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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86: fill high bits of mtrr mask
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Dr. David Alan Gilbert |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86: fill high bits of mtrr mask |
Date: |
Fri, 17 Jun 2016 09:53:05 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.6.1 (2016-04-27) |
* Eduardo Habkost (address@hidden) wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 06:12:11PM +0100, Dr. David Alan Gilbert (git) wrote:
> > From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <address@hidden>
> >
> > Fill the bits between 51..number-of-physical-address-bits in the
> > MTRR_PHYSMASKn variable range mtrr masks so that they're consistent
> > in the migration stream irrespective of the physical address space
> > of the source VM in a migration.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <address@hidden>
> > Suggested-by: Paolo Bonzini <address@hidden>
> > ---
> > include/hw/i386/pc.h | 5 +++++
> > target-i386/cpu.c | 1 +
> > target-i386/cpu.h | 3 +++
> > target-i386/kvm.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > 4 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
> > index 49566c8..3883d04 100644
> > --- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
> > +++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
> > @@ -362,6 +362,11 @@ bool e820_get_entry(int, uint32_t, uint64_t *,
> > uint64_t *);
> > .driver = TYPE_X86_CPU,\
> > .property = "cpuid-0xb",\
> > .value = "off",\
> > + },\
> > + {\
> > + .driver = TYPE_X86_CPU,\
> > + .property = "fill-mtrr-mask",\
> > + .value = "off",\
> > },
> >
> > #define PC_COMPAT_2_5 \
> > diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
> > index f9302f9..4111240 100644
> > --- a/target-i386/cpu.c
> > +++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
> > @@ -3272,6 +3272,7 @@ static Property x86_cpu_properties[] = {
> > DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("check", X86CPU, check_cpuid, true),
> > DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("enforce", X86CPU, enforce_cpuid, false),
> > DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("kvm", X86CPU, expose_kvm, true),
> > + DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("fill-mtrr-mask", X86CPU, fill_mtrr_mask, true),
>
> This is necessary only when phys_bits is higher on the
> destination, right?
Yes because otherwise the destination will mask it out.
> Should we really default this to true? I would like to enable
> this hack only when really necessary. Except when using host's
> phys_bits (phys-bits=0), is there any valid reason to expect
> higher phys-bits on the destination?
Who is to say? With the current default of 40 we've not
been setting these higher bits when going from 39-46 bit
systems for years; I'm not sure what the consequence has been.
Dave
>
>
>
> > DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("level", X86CPU, env.cpuid_level, 0),
> > DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("xlevel", X86CPU, env.cpuid_xlevel, 0),
> > DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("xlevel2", X86CPU, env.cpuid_xlevel2, 0),
> > diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.h b/target-i386/cpu.h
> > index 61c06b7..13d8501 100644
> > --- a/target-i386/cpu.h
> > +++ b/target-i386/cpu.h
> > @@ -1181,6 +1181,9 @@ struct X86CPU {
> > /* Compatibility bits for old machine types: */
> > bool enable_cpuid_0xb;
> >
> > + /* if true fill the top bits of the MTRR_PHYSMASKn variable range */
> > + bool fill_mtrr_mask;
> > +
> > /* in order to simplify APIC support, we leave this pointer to the
> > user */
> > struct DeviceState *apic_state;
> > diff --git a/target-i386/kvm.c b/target-i386/kvm.c
> > index d95d06b..9b5158e 100644
> > --- a/target-i386/kvm.c
> > +++ b/target-i386/kvm.c
> > @@ -1934,6 +1934,7 @@ static int kvm_get_msrs(X86CPU *cpu)
> > CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
> > struct kvm_msr_entry *msrs = cpu->kvm_msr_buf->entries;
> > int ret, i;
> > + uint64_t mtrr_top_bits;
> >
> > kvm_msr_buf_reset(cpu);
> >
> > @@ -2083,6 +2084,27 @@ static int kvm_get_msrs(X86CPU *cpu)
> > }
> >
> > assert(ret == cpu->kvm_msr_buf->nmsrs);
> > + /*
> > + * MTRR masks: Each mask consists of 5 parts
> > + * a 10..0: must be zero
> > + * b 11 : valid bit
> > + * c n-1.12: actual mask bits
> > + * d 51..n: reserved must be zero
> > + * e 63.52: reserved must be zero
> > + *
> > + * 'n' is the number of physical bits supported by the CPU and is
> > + * apparently always <= 52. We know our 'n' but don't know what
> > + * the destinations 'n' is; it might be smaller, in which case
> > + * it masks (c) on loading. It might be larger, in which case
> > + * we fill 'd' so that d..c is consistent irrespetive of the 'n'
> > + * we're migrating to.
> > + */
> > + if (cpu->fill_mtrr_mask) {
> > + mtrr_top_bits = BIT_RANGE(51,
> > cpu_x86_guest_phys_address_bits(env));
> > + } else {
> > + mtrr_top_bits = 0;
> > + }
> > +
> > for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
> > uint32_t index = msrs[i].index;
> > switch (index) {
> > @@ -2278,7 +2300,8 @@ static int kvm_get_msrs(X86CPU *cpu)
> > break;
> > case MSR_MTRRphysBase(0) ... MSR_MTRRphysMask(MSR_MTRRcap_VCNT -
> > 1):
> > if (index & 1) {
> > - env->mtrr_var[MSR_MTRRphysIndex(index)].mask =
> > msrs[i].data;
> > + env->mtrr_var[MSR_MTRRphysIndex(index)].mask =
> > msrs[i].data |
> > +
> > mtrr_top_bits;
> > } else {
> > env->mtrr_var[MSR_MTRRphysIndex(index)].base =
> > msrs[i].data;
> > }
> > --
> > 2.7.4
> >
>
> --
> Eduardo
--
Dr. David Alan Gilbert / address@hidden / Manchester, UK
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/5] x86: Mask mtrr mask based on CPU physical address limits, (continued)
- [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86: fill high bits of mtrr mask, Dr. David Alan Gilbert (git), 2016/06/16
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86: fill high bits of mtrr mask, Eduardo Habkost, 2016/06/16
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86: fill high bits of mtrr mask, Paolo Bonzini, 2016/06/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86: fill high bits of mtrr mask, Eduardo Habkost, 2016/06/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86: fill high bits of mtrr mask, Paolo Bonzini, 2016/06/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86: fill high bits of mtrr mask, Eduardo Habkost, 2016/06/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86: fill high bits of mtrr mask, Paolo Bonzini, 2016/06/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86: fill high bits of mtrr mask, Dr. David Alan Gilbert, 2016/06/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86: fill high bits of mtrr mask, Paolo Bonzini, 2016/06/17
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86: fill high bits of mtrr mask,
Dr. David Alan Gilbert <=
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH 5/5] x86: Set physical address bits based on host, Dr. David Alan Gilbert (git), 2016/06/16
[Qemu-devel] [PATCH 4/5] x86: Allow physical address bits to be set, Dr. David Alan Gilbert (git), 2016/06/16