From: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail•com>
To: "Cédric Le Goater" <clg@kaod•org>, kvm-ppc@vger•kernel.org
Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists•ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 16/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Stop handling hcalls in real-mode in the P9 path
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2021 09:59:13 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1614383911.azeq7dbfo9.astroid@bobo.none> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <47ae7b2f-9356-6cff-da38-142eaea773ca@kaod.org>
Excerpts from Cédric Le Goater's message of February 26, 2021 12:51 am:
> On 2/25/21 2:46 PM, Nicholas Piggin wrote:
>> In the interest of minimising the amount of code that is run in
>> "real-mode", don't handle hcalls in real mode in the P9 path.
>>
>> POWER8 and earlier are much more expensive to exit from HV real mode
>> and switch to host mode, because on those processors HV interrupts get
>> to the hypervisor with the MMU off, and the other threads in the core
>> need to be pulled out of the guest, and SLBs all need to be saved,
>> ERATs invalidated, and host SLB reloaded before the MMU is re-enabled
>> in host mode. Hash guests also require a lot of hcalls to run. The
>> XICS interrupt controller requires hcalls to run.
>>
>> By contrast, POWER9 has independent thread switching, and in radix mode
>> the hypervisor is already in a host virtual memory mode when the HV
>> interrupt is taken. Radix + xive guests don't need hcalls to handle
>> interrupts or manage translations.
>>
>> So it's much less important to handle hcalls in real mode in P9.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail•com>
>> ---
>> arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h | 5 +++++
>> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
>> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S | 5 +++++
>> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> 4 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
>> index 73b1ca5a6471..db6646c2ade2 100644
>> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
>> @@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ extern void kvmppc_free_pimap(struct kvm *kvm);
>> extern int kvmppc_xics_rm_complete(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 hcall);
>> extern void kvmppc_xics_free_icp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>> extern int kvmppc_xics_hcall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 cmd);
>> +extern int kvmppc_xive_xics_hcall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 req);
>> extern u64 kvmppc_xics_get_icp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>> extern int kvmppc_xics_set_icp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 icpval);
>> extern int kvmppc_xics_connect_vcpu(struct kvm_device *dev,
>> @@ -639,6 +640,8 @@ static inline int kvmppc_xics_enabled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>> static inline void kvmppc_xics_free_icp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) { }
>> static inline int kvmppc_xics_hcall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 cmd)
>> { return 0; }
>> +static inline int kvmppc_xive_xics_hcall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 req)
>> + { return 0; }
>> #endif
>>
>> #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_XIVE
>> @@ -673,6 +676,7 @@ extern int kvmppc_xive_set_irq(struct kvm *kvm, int irq_source_id, u32 irq,
>> int level, bool line_status);
>> extern void kvmppc_xive_push_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>> extern void kvmppc_xive_pull_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>> +extern void kvmppc_xive_cede_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>
> I can not find this routine. Is it missing or coming later in the patchset ?
Yeah it leaked into a later patch but it belongs here. I'll fix it.
Thanks,
Nick
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Thread overview: 67+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-02-25 13:46 [PATCH v2 00/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S: C-ify the P9 entry/exit code Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 01/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S 64: remove unused kvmppc_h_protect argument Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-26 5:01 ` Daniel Axtens
2021-02-26 23:50 ` Nicholas Piggin
2021-03-05 4:45 ` Daniel Axtens
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 02/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Fix CONFIG_SPAPR_TCE_IOMMU=n default hcalls Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-26 5:21 ` Daniel Axtens
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 03/37] powerpc/64s: Remove KVM handler support from CBE_RAS interrupts Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 04/37] powerpc/64s: remove KVM SKIP test from instruction breakpoint handler Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-26 5:44 ` Daniel Axtens
2021-02-26 23:51 ` Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 05/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Ensure MSR[ME] is always set in guest MSR Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-26 6:06 ` Daniel Axtens
2021-02-26 23:55 ` Nicholas Piggin
2021-03-05 4:50 ` Daniel Axtens
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 06/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S 64: move KVM interrupt entry to a common entry point Nicholas Piggin
2021-03-05 5:03 ` Daniel Axtens
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 07/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S 64: Move GUEST_MODE_SKIP test into KVM Nicholas Piggin
2021-03-05 5:54 ` Daniel Axtens
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 08/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S 64: add hcall interrupt handler Nicholas Piggin
2021-03-05 6:03 ` Daniel Axtens
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 09/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S 64: Move hcall early register setup to KVM Nicholas Piggin
2021-03-05 6:48 ` Daniel Axtens
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 10/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S 64: Move interrupt " Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 11/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S 64: move bad_host_intr check to HV handler Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 12/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S 64: Minimise hcall handler calling convention differences Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 13/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Move radix MMU switching instructions together Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-26 15:56 ` Fabiano Rosas
2021-02-26 23:57 ` Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 14/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: implement kvmppc_xive_pull_vcpu in C Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 15/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Move xive vcpu context management into kvmhv_p9_guest_entry Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 16/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Stop handling hcalls in real-mode in the P9 path Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 14:51 ` Cédric Le Goater
2021-02-26 23:59 ` Nicholas Piggin [this message]
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 17/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Move setting HDEC after switching to guest LPCR Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-26 16:38 ` Fabiano Rosas
2021-02-26 23:59 ` Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 18/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Use large decrementer for HDEC Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 19/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Use host timer accounting to avoid decrementer read Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 20/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Reduce mftb per guest entry/exit Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 21/37] powerpc: add set_dec_or_work API for safely updating decrementer Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 22/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Reduce irq_work vs guest decrementer races Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 23/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Implement the rest of the P9 path in C Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-26 22:37 ` Fabiano Rosas
2021-02-27 0:21 ` Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-27 0:55 ` Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 24/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: inline kvmhv_load_hv_regs_and_go into __kvmhv_vcpu_entry_p9 Nicholas Piggin
2021-03-02 13:48 ` Fabiano Rosas
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 25/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Read machine check registers while MSR[RI] is 0 Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 26/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Improve exit timing accounting coverage Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 27/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Move SPR loading after expiry time check Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 28/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Add helpers for OS SPR handling Nicholas Piggin
2021-03-02 15:04 ` Fabiano Rosas
2021-03-04 11:02 ` Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 29/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: Switch to guest MMU context as late as possible Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 30/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Implement radix prefetch workaround by disabling MMU Nicholas Piggin
2021-03-02 21:21 ` Fabiano Rosas
2021-03-04 11:04 ` Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 31/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Remove support for dependent threads mode on P9 Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 32/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Remove radix guest support from P7/8 path Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 33/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: small pseries_do_hcall cleanup Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 34/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: add virtual mode handlers for HPT hcalls and page faults Nicholas Piggin
2021-03-03 20:09 ` Fabiano Rosas
2021-03-04 11:05 ` Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 35/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: implement hash guest support Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 36/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV P9: implement hash host / " Nicholas Piggin
2021-02-25 13:46 ` [PATCH v2 37/37] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: remove POWER9 support from P7/8 paths Nicholas Piggin
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