Add support for running in VM guests to intel_idle

+static void state_update_enter_method(struct cpuidle_state *state, int cstate)
+{
+       if (state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_INIT_XSTATE) {
+               /*
+                * Combining with XSTATE with IBRS or IRQ_ENABLE flags
+                * is not currently supported but this driver.

Just one minor comment.

Quoted 2 lines · On Mon, 2023-06-05 at 15:47 +0000, [email protected] wrote:

Quoted 8 lines

+static void state_update_enter_method(struct cpuidle_state *state, int cstate)
+{
+       if (state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_INIT_XSTATE) {
+               /*
+                * Combining with XSTATE with IBRS or IRQ_ENABLE flags
+                * is not currently supported but this driver.

s/but/by?
seems like a typo in the original commit.

From: Arjan van de Ven <[email protected]>

Now that the logic for state_update_enter_method() is in its own function, the long if .. else if .. else if .. else if chain can be simplified by just returning from the function at the various places. This does not change functionality, but it makes the logic much simpler to read or modify later.

Signed-off-by Arjan van de Ven <[email protected]>

---
 drivers/idle/intel_idle.c | 15 ++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

drivers/idle/intel_idle.c +8 -2

index c351b21c0875..256c2d42e350 100644
@@ -1849,7 +1849,10 @@ static void state_update_enter_method(struct cpuidle_state *state, int cstate)
                WARN_ON_ONCE(state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_IBRS);
                WARN_ON_ONCE(state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_IRQ_ENABLE);
                state->enter = intel_idle_xstate;
-       } else if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS) &&
+               return;
+       }
+
+       if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS) &&
                           state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_IBRS) {
                /*
                 * IBRS mitigation requires that C-states are entered

@@ -1857,9 +1860,15 @@ static void state_update_enter_method(struct cpuidle_state *state, int cstate)
                 */
                WARN_ON_ONCE(state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_IRQ_ENABLE);
                state->enter = intel_idle_ibrs;
-       } else if (state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_IRQ_ENABLE) {
+               return;
+       }
+
+       if (state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_IRQ_ENABLE) {

From: Arjan van de Ven <[email protected]>

In a typical VM guest, the mwait instruction is not available, leaving only the 'hlt' instruction (which causes a VMEXIT to the host).

So for this common case, intel_idle will detect the lack of mwait, and fail to initialize (after which another idle method would step in which will just use hlt always).

Other (non-common) cases exist; the table below shows the before/after for these:

+------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Hypervisor | Idle method before patch | Idle method after patch |
| exposes    |                          |                         |
+============+==========================+=========================+
| nothing    | default_idle fallback    | intel_idle VM table     |
| (common)   | (straight "hlt")         |                         |
+------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| mwait      | intel_idle mwait table   | intel_idle mwait table  |
+------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| ACPI       | ACPI C1 state ("hlt")    | intel_idle VM table     |
+------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+

By providing capability to do this with the intel_idle driver, we can do better than the fallback or ACPI table methods. While this current change only gets us to the existing behavior, later patches in this series will add new capabilities such as optimized TLB flushing.

In order to do this, a simplified version of the initialization function for VM guests is created, and this will be called if the CPU is recognized, but mwait is not supported, and we're in a VM guest.

One thing to note is that the max latency (and break even) of this C1 state is higher than the typical bare metal C1 state. Because hlt causes a vmexit, and the cost of vmexit + hypervisor overhead + vmenter is typically in the order of upto 5 microseconds... even if the hypervisor does not actually goes into a hardware power saving state.

Signed-off-by Arjan van de Ven <[email protected]>

---
 drivers/idle/intel_idle.c | 125 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 124 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

drivers/idle/intel_idle.c +64 -0

index 256c2d42e350..d2518cf36ab4 100644
@@ -199,6 +199,43 @@ static __cpuidle int intel_idle_xstate(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
        return __intel_idle(dev, drv, index);
 }
 
+static __always_inline int __intel_idle_hlt(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+                                       struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
+{
+       raw_safe_halt();
+       raw_local_irq_disable();
+       return index;
+}
+
+/**
+ * intel_idle_hlt - Ask the processor to enter the given idle state using hlt.
+ * @dev: cpuidle device of the target CPU.
+ * @drv: cpuidle driver (assumed to point to intel_idle_driver).
+ * @index: Target idle state index.
+ *
+ * Use the HLT instruction to notify the processor that the CPU represented by
+ * @dev is idle and it can try to enter the idle state corresponding to @index.
+ *
+ * Must be called under local_irq_disable().
+ */
+static __cpuidle int intel_idle_hlt(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+                               struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
+{
+       return __intel_idle_hlt(dev, drv, index);
+}
+
+static __cpuidle int intel_idle_hlt_irq_on(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+                                   struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       raw_local_irq_enable();
+       ret = __intel_idle_hlt(dev, drv, index);
+       raw_local_irq_disable();
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * intel_idle_s2idle - Ask the processor to enter the given idle state.
  * @dev: cpuidle device of the target CPU.

@@ -1242,6 +1279,18 @@ static struct cpuidle_state snr_cstates[] __initdata = {
                .enter = NULL }
 };
 
+static struct cpuidle_state vmguest_cstates[] __initdata = {
+       {
+               .name = "C1",
+               .desc = "HLT",
+               .flags = MWAIT2flg(0x00) | CPUIDLE_FLAG_IRQ_ENABLE,
+               .exit_latency = 5,
+               .target_residency = 10,
+               .enter = &intel_idle_hlt, },
+       {
+               .enter = NULL }
+};
+
 static const struct idle_cpu idle_cpu_nehalem __initconst = {
        .state_table = nehalem_cstates,
        .auto_demotion_disable_flags = NHM_C1_AUTO_DEMOTE | NHM_C3_AUTO_DEMOTE,

@@ -1841,6 +1890,16 @@ static bool __init intel_idle_verify_cstate(unsigned int mwait_hint)
 
 static void state_update_enter_method(struct cpuidle_state *state, int cstate)
 {
+       if (state->enter == intel_idle_hlt) {
+               if (force_irq_on) {
+                       pr_info("forced intel_idle_irq for state %d\n", cstate);
+                       state->enter = intel_idle_hlt_irq_on;
+               }
+               return;
+       }
+       if (state->enter == intel_idle_hlt_irq_on)
+               return; /* no update scenarios */
+
        if (state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_INIT_XSTATE) {
                /*
                 * Combining with XSTATE with IBRS or IRQ_ENABLE flags

@@ -1874,6 +1933,29 @@ static void state_update_enter_method(struct cpuidle_state *state, int cstate)
        }
 }
 
+/*
+ * For mwait based states, we want to verify the cpuid data to see if the state
+ * is actually supported by this specific CPU.
+ * For non-mwait based states, this check should be skipped.
+ */

drivers/idle/intel_idle.c +50 -2

+       if (state->enter == intel_idle_hlt)
+               return false;
+       if (state->enter == intel_idle_hlt_irq_on)
+               return false;
+
+       return true;
+}
+
 static void __init intel_idle_init_cstates_icpu(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
 {
        int cstate;

@@ -1922,7 +2004,7 @@ static void __init intel_idle_init_cstates_icpu(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
                }
 
                mwait_hint = flg2MWAIT(cpuidle_state_table[cstate].flags);
-               if (!intel_idle_verify_cstate(mwait_hint))
+               if (should_verify_mwait(&cpuidle_state_table[cstate]) && !intel_idle_verify_cstate(mwait_hint))
                        continue;
 
                /* Structure copy. */

@@ -2056,6 +2138,45 @@ static void __init intel_idle_cpuidle_devices_uninit(void)
                cpuidle_unregister_device(per_cpu_ptr(intel_idle_cpuidle_devices, i));
 }
 
+static int __init intel_idle_vminit(const struct x86_cpu_id *id)
+{
+       int retval;
+
+       cpuidle_state_table = vmguest_cstates;
+
+       icpu = (const struct idle_cpu *)id->driver_data;
+
+       pr_debug("v" INTEL_IDLE_VERSION " model 0x%X\n",
+                boot_cpu_data.x86_model);
+
+       intel_idle_cpuidle_devices = alloc_percpu(struct cpuidle_device);
+       if (!intel_idle_cpuidle_devices)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       intel_idle_cpuidle_driver_init(&intel_idle_driver);
+
+       retval = cpuidle_register_driver(&intel_idle_driver);
+       if (retval) {
+               struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_driver();
+               printk(KERN_DEBUG pr_fmt("intel_idle yielding to %s\n"),
+                      drv ? drv->name : "none");
+               goto init_driver_fail;
+       }
+
+       retval = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "idle/intel:online",
+                                  intel_idle_cpu_online, NULL);
+       if (retval < 0)
+               goto hp_setup_fail;
+
+       return 0;
+hp_setup_fail:
+       intel_idle_cpuidle_devices_uninit();
+       cpuidle_unregister_driver(&intel_idle_driver);
+init_driver_fail:
+       free_percpu(intel_idle_cpuidle_devices);
+       return retval;
+}
+
 static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
 {
        const struct x86_cpu_id *id;

@@ -2074,6 +2195,8 @@ static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
        id = x86_match_cpu(intel_idle_ids);
        if (id) {
                if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MWAIT)) {
+                       if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR))
+                               return intel_idle_vminit(id);
                        pr_debug("Please enable MWAIT in BIOS SETUP\n");
                        return -ENODEV;
                }
--

2.40.1

Since true is returned by default below, why are the above checks necessary (or even useful for that matter)?

From: Arjan van de Ven <[email protected]>

In a typical VM guest, the mwait instruction is not available, leaving only the 'hlt' instruction (which causes a VMEXIT to the host).

So for this common case, intel_idle will detect the lack of mwait, and fail to initialize (after which another idle method would step in which will just use hlt always).

Other (non-common) cases exist; the table below shows the before/after for these:

+------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Hypervisor | Idle method before patch | Idle method after patch |
| exposes    |                          |                         |
+============+==========================+=========================+
| nothing    | default_idle fallback    | intel_idle VM table     |
| (common)   | (straight "hlt")         |                         |
+------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| mwait      | intel_idle mwait table   | intel_idle mwait table  |
+------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| ACPI       | ACPI C1 state ("hlt")    | intel_idle VM table     |
+------------+--------------------------+-------------------------+

By providing capability to do this with the intel_idle driver, we can do better than the fallback or ACPI table methods. While this current change only gets us to the existing behavior, later patches in this series will add new capabilities such as optimized TLB flushing.

In order to do this, a simplified version of the initialization function for VM guests is created, and this will be called if the CPU is recognized, but mwait is not supported, and we're in a VM guest.

One thing to note is that the max latency (and break even) of this C1 state is higher than the typical bare metal C1 state. Because hlt causes a vmexit, and the cost of vmexit + hypervisor overhead + vmenter is typically in the order of upto 5 microseconds... even if the hypervisor does not actually goes into a hardware power saving state.

Signed-off-by Arjan van de Ven <[email protected]>

---
 drivers/idle/intel_idle.c | 125 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 124 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

drivers/idle/intel_idle.c +124 -2

index 256c2d42e350..d2518cf36ab4 100644
@@ -199,6 +199,43 @@ static __cpuidle int intel_idle_xstate(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
        return __intel_idle(dev, drv, index);
 }
 
+static __always_inline int __intel_idle_hlt(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+                                       struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
+{
+       raw_safe_halt();
+       raw_local_irq_disable();
+       return index;
+}
+
+/**
+ * intel_idle_hlt - Ask the processor to enter the given idle state using hlt.
+ * @dev: cpuidle device of the target CPU.
+ * @drv: cpuidle driver (assumed to point to intel_idle_driver).
+ * @index: Target idle state index.
+ *
+ * Use the HLT instruction to notify the processor that the CPU represented by
+ * @dev is idle and it can try to enter the idle state corresponding to @index.
+ *
+ * Must be called under local_irq_disable().
+ */
+static __cpuidle int intel_idle_hlt(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+                               struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
+{
+       return __intel_idle_hlt(dev, drv, index);
+}
+
+static __cpuidle int intel_idle_hlt_irq_on(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+                                   struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       raw_local_irq_enable();
+       ret = __intel_idle_hlt(dev, drv, index);
+       raw_local_irq_disable();
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * intel_idle_s2idle - Ask the processor to enter the given idle state.
  * @dev: cpuidle device of the target CPU.

@@ -1242,6 +1279,18 @@ static struct cpuidle_state snr_cstates[] __initdata = {
                .enter = NULL }
 };
 
+static struct cpuidle_state vmguest_cstates[] __initdata = {
+       {
+               .name = "C1",
+               .desc = "HLT",
+               .flags = MWAIT2flg(0x00) | CPUIDLE_FLAG_IRQ_ENABLE,
+               .exit_latency = 5,
+               .target_residency = 10,
+               .enter = &intel_idle_hlt, },
+       {
+               .enter = NULL }
+};
+
 static const struct idle_cpu idle_cpu_nehalem __initconst = {
        .state_table = nehalem_cstates,
        .auto_demotion_disable_flags = NHM_C1_AUTO_DEMOTE | NHM_C3_AUTO_DEMOTE,

@@ -1841,6 +1890,16 @@ static bool __init intel_idle_verify_cstate(unsigned int mwait_hint)
 
 static void state_update_enter_method(struct cpuidle_state *state, int cstate)
 {
+       if (state->enter == intel_idle_hlt) {
+               if (force_irq_on) {
+                       pr_info("forced intel_idle_irq for state %d\n", cstate);
+                       state->enter = intel_idle_hlt_irq_on;
+               }
+               return;
+       }
+       if (state->enter == intel_idle_hlt_irq_on)
+               return; /* no update scenarios */
+
        if (state->flags & CPUIDLE_FLAG_INIT_XSTATE) {
                /*
                 * Combining with XSTATE with IBRS or IRQ_ENABLE flags

@@ -1874,6 +1933,29 @@ static void state_update_enter_method(struct cpuidle_state *state, int cstate)
        }
 }
 
+/*
+ * For mwait based states, we want to verify the cpuid data to see if the state
+ * is actually supported by this specific CPU.
+ * For non-mwait based states, this check should be skipped.
+ */
+static bool should_verify_mwait(struct cpuidle_state *state)
+{
+       if (state->enter == intel_idle_irq)
+               return true;
+       if (state->enter == intel_idle)
+               return true;
+       if (state->enter == intel_idle_ibrs)
+               return true;
+       if (state->enter == intel_idle_xstate)
+               return true;
+       if (state->enter == intel_idle_hlt)
+               return false;
+       if (state->enter == intel_idle_hlt_irq_on)
+               return false;
+
+       return true;
+}
+
 static void __init intel_idle_init_cstates_icpu(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
 {
        int cstate;

@@ -1922,7 +2004,7 @@ static void __init intel_idle_init_cstates_icpu(struct cpuidle_driver *drv)
                }
 
                mwait_hint = flg2MWAIT(cpuidle_state_table[cstate].flags);
-               if (!intel_idle_verify_cstate(mwait_hint))
+               if (should_verify_mwait(&cpuidle_state_table[cstate]) && !intel_idle_verify_cstate(mwait_hint))
                        continue;
 
                /* Structure copy. */

@@ -2056,6 +2138,45 @@ static void __init intel_idle_cpuidle_devices_uninit(void)
                cpuidle_unregister_device(per_cpu_ptr(intel_idle_cpuidle_devices, i));
 }
 
+static int __init intel_idle_vminit(const struct x86_cpu_id *id)
+{
+       int retval;
+
+       cpuidle_state_table = vmguest_cstates;
+
+       icpu = (const struct idle_cpu *)id->driver_data;
+
+       pr_debug("v" INTEL_IDLE_VERSION " model 0x%X\n",
+                boot_cpu_data.x86_model);
+
+       intel_idle_cpuidle_devices = alloc_percpu(struct cpuidle_device);
+       if (!intel_idle_cpuidle_devices)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       intel_idle_cpuidle_driver_init(&intel_idle_driver);
+
+       retval = cpuidle_register_driver(&intel_idle_driver);
+       if (retval) {
+               struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_driver();
+               printk(KERN_DEBUG pr_fmt("intel_idle yielding to %s\n"),
+                      drv ? drv->name : "none");
+               goto init_driver_fail;
+       }
+
+       retval = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "idle/intel:online",
+                                  intel_idle_cpu_online, NULL);
+       if (retval < 0)
+               goto hp_setup_fail;
+
+       return 0;
+hp_setup_fail:
+       intel_idle_cpuidle_devices_uninit();
+       cpuidle_unregister_driver(&intel_idle_driver);
+init_driver_fail:
+       free_percpu(intel_idle_cpuidle_devices);
+       return retval;
+}
+
 static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
 {
        const struct x86_cpu_id *id;

@@ -2074,6 +2195,8 @@ static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
        id = x86_match_cpu(intel_idle_ids);
        if (id) {
                if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MWAIT)) {
+                       if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR))
+                               return intel_idle_vminit(id);
                        pr_debug("Please enable MWAIT in BIOS SETUP\n");
                        return -ENODEV;
                }
--

2.40.1

drivers/idle/intel_idle.c +39 -0

+static int __init intel_idle_vminit(const struct x86_cpu_id *id)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	cpuidle_state_table = vmguest_cstates;
+
+	icpu = (const struct idle_cpu *)id->driver_data;
+
+	pr_debug("v" INTEL_IDLE_VERSION " model 0x%X\n",
+		 boot_cpu_data.x86_model);
+
+	intel_idle_cpuidle_devices = alloc_percpu(struct cpuidle_device);
+	if (!intel_idle_cpuidle_devices)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	intel_idle_cpuidle_driver_init(&intel_idle_driver);
+
+	retval = cpuidle_register_driver(&intel_idle_driver);
+	if (retval) {
+		struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_driver();
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG pr_fmt("intel_idle yielding to %s\n"),
+		       drv ? drv->name : "none");
+		goto init_driver_fail;
+	}
+
+	retval = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "idle/intel:online",
+				   intel_idle_cpu_online, NULL);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		goto hp_setup_fail;
+
+	return 0;
+hp_setup_fail:
+	intel_idle_cpuidle_devices_uninit();
+	cpuidle_unregister_driver(&intel_idle_driver);
+init_driver_fail:
+	free_percpu(intel_idle_cpuidle_devices);
+	return retval;
+}
+
  static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
  {
  	const struct x86_cpu_id *id;

drivers/idle/intel_idle.c +0 -0

  			pr_debug("Please enable MWAIT in BIOS SETUP\n");
  			return -ENODEV;
  		}

+ KVM maillist.

On 6/5/2023 11:47 PM, [email protected] wrote:
...

Quoted 44 lines

drivers/idle/intel_idle.c +39 -0

+static int __init intel_idle_vminit(const struct x86_cpu_id *id)
+{
+     int retval;
+
+     cpuidle_state_table = vmguest_cstates;
+
+     icpu = (const struct idle_cpu *)id->driver_data;
+
+     pr_debug("v" INTEL_IDLE_VERSION " model 0x%X\n",
+              boot_cpu_data.x86_model);
+
+     intel_idle_cpuidle_devices = alloc_percpu(struct cpuidle_device);
+     if (!intel_idle_cpuidle_devices)
+             return -ENOMEM;
+
+     intel_idle_cpuidle_driver_init(&intel_idle_driver);
+
+     retval = cpuidle_register_driver(&intel_idle_driver);
+     if (retval) {
+             struct cpuidle_driver *drv = cpuidle_get_driver();
+             printk(KERN_DEBUG pr_fmt("intel_idle yielding to %s\n"),
+                    drv ? drv->name : "none");
+             goto init_driver_fail;
+     }
+
+     retval = cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_ONLINE_DYN, "idle/intel:online",
+                                intel_idle_cpu_online, NULL);
+     if (retval < 0)
+             goto hp_setup_fail;
+
+     return 0;
+hp_setup_fail:
+     intel_idle_cpuidle_devices_uninit();
+     cpuidle_unregister_driver(&intel_idle_driver);
+init_driver_fail:
+     free_percpu(intel_idle_cpuidle_devices);
+     return retval;
+}
+
  static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
  {
      const struct x86_cpu_id *id;

drivers/idle/intel_idle.c static int __init intel_idle_init(void) · line 2199

Quoted 5 lines

drivers/idle/intel_idle.c +2 -0

@@ -2074,6 +2195,8 @@ static int __init intel_idle_init(void)
      id = x86_match_cpu(intel_idle_ids);
      if (id) {
              if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_MWAIT)) {
+                     if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR))
+                             return intel_idle_vminit(id);

It leads to below MSR access error on SPR.

[    4.158636] unchecked MSR access error: RDMSR from 0xe2 at rIP:
0xffffffffbcaeebed (intel_idle_init_cstates_icpu.constprop.0+0x2dd/0x5a0)
[    4.174991] Call Trace:
[    4.179611]  <TASK>
[    4.183610]  ? ex_handler_msr+0x11e/0x150
[    4.190624]  ? fixup_exception+0x17e/0x3c0
[    4.197648]  ? gp_try_fixup_and_notify+0x1d/0xc0
[    4.205579]  ? exc_general_protection+0x1bb/0x410
[    4.213620]  ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x26/0x30
[    4.221624]  ? __pfx_intel_idle_init+0x10/0x10
[    4.228588]  ? intel_idle_init_cstates_icpu.constprop.0+0x2dd/0x5a0
[    4.238632]  ? __pfx_intel_idle_init+0x10/0x10
[    4.246632]  ? __pfx_intel_idle_init+0x10/0x10
[    4.253616]  intel_idle_vminit.isra.0+0xf5/0x1d0
[    4.261580]  ? __pfx_intel_idle_init+0x10/0x10
[    4.269670]  ? __pfx_intel_idle_init+0x10/0x10
[    4.274605]  do_one_initcall+0x50/0x230
[    4.279873]  do_initcalls+0xb3/0x130
[    4.286535]  kernel_init_freeable+0x255/0x310
[    4.293688]  ? __pfx_kernel_init+0x10/0x10
[    4.300630]  kernel_init+0x1a/0x1c0
[    4.305681]  ret_from_fork+0x29/0x50
[    4.312700]  </TASK>

On Intel SPR, the call site is

intel_idle_vminit()
-> intel_idle_cpuidle_driver_init()

     -> intel_idle_init_cstates_icpu()
       -> spr_idle_state_table_update()
         -> rdmsrl(MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL, msr);

However, current KVM doesn't provide emulation for MSR_PKG_CST_CONFIG_CONTROL. It leads to #GP on accessing.

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drivers/idle/intel_idle.c +0 -0

                      pr_debug("Please enable MWAIT in BIOS SETUP\n");
                      return -ENODEV;
              }

It leads to below MSR access error on SPR.

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It leads to below MSR access error on SPR.

yeah I have a fix for this but Peter instead wants to delete the whole thing... ... so I'm sort of stuck in two worlds. I'll send the fix today but Rafael will need to chose if he wants to revert or not

Quoted 5 lines · Arjan van de Ven

Quoted 2 lines

It leads to below MSR access error on SPR.

yeah I have a fix for this but Peter instead wants to delete the whole thing... ... so I'm sort of stuck in two worlds. I'll send the fix today but Rafael will need to chose if he wants to revert or not

I thought that you wanted to fix this rather than to revert, but the latter is entirely fine with me too.