From: "Li, Xin3" <xin3.li@intel.com>
To: "Gao, Chao" <chao.gao@intel.com>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 12/25] KVM: VMX: Handle FRED event data
Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 09:36:03 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <SA1PR11MB6734740F9B6085E0997A4179A8E72@SA1PR11MB6734.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ZjBiLDJ4SdQ0p5xm@chao-email>
> >+ if (kvm_is_fred_enabled(vcpu)) {
> >+ u64 event_data = 0;
> >+
> >+ if (is_debug(intr_info))
> >+ /*
> >+ * Compared to DR6, FRED #DB event data saved on
> >+ * the stack frame have bits 4 ~ 11 and 16 ~ 31
> >+ * inverted, i.e.,
> >+ * fred_db_event_data = dr6 ^ 0xFFFF0FF0UL
> >+ */
> >+ event_data = vcpu->arch.dr6 ^ DR6_RESERVED;
> >+ else if (is_page_fault(intr_info))
> >+ event_data = vcpu->arch.cr2;
> >+ else if (is_nm_fault(intr_info))
> >+ event_data =
> >+ to_vmx(vcpu)->fred_xfd_event_data;
> >+
>
> IMO, deriving an event_data from CR2/DR6 is a little short-sighted because the
> event_data and CR2/DR6 __can__ be different, e.g., L1 VMM __can__ set CR2 to A
> and event_data field to B (!=A) when injecting #PF.
VMM should guarantee a FRED guest _sees_ consistent values in CR6/DR6
and event data. If not it's just a VMM bug that we need to fix.
>
> And this approach cannot be extended to handle a (future) exception whose
> event_data isn't tied to a dedicated register like CR2/DR6.
See below.
> Adding a new field fred_xfd_event_data in struct vcpu has problems too:
> fred_xfd_event_data gets lost during migration;
I'm not bothered, because this is not hard to fix, right?
> strickly speaking, event_data is tied
> to an exception rather than a CPU. e.g., the CPU may detect a nested exception when
> delivering one and both have their own event_data.
No, don't get me wrong. An event data has to be _regenerated_ after
a nested exception is handled and the original instruction flow is
restarted.
sometimes the original event could be gone.
We don't say an event data is tied to an exception or a CPU, which
is just confusing, or misleading.
> I think we can make event_data a property of exceptions. i.e., add a payload2 to
> struct kvm_queued_exception. and add new APIs to kvm_queue_exception* family to
> accept a payload2 and in VMX code, just program payload2 to the VMCS event_data
> field if FRED is enabled. KVM ABI should be extended as well to pass
> payload2 to userspace like how the payload is handled in
> kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_get/put_vcpu_events.
Yes, it's very likely that we will need to add a payload2 in future,
but NOT now. 2 reasons:
1) The first-generation FRED is designed to NOT go too far from what
IDT can do. And FRED event data is conceptually an alias of CR2/DR6
in the latest FRED spec (not considering xfd event data for now).
And the existing payload is a nice match for now;
2) FRED is an extendable CPU architecture, which allows the structure
of event data to become way bigger and complicated. Let's not assume
anything and add a payload2 too early.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-05-10 9:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-02-07 17:26 [PATCH v2 00/25] Enable FRED with KVM VMX Xin Li
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 01/25] KVM: VMX: Cleanup VMX basic information defines and usages Xin Li
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 02/25] KVM: VMX: Cleanup VMX misc " Xin Li
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 03/25] KVM: VMX: Add support for the secondary VM exit controls Xin Li
2024-04-19 10:21 ` Chao Gao
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 04/25] KVM: x86: Mark CR4.FRED as not reserved Xin Li
2024-04-19 10:22 ` Chao Gao
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 05/25] KVM: VMX: Initialize FRED VM entry/exit controls in vmcs_config Xin Li
2024-04-19 10:24 ` Chao Gao
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 06/25] KVM: VMX: Defer enabling FRED MSRs save/load until after set CPUID Xin Li
2024-04-19 11:02 ` Chao Gao
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 07/25] KVM: VMX: Set intercept for FRED MSRs Xin Li
2024-04-19 13:35 ` Chao Gao
2024-04-19 17:06 ` Li, Xin3
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 08/25] KVM: VMX: Initialize VMCS FRED fields Xin Li
2024-04-19 14:01 ` Chao Gao
2024-04-19 17:02 ` Li, Xin3
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 09/25] KVM: VMX: Switch FRED RSP0 between host and guest Xin Li
2024-04-19 14:23 ` Chao Gao
2024-04-19 16:37 ` Li, Xin3
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 10/25] KVM: VMX: Add support for FRED context save/restore Xin Li
2024-04-29 6:31 ` Chao Gao
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 11/25] KVM: x86: Add kvm_is_fred_enabled() Xin Li
2024-04-29 8:24 ` Chao Gao
2024-05-11 1:24 ` Li, Xin3
2024-05-11 1:53 ` Chao Gao
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 12/25] KVM: VMX: Handle FRED event data Xin Li
2024-04-30 3:14 ` Chao Gao
2024-05-10 9:36 ` Li, Xin3 [this message]
2024-05-11 3:03 ` Chao Gao
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 13/25] KVM: VMX: Handle VMX nested exception for FRED Xin Li
2024-04-30 7:34 ` Chao Gao
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 14/25] KVM: VMX: Disable FRED if FRED consistency checks fail Xin Li
2024-04-30 8:21 ` Chao Gao
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 15/25] KVM: VMX: Dump FRED context in dump_vmcs() Xin Li
2024-04-30 9:09 ` Chao Gao
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 16/25] KVM: VMX: Invoke vmx_set_cpu_caps() before nested setup Xin Li
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 17/25] KVM: nVMX: Add support for the secondary VM exit controls Xin Li
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 18/25] KVM: nVMX: Add a prerequisite to SHADOW_FIELD_R[OW] macros Xin Li
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 19/25] KVM: nVMX: Add FRED VMCS fields Xin Li
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 20/25] KVM: nVMX: Add support for VMX FRED controls Xin Li
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 21/25] KVM: nVMX: Add VMCS FRED states checking Xin Li
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 22/25] KVM: x86: Allow FRED/LKGS/WRMSRNS to be exposed to guests Xin Li
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 23/25] KVM: selftests: Run debug_regs test with FRED enabled Xin Li
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 24/25] KVM: selftests: Add a new VM guest mode to run user level code Xin Li
2024-02-07 17:26 ` [PATCH v2 25/25] KVM: selftests: Add fred exception tests Xin Li
2024-03-29 20:18 ` Muhammad Usama Anjum
2024-03-29 20:18 ` Muhammad Usama Anjum
2024-04-24 16:08 ` Sean Christopherson
2024-03-27 8:08 ` [PATCH v2 00/25] Enable FRED with KVM VMX Kang, Shan
2024-04-15 17:58 ` Li, Xin3
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