Subject: [PATCH 6/6] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV Nested: L2 LPCR should inherit L1 LPES setting

From: Nicholas Piggin <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2022 15:33:15 +1000

The L1 should not be able to adjust LPES mode for the L2. Setting LPES
if the L0 needs it clear would cause external interrupts to be sent to
L2 and missed by the L0.

Clearing LPES when it may be set, as typically happens with XIVE enabled
could cause a performance issue despite having no native XIVE support in
the guest, because it will cause mediated interrupts for the L2 to be
taken in HV mode, which then have to be injected.

Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <[email-masked]>
---
 arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c        | 4 ++++
 arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_nested.c | 3 +--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 77315c2c3f43..acba9cb241c9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -5323,6 +5323,10 @@ static int kvmppc_core_init_vm_hv(struct kvm *kvm)
 		kvm->arch.host_lpcr = lpcr = mfspr(SPRN_LPCR);
 		lpcr &= LPCR_PECE | LPCR_LPES;
 	} else {
+		/*
+		 * The L2 LPES mode will be set by the L0 according to whether
+		 * or not it needs to take external interrupts in HV mode.
+		 */
 		lpcr = 0;
 	}
 	lpcr |= (4UL << LPCR_DPFD_SH) | LPCR_HDICE |
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_nested.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_nested.c
index 9d373f8963ee..58e05a9122ac 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_nested.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_nested.c
@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@ static void load_l2_hv_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	/*
 	 * Don't let L1 change LPCR bits for the L2 except these:
 	 */
-	mask = LPCR_DPFD | LPCR_ILE | LPCR_TC | LPCR_AIL | LPCR_LD |
-		LPCR_LPES | LPCR_MER;
+	mask = LPCR_DPFD | LPCR_ILE | LPCR_TC | LPCR_AIL | LPCR_LD | LPCR_MER;
 
 	/*
 	 * Additional filtering is required depending on hardware
-- 
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