Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCHv3 3/4] cpuid: disable pv eoi for 1.1 and older compat types

[Blue Swirl]

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin <address@hidden> wrote:
> In preparation for adding PV EOI support, disable PV EOI by default for
> 1.1 and older machine types, to avoid CPUID changing during migration.
>
> PV EOI can still be enabled/disabled by specifying it explicitly.
>     Enable for 1.1
>     -M pc-1.1 -cpu kvm64,+kvm_pv_eoi
>     Disable for 1.2
>     -M pc-1.2 -cpu kvm64,-kvm_pv_eoi
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <address@hidden>
> ---
>  hw/Makefile.objs  |  2 +-
>  hw/cpu_flags.c    | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  hw/cpu_flags.h    |  9 +++++++++
>  hw/pc_piix.c      |  2 ++
>  target-i386/cpu.c |  8 ++++++++
>  5 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>  create mode 100644 hw/cpu_flags.c
>  create mode 100644 hw/cpu_flags.h
>
> diff --git a/hw/Makefile.objs b/hw/Makefile.objs
> index 850b87b..3f2532a 100644
> --- a/hw/Makefile.objs
> +++ b/hw/Makefile.objs
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>  hw-obj-y = usb/ ide/
> -hw-obj-y += loader.o
> +hw-obj-y += loader.o cpu_flags.o
>  hw-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio-console.o
>  hw-obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI) += virtio-pci.o
>  hw-obj-y += fw_cfg.o
> diff --git a/hw/cpu_flags.c b/hw/cpu_flags.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..d821d8c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/hw/cpu_flags.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
> +/*
> + * CPU compatibility flags.
> + *
> + * Copyright (c) 2012 Red Hat Inc.
> + * Author: Michael S. Tsirkin.
> + *
> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
> + * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
> + * (at your option) any later version.
> + *
> + * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> + * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> + * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
> + * GNU General Public License for more details.
> + *
> + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
> + * with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
> + */
> +#include "hw/cpu_flags.h"
> +
> +static bool _kvm_pv_eoi_disabled;

NACK. I find your lack of compliance disturbing.

> +
> +void disable_kvm_pv_eoi(void)
> +{
> +       _kvm_pv_eoi_disabled = true;
> +}
> +
> +bool kvm_pv_eoi_disabled(void)
> +{
> +       return _kvm_pv_eoi_disabled;
> +}
> diff --git a/hw/cpu_flags.h b/hw/cpu_flags.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..05777b6
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/hw/cpu_flags.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
> +#ifndef HW_CPU_FLAGS_H
> +#define HW_CPU_FLAGS_H
> +
> +#include <stdbool.h>
> +
> +void disable_kvm_pv_eoi(void);
> +bool kvm_pv_eoi_disabled(void);
> +
> +#endif
> diff --git a/hw/pc_piix.c b/hw/pc_piix.c
> index 008d42f..bdbceda 100644
> --- a/hw/pc_piix.c
> +++ b/hw/pc_piix.c
> @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
>  #ifdef CONFIG_XEN
>  #  include <xen/hvm/hvm_info_table.h>
>  #endif
> +#include "cpu_flags.h"
>
>  #define MAX_IDE_BUS 2
>
> @@ -371,6 +372,7 @@ static QEMUMachine pc_machine_v1_2 = {
>
>  static void pc_machine_v1_1_compat(void)
>  {
> +    disable_kvm_pv_eoi();
>  }
>
>  static void pc_init_pci_v1_1(ram_addr_t ram_size,
> diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
> index 120a2e3..0d02fd1 100644
> --- a/target-i386/cpu.c
> +++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
> @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
>
>  #include "cpu.h"
>  #include "kvm.h"
> +#include "asm/kvm_para.h"
>
>  #include "qemu-option.h"
>  #include "qemu-config.h"
> @@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
>  #include "hyperv.h"
>
>  #include "hw/hw.h"
> +#include "hw/cpu_flags.h"
>
>  /* feature flags taken from "Intel Processor Identification and the CPUID
>   * Instruction" and AMD's "CPUID Specification".  In cases of disagreement
> @@ -889,6 +891,12 @@ static int cpu_x86_find_by_name(x86_def_t *x86_cpu_def, 
> const char *cpu_model)
>
>      plus_kvm_features = ~0; /* not supported bits will be filtered out later 
> */
>
> +    /* Disable PV EOI for old machine types.
> +     * Feature flags can still override. */
> +    if (kvm_pv_eoi_disabled()) {
> +        plus_kvm_features &= ~(0x1 << KVM_FEATURE_PV_EOI);
> +    }
> +
>      add_flagname_to_bitmaps("hypervisor", &plus_features,
>          &plus_ext_features, &plus_ext2_features, &plus_ext3_features,
>          &plus_kvm_features, &plus_svm_features);
> --
> MST
>
>