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-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst | 78 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virt/kvm/locking.rst | 25 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/errata.rst | 11 |
3 files changed, 98 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst index 0a67cb738013..1b1f721e3fd9 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst @@ -5005,6 +5005,15 @@ using this ioctl. :Parameters: struct kvm_pmu_event_filter (in) :Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error +Errors: + + ====== ============================================================ + EFAULT args[0] cannot be accessed + EINVAL args[0] contains invalid data in the filter or filter events + E2BIG nevents is too large + EBUSY not enough memory to allocate the filter + ====== ============================================================ + :: struct kvm_pmu_event_filter { @@ -5016,14 +5025,69 @@ using this ioctl. __u64 events[0]; }; -This ioctl restricts the set of PMU events that the guest can program. -The argument holds a list of events which will be allowed or denied. -The eventsel+umask of each event the guest attempts to program is compared -against the events field to determine whether the guest should have access. -The events field only controls general purpose counters; fixed purpose -counters are controlled by the fixed_counter_bitmap. +This ioctl restricts the set of PMU events the guest can program by limiting +which event select and unit mask combinations are permitted. + +The argument holds a list of filter events which will be allowed or denied. + +Filter events only control general purpose counters; fixed purpose counters +are controlled by the fixed_counter_bitmap. + +Valid values for 'flags':: + +``0`` + +To use this mode, clear the 'flags' field. + +In this mode each event will contain an event select + unit mask. + +When the guest attempts to program the PMU the guest's event select + +unit mask is compared against the filter events to determine whether the +guest should have access. + +``KVM_PMU_EVENT_FLAG_MASKED_EVENTS`` +:Capability: KVM_CAP_PMU_EVENT_MASKED_EVENTS + +In this mode each filter event will contain an event select, mask, match, and +exclude value. To encode a masked event use:: + + KVM_PMU_ENCODE_MASKED_ENTRY() + +An encoded event will follow this layout:: + + Bits Description + ---- ----------- + 7:0 event select (low bits) + 15:8 umask match + 31:16 unused + 35:32 event select (high bits) + 36:54 unused + 55 exclude bit + 63:56 umask mask + +When the guest attempts to program the PMU, these steps are followed in +determining if the guest should have access: + + 1. Match the event select from the guest against the filter events. + 2. If a match is found, match the guest's unit mask to the mask and match + values of the included filter events. + I.e. (unit mask & mask) == match && !exclude. + 3. If a match is found, match the guest's unit mask to the mask and match + values of the excluded filter events. + I.e. (unit mask & mask) == match && exclude. + 4. + a. If an included match is found and an excluded match is not found, filter + the event. + b. For everything else, do not filter the event. + 5. + a. If the event is filtered and it's an allow list, allow the guest to + program the event. + b. If the event is filtered and it's a deny list, do not allow the guest to + program the event. -No flags are defined yet, the field must be zero. +When setting a new pmu event filter, -EINVAL will be returned if any of the +unused fields are set or if any of the high bits (35:32) in the event +select are set when called on Intel. Valid values for 'action':: diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/locking.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/locking.rst index a0146793d197..14c4e9fa501d 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/locking.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/locking.rst @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ KVM Lock Overview The acquisition orders for mutexes are as follows: +- cpus_read_lock() is taken outside kvm_lock + - kvm->lock is taken outside vcpu->mutex - kvm->lock is taken outside kvm->slots_lock and kvm->irq_lock @@ -226,15 +228,10 @@ time it will be set using the Dirty tracking mechanism described above. :Type: mutex :Arch: any :Protects: - vm_list - -``kvm_count_lock`` -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - -:Type: raw_spinlock_t -:Arch: any -:Protects: - hardware virtualization enable/disable -:Comment: 'raw' because hardware enabling/disabling must be atomic /wrt - migration. + - kvm_usage_count + - hardware virtualization enable/disable +:Comment: KVM also disables CPU hotplug via cpus_read_lock() during + enable/disable. ``kvm->mn_invalidate_lock`` ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -292,3 +289,13 @@ time it will be set using the Dirty tracking mechanism described above. wakeup notification event since external interrupts from the assigned devices happens, we will find the vCPU on the list to wakeup. + +``vendor_module_lock`` +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +:Type: mutex +:Arch: x86 +:Protects: loading a vendor module (kvm_amd or kvm_intel) +:Comment: Exists because using kvm_lock leads to deadlock. cpu_hotplug_lock is + taken outside of kvm_lock, e.g. in KVM's CPU online/offline callbacks, and + many operations need to take cpu_hotplug_lock when loading a vendor module, + e.g. updating static calls. diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/errata.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/errata.rst index 410e0aa63493..49a05f24747b 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/errata.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/errata.rst @@ -37,3 +37,14 @@ Nested virtualization features ------------------------------ TBD + +x2APIC +------ +When KVM_X2APIC_API_USE_32BIT_IDS is enabled, KVM activates a hack/quirk that +allows sending events to a single vCPU using its x2APIC ID even if the target +vCPU has legacy xAPIC enabled, e.g. to bring up hotplugged vCPUs via INIT-SIPI +on VMs with > 255 vCPUs. A side effect of the quirk is that, if multiple vCPUs +have the same physical APIC ID, KVM will deliver events targeting that APIC ID +only to the vCPU with the lowest vCPU ID. If KVM_X2APIC_API_USE_32BIT_IDS is +not enabled, KVM follows x86 architecture when processing interrupts (all vCPUs +matching the target APIC ID receive the interrupt). |