Re: [RFC PATCH v3 5/7] KVM: x86: add vCPU scoped toggling for disabled exits

From: Chao Gao
Date: Tue Jun 14 2022 - 22:43:47 EST


>@@ -5980,6 +5987,8 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_irq_line(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irq_level *irq_event,
> int kvm_vm_ioctl_enable_cap(struct kvm *kvm,
> struct kvm_enable_cap *cap)
> {
>+ struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
>+ unsigned long i;
> int r;
>
> if (cap->flags)
>@@ -6036,14 +6045,17 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_enable_cap(struct kvm *kvm,
> break;
>
> mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
>- if (kvm->created_vcpus)
>- goto disable_exits_unlock;
>+ if (kvm->created_vcpus) {
>+ kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
>+ kvm_ioctl_disable_exits(vcpu->arch, cap->args[0]);
>+ static_call(kvm_x86_update_disabled_exits)(vcpu);

IMO, this won't work on Intel platforms. Because, to manipulate a vCPU's
VMCS, vcpu_load() should be invoked in advance to load the VMCS.
Alternatively, you can add a request KVM_REQ_XXX and defer updating VMCS
to the next vCPU entry.

>+ }
>+ }
>+ mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
>
> kvm_ioctl_disable_exits(kvm->arch, cap->args[0]);
>
> r = 0;
>-disable_exits_unlock:
>- mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
> break;
> case KVM_CAP_MSR_PLATFORM_INFO:
> kvm->arch.guest_can_read_msr_platform_info = cap->args[0];
>--
>2.32.0
>