RE: [PATCH v3 1/6] KVM: nVMX: Use hardware MSR bitmap

From: Zhang, Yang Z
Date: Wed Jan 28 2015 - 15:31:24 EST


Wincy Van wrote on 2015-01-24:
> When L2 is using x2apic, we can use virtualize x2apic mode to gain higher
> performance, especially in apicv case.
>
> This patch also introduces nested_vmx_check_apicv_controls for the nested
> apicv patches.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wincy Van <fanwenyi0529@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---

...snip...

> static void vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(u32 msr, bool longmode_only) {
> if (!longmode_only)
> @@ -8344,7 +8394,68 @@ static int
> nested_vmx_check_msr_bitmap_controls(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, static
> inline bool nested_vmx_merge_msr_bitmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> struct vmcs12
> *vmcs12) {
> - return false;
> + struct page *page;
> + unsigned long *msr_bitmap;
> +
> + if (!nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode(vmcs12))
> + return false;
> +
> + page = nested_get_page(vcpu, vmcs12->msr_bitmap);
> + if (!page) {
> + WARN_ON(1);
> + return false;
> + }
> + msr_bitmap = (unsigned long *)kmap(page);
> + if (!msr_bitmap) {
> + nested_release_page_clean(page);
> + WARN_ON(1);
> + return false;
> + }
> +
> + memset(vmx_msr_bitmap_nested, 0xff, PAGE_SIZE);
> +
> + if (nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode(vmcs12))
> + /* TPR is allowed */
> + nested_vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(msr_bitmap,
> + vmx_msr_bitmap_nested,
> + APIC_BASE_MSR + (APIC_TASKPRI >>
> 4),
> + MSR_TYPE_R | MSR_TYPE_W);

I didn't understand what this function does? Per my understanding, you only need to set the (vmx_msr_bitmap_nested = vmcs01->msr_bitmap | vmcs12->msr_bitmap) and inject the nested vmexit to L1 if the bit in vmcs12->msr_bitmap is setting. Am I missing some patches?

Best regards,
Yang