RE: [PATCH v4 6/6] x86/hyperv: Fix serial console interrupts for TDX guests

From: Michael Kelley (LINUX)
Date: Tue Apr 11 2023 - 13:13:59 EST


From: Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, April 8, 2023 1:48 PM
>
> When a TDX guest runs on Hyper-V, the UEFI firmware sets the HW_REDUCED
> flag, and consequently ttyS0 interrupts can't work. Fix the issue by
> overriding x86_init.acpi.reduced_hw_early_init().
>
> Signed-off-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Changes since v1:
> None.
>
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
> index e9106c9d92f81..deedced0f2bb0 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c
> @@ -318,6 +318,26 @@ static void __init hv_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
> }
> #endif
>
> +/*
> + * When a TDX guest runs on Hyper-V, the firmware sets the HW_REDUCED flag: see
> + * acpi_tb_create_local_fadt(). Consequently ttyS0 interrupts can't work because
> + * request_irq() -> ... -> irq_to_desc() returns NULL for ttyS0. This happens
> + * because mp_config_acpi_legacy_irqs() sees a nr_legacy_irqs() of 0, so it
> + * doesn't initialize the array 'mp_irqs[]', and later setup_IO_APIC_irqs() ->
> + * find_irq_entry() fails to find the legacy irqs from the array, and hence
> + * doesn't create the necessary irq description info.
> + *
> + * Copy arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c: acpi_generic_reduced_hw_init() but doesn't
> + * change 'legacy_pic', so it keeps its default value 'default_legacy_pic' in
> + * mp_config_acpi_legacy_irqs(), which sees a non-zero nr_legacy_irqs(), and
> + * eventually serial console interrupts can work properly.

I had a little trouble parsing this comment. Slightly better wording is:

* Clone arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c: acpi_generic_reduced_hw_init() here,
* except don't change 'legacy_pic'. It keeps its default value 'default_legacy_pic'.
* mp_config_acpi_legacy_irqs() sees a non-zero nr_legacy_irqs(), and
* eventually serial console interrupts can work properly.

Otherwise,

Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <mikelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> + */
> +static void __init reduced_hw_init(void)
> +{
> + x86_init.timers.timer_init = x86_init_noop;
> + x86_init.irqs.pre_vector_init = x86_init_noop;
> +}
> +
> static void __init ms_hyperv_init_platform(void)
> {
> int hv_max_functions_eax;
> @@ -425,6 +445,8 @@ static void __init ms_hyperv_init_platform(void)
>
> /* A TDX VM must use x2APIC and doesn't use lazy EOI */
> ms_hyperv.hints &= ~HV_X64_APIC_ACCESS_RECOMMENDED;
> +
> + x86_init.acpi.reduced_hw_early_init = reduced_hw_init;
> }
> }
>
> --
> 2.25.1