Re: [PATCH 1/13] KVM: Add tlb_remote_flush_with_range callback in kvm_x86_ops

From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Mon Sep 10 2018 - 10:21:10 EST


On Mon, 2018-09-10 at 08:38 +0000, Tianyu Lan wrote:
> Add flush range call back in the kvm_x86_ops and platform can use it
> to register its associated function. The parameter "kvm_tlb_range"
> accepts a single range and flush list which contains a list of ranges.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lan Tianyu <Tianyu.Lan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Âarch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 8 ++++++++
> Â1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> index e12916e7c2fb..dcdf8cc16388 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> @@ -402,6 +402,12 @@ struct kvm_mmu {
> Â u64 pdptrs[4]; /* pae */
> Â};
> Â
> +struct kvm_tlb_range {
> + u64 start_gfn;
> + u64 end_gfn;

IMO this struct and all functions should pass around the number of pages
instead of end_gfn to avoid confusion as to whether end_gfn is inclusive
or exlusive.

> + struct list_head *flush_list;
> +};
> +
> Âenum pmc_type {
> Â KVM_PMC_GP = 0,
> Â KVM_PMC_FIXED,
> @@ -991,6 +997,8 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
> Â
> Â void (*tlb_flush)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool invalidate_gpa);
> Â intÂÂ(*tlb_remote_flush)(struct kvm *kvm);
> + intÂÂ(*tlb_remote_flush_with_range)(struct kvm *kvm,
> + struct kvm_tlb_range *range);
> Â
> Â /*
> Â Â* Flush any TLB entries associated with the given GVA.