Re: [PATCH 4/5] x86/svm: Direct access to MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL

From: Tom Lendacky
Date: Fri Jan 12 2018 - 10:14:22 EST


On 1/11/2018 7:32 PM, Ashok Raj wrote:
> From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Direct access to MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL is important
> for performance. Allow load/store of MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, restore guest
> IBRS on VM entry and set restore host values on VM exit.
> it yet).
>
> TBD: need to check msr's can be passed through even if feature is not
> emuerated by the CPU.
>
> [Ashok: Modified to reuse V3 spec-ctrl patches from Tim]
>
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kvm/svm.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> index 0e68f0b..7c14471a 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> @@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ struct vcpu_svm {
> u64 gs_base;
> } host;
>
> + u64 spec_ctrl;
> +
> u32 *msrpm;
>
> ulong nmi_iret_rip;
> @@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ static const struct svm_direct_access_msrs {
> { .index = MSR_CSTAR, .always = true },
> { .index = MSR_SYSCALL_MASK, .always = true },
> #endif
> + { .index = MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, .always = true },
> { .index = MSR_IA32_LASTBRANCHFROMIP, .always = false },
> { .index = MSR_IA32_LASTBRANCHTOIP, .always = false },
> { .index = MSR_IA32_LASTINTFROMIP, .always = false },
> @@ -917,6 +920,9 @@ static void svm_vcpu_init_msrpm(u32 *msrpm)
>
> set_msr_interception(msrpm, direct_access_msrs[i].index, 1, 1);
> }
> +
> + if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL))
> + set_msr_interception(msrpm, MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, 1, 1);

This isn't needed. The entry in the direct_access_msrs will do this in
the loop above.

Thanks,
Tom

> }
>
> static void add_msr_offset(u32 offset)
> @@ -3576,6 +3582,9 @@ static int svm_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
> case MSR_VM_CR:
> msr_info->data = svm->nested.vm_cr_msr;
> break;
> + case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
> + msr_info->data = svm->spec_ctrl;
> + break;
> case MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV:
> msr_info->data = 0x01000065;
> break;
> @@ -3724,6 +3733,9 @@ static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
> case MSR_VM_IGNNE:
> vcpu_unimpl(vcpu, "unimplemented wrmsr: 0x%x data 0x%llx\n", ecx, data);
> break;
> + case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
> + svm->spec_ctrl = data;
> + break;
> case MSR_IA32_APICBASE:
> if (kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu))
> avic_update_vapic_bar(to_svm(vcpu), data);
> @@ -4871,6 +4883,19 @@ static void svm_cancel_injection(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> svm_complete_interrupts(svm);
> }
>
> +
> +/*
> + * Save guest value of spec_ctrl and also restore host value
> + */
> +static void save_guest_spec_ctrl(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
> +{
> + if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL)) {
> + svm->spec_ctrl = spec_ctrl_get();
> + spec_ctrl_restriction_on();
> + } else
> + rmb();
> +}
> +
> static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> {
> struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
> @@ -4910,6 +4935,14 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>
> clgi();
>
> + if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL)) {
> + /*
> + * FIXME: lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
> + */
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqs_disabled());
> + spec_ctrl_set(svm->spec_ctrl);
> + }
> +
> local_irq_enable();
>
> asm volatile (
> @@ -4985,6 +5018,8 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> #endif
> );
>
> + save_guest_spec_ctrl(svm);
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> wrmsrl(MSR_GS_BASE, svm->host.gs_base);
> #else
>