02;
loaded_vmcs_init(&vmx->nested.vmcs02);
if (cpu_has_vmx_msr_bitmap()) {
vmx->nested.msr_bitmap =
(unsigned long *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
@ -7279,9 +7189,6 @@ static int enter_vmx_operation(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
vmx->vmcs01.shadow_vmcs = shadow_vmcs;
}
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(vmx->nested.vmcs02_pool));
vmx->nested.vmcs02_num = 0;
hrtimer_init(&vmx->nested.preemption_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED);
vmx->nested.preemption_timer.function = vmx_preemption_timer_fn;
@ -7296,6 +7203,9 @@ static int enter_vmx_operation(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
free_page((unsigned long)vmx->nested.msr_bitmap);
out_msr_bitmap:
free_loaded_vmcs(&vmx->nested.vmcs02);
out_vmcs02:
return -ENOMEM;
}
@ -7449,7 +7359,7 @@ static void free_nested(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
vmx->vmcs01.shadow_vmcs = NULL;
}
kfree(vmx->nested.cached_vmcs12);
/* Unpin physical memory we referred to in current vmcs02 */
/* Unpin physical memory we referred to in the vmcs02 */
if (vmx->nested.apic_access_page) {
kvm_release_page_dirty(vmx->nested.apic_access_page);
vmx->nested.apic_access_page = NULL;
@ -7465,7 +7375,7 @@ static void free_nested(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
vmx->nested.pi_desc = NULL;
}
nested_free_all_saved_vmcss(vmx);
free_loaded_vmcs(&vmx->nested.vmcs02);
}
/* Emulate the VMXOFF instruction */
@ -7508,8 +7418,6 @@ static int handle_vmclear(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
vmptr + offsetof(struct vmcs12, launch_state),
&zero, sizeof(zero));
nested_free_vmcs02(vmx, vmptr);
nested_vmx_succeed(vcpu);
return kvm_skip_emulated_instruction(vcpu);
}
@ -8423,10 +8331,11 @@ static bool nested_vmx_exit_reflected(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 exit_reason)
/*
* The host physical addresses of some pages of guest memory
* are loaded into VMCS02 (e.g. L1's Virtual APIC Page). The CPU
* may write to these pages via their host physical address while
* L2 is running, bypassing any address-translation-based dirty
* tracking (e.g. EPT write protection).
* are loaded into the vmcs02 (e.g. vmcs12's Virtual APIC
* Page). The CPU may write to these pages via their host
* physical address while L2 is running, bypassing any
* address-translation-based dirty tracking (e.g. EPT write
* protection).
*
* Mark them dirty on every exit from L2 to prevent them from
* getting out of sync with dirty tracking.
@ -10912,20 +10821,15 @@ static int enter_vmx_non_root_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool from_vmentry)
{
struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
struct vmcs12 *vmcs12 = get_vmcs12(vcpu);
struct loaded_vmcs *vmcs02;
u32 msr_entry_idx;
u32 exit_qual;
vmcs02 = nested_get_current_vmcs02(vmx);
if (!vmcs02)
return -ENOMEM;
enter_guest_mode(vcpu);
if (!(vmcs12->vm_entry_controls & VM_ENTRY_LOAD_DEBUG_CONTROLS))
vmx->nested.vmcs01_debugctl = vmcs_read64(GUEST_IA32_DEBUGCTL);
vmx_switch_vmcs(vcpu, vmcs02);
vmx_switch_vmcs(vcpu, &vmx->nested.vmcs02);
vmx_segment_cache_clear(vmx);
if (prepare_vmcs02(vcpu, vmcs12, from_vmentry, &exit_qual)) {
@ -11543,10 +11447,6 @@ static void nested_vmx_vmexit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 exit_reason,
vm_exit_controls_reset_shadow(vmx);
vmx_segment_cache_clear(vmx);
/* if no vmcs02 cache requested, remove the one we used */
if (VMCS02_POOL_SIZE == 0)
nested_free_vmcs02(vmx, vmx->nested.current_vmptr);
/* Update any VMCS fields that might have changed while L2 ran */
vmcs_write32(VM_EXIT_MSR_LOAD_COUNT, vmx->msr_autoload.nr);
vmcs_write32(VM_ENTRY_MSR_LOAD_COUNT, vmx->msr_autoload.nr);