clocksource: hyper-v: Use lapic timer in a TDX VM without paravisor

In a TDX VM without paravisor, currently the default timer is the Hyper-V timer, which depends on the slow VM Reference Counter MSR: the Hyper-V TSC page is not enabled in such a VM because the VM uses Invariant TSC as a better clocksource and it's challenging to mark the Hyper-V TSC page shared in very early boot.

Lower the rating of the Hyper-V timer so the local APIC timer becomes the the default timer in such a VM, and print a warning in case Invariant TSC is unavailable in such a VM. This change should cause no perceivable performance difference.

Cc [email protected] # 6.6+

Reviewed-by Roman Kisel <[email protected]>

Signed-off-by Dexuan Cui <[email protected]>

---

Changes in v2:
Improved the comments in ms_hyperv_init_platform() [Michael Kelley] Added "print a warning in case Invariant TSC unavailable" in the changelog. Added Roman's Reviewed-by.

 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c     | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 drivers/clocksource/hyperv_timer.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c +15 -1

index e0fd57a8ba840..954b7cbfa2f02 100644
@@ -449,9 +449,23 @@ static void __init ms_hyperv_init_platform(void)
 			ms_hyperv.hints &= ~HV_X64_APIC_ACCESS_RECOMMENDED;
 
 			if (!ms_hyperv.paravisor_present) {
-				/* To be supported: more work is required.  */
+				/*
+				 * Mark the Hyper-V TSC page feature as disabled
+				 * in a TDX VM without paravisor so that the
+				 * Invariant TSC, which is a better clocksource
+				 * anyway, is used instead.
+				 */
 				ms_hyperv.features &= ~HV_MSR_REFERENCE_TSC_AVAILABLE;
 
+				/*
+				 * The Invariant TSC is expected to be available
+				 * in a TDX VM without paravisor, but if not,
+				 * print a warning message. The slower Hyper-V MSR-based
+				 * Ref Counter should end up being the clocksource.
+				 */
+				if (!(ms_hyperv.features & HV_ACCESS_TSC_INVARIANT))
+					pr_warn("Hyper-V: Invariant TSC is unavailable\n");
+
 				/* HV_MSR_CRASH_CTL is unsupported. */
 				ms_hyperv.misc_features &= ~HV_FEATURE_GUEST_CRASH_MSR_AVAILABLE;
 

drivers/clocksource/hyperv_timer.c +15 -2

index b2a080647e413..99177835cadec 100644
@@ -137,7 +137,21 @@ static int hv_stimer_init(unsigned int cpu)
 	ce->name = "Hyper-V clockevent";
 	ce->features = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT;
 	ce->cpumask = cpumask_of(cpu);
-	ce->rating = 1000;
+
+	/*
+	 * Lower the rating of the Hyper-V timer in a TDX VM without paravisor,
+	 * so the local APIC timer (lapic_clockevent) is the default timer in
+	 * such a VM. The Hyper-V timer is not preferred in such a VM because
+	 * it depends on the slow VM Reference Counter MSR (the Hyper-V TSC
+	 * page is not enbled in such a VM because the VM uses Invariant TSC
+	 * as a better clocksource and it's challenging to mark the Hyper-V
+	 * TSC page shared in very early boot).
+	 */
+	if (!ms_hyperv.paravisor_present && hv_isolation_type_tdx())
+		ce->rating = 90;
+	else
+		ce->rating = 1000;
+
 	ce->set_state_shutdown = hv_ce_shutdown;
 	ce->set_state_oneshot = hv_ce_set_oneshot;
 	ce->set_next_event = hv_ce_set_next_event;
--

2.25.1

In a TDX VM without paravisor, currently the default timer is the Hyper-V timer, which depends on the slow VM Reference Counter MSR: the Hyper-V TSC page is not enabled in such a VM because the VM uses Invariant TSC as a better clocksource and it's challenging to mark the Hyper-V TSC page shared in very early boot.

Lower the rating of the Hyper-V timer so the local APIC timer becomes the the default timer in such a VM, and print a warning in case Invariant TSC is unavailable in such a VM. This change should cause no perceivable performance difference.

Cc [email protected] # 6.6+

Reviewed-by Roman Kisel <[email protected]>

Signed-off-by Dexuan Cui <[email protected]>