[Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 05/10] KVM: x86: Restrict writeback of VCPU state

[Jan Kiszka]

Do not write nmi_pending, sipi_vector, and mpstate unless we at least go
through a reset. And TSC as well as KVM wallclocks should only be
written on full sync, otherwise we risk to drop some time on during
state read-modify-write.

Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <address@hidden>
---
 kvm.h                 |    2 +-
 qemu-kvm-x86.c        |    2 +-
 target-i386/kvm.c     |   32 ++++++++++++++++++++------------
 target-i386/machine.c |    2 +-
 4 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kvm.h b/kvm.h
index 3ec5b59..3ee307d 100644
--- a/kvm.h
+++ b/kvm.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int kvm_log_stop(target_phys_addr_t phys_addr, ram_addr_t 
size);
 int kvm_has_sync_mmu(void);
 int kvm_has_vcpu_events(void);
 int kvm_has_robust_singlestep(void);
-int kvm_put_vcpu_events(CPUState *env);
+int kvm_put_vcpu_events(CPUState *env, int level);
 int kvm_get_vcpu_events(CPUState *env);
 
 void kvm_cpu_register_phys_memory_client(void);
diff --git a/qemu-kvm-x86.c b/qemu-kvm-x86.c
index 4e6ae70..b0f9670 100644
--- a/qemu-kvm-x86.c
+++ b/qemu-kvm-x86.c
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ void kvm_arch_push_nmi(void *opaque)
 void kvm_arch_cpu_reset(CPUState *env)
 {
     kvm_arch_reset_vcpu(env);
-    kvm_put_vcpu_events(env);
+    kvm_put_vcpu_events(env, KVM_PUT_RESET_STATE);
     kvm_reset_mpstate(env);
     if (!cpu_is_bsp(env) && !kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
         env->interrupt_request &= ~CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD;
diff --git a/target-i386/kvm.c b/target-i386/kvm.c
index 5f0829b..f1f44d3 100644
--- a/target-i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target-i386/kvm.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static void kvm_msr_entry_set(struct kvm_msr_entry *entry,
     entry->data = value;
 }
 
-static int kvm_put_msrs(CPUState *env)
+static int kvm_put_msrs(CPUState *env, int level)
 {
     struct {
         struct kvm_msrs info;
@@ -555,7 +555,6 @@ static int kvm_put_msrs(CPUState *env)
     kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP, env->sysenter_eip);
     if (kvm_has_msr_star(env))
        kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_STAR, env->star);
-    kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_IA32_TSC, env->tsc);
     kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_VM_HSAVE_PA, env->vm_hsave);
 #ifdef TARGET_X86_64
     /* FIXME if lm capable */
@@ -564,8 +563,12 @@ static int kvm_put_msrs(CPUState *env)
     kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_FMASK, env->fmask);
     kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_LSTAR, env->lstar);
 #endif
-    kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME,  env->system_time_msr);
-    kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_KVM_WALL_CLOCK,  env->wall_clock_msr);
+    if (level == KVM_PUT_FULL_STATE) {
+        kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_IA32_TSC, env->tsc);
+        kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME,
+                          env->system_time_msr);
+        kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_KVM_WALL_CLOCK, env->wall_clock_msr);
+    }
 
     msr_data.info.nmsrs = n;
 
@@ -783,7 +786,7 @@ static int kvm_get_mp_state(CPUState *env)
 }
 #endif
 
-int kvm_put_vcpu_events(CPUState *env)
+int kvm_put_vcpu_events(CPUState *env, int level)
 {
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_VCPU_EVENTS
     struct kvm_vcpu_events events;
@@ -807,8 +810,11 @@ int kvm_put_vcpu_events(CPUState *env)
 
     events.sipi_vector = env->sipi_vector;
 
-    events.flags =
-        KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_NMI_PENDING | KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_SIPI_VECTOR;
+    events.flags = 0;
+    if (level >= KVM_PUT_RESET_STATE) {
+        events.flags |=
+            KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_NMI_PENDING | KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_SIPI_VECTOR;
+    }
 
     return kvm_vcpu_ioctl(env, KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS, &events);
 #else
@@ -901,15 +907,17 @@ int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *env, int level)
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
-    ret = kvm_put_msrs(env);
+    ret = kvm_put_msrs(env, level);
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
-    ret = kvm_put_mp_state(env);
-    if (ret < 0)
-        return ret;
+    if (level >= KVM_PUT_RESET_STATE) {
+        ret = kvm_put_mp_state(env);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return ret;
+    }
 
-    ret = kvm_put_vcpu_events(env);
+    ret = kvm_put_vcpu_events(env, level);
     if (ret < 0)
         return ret;
 
diff --git a/target-i386/machine.c b/target-i386/machine.c
index 61e6a87..6fca559 100644
--- a/target-i386/machine.c
+++ b/target-i386/machine.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static int cpu_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
 
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
         kvm_load_tsc(env);
-        kvm_put_vcpu_events(env);
+        kvm_put_vcpu_events(env, KVM_PUT_FULL_STATE);
     }
 
     return 0;
-- 
1.6.0.2