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KVM: mark segments accessed on HW task switch

PATCH Applied Gleb Natapov 3 participants 9 messages Jan 25, 2010

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PATCH 1/1 KVM: mark segments accessed on HW task switch

On HW task switch newly loaded segments should me marked as accessed.

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +9 -13
index 47c6e23..b5a2a88 100644
@@ -4708,18 +4708,6 @@ static u16 get_segment_selector(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int seg)
 	return kvm_seg.selector;
 }
 
-static int load_segment_descriptor_to_kvm_desct(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-						u16 selector,
-						struct kvm_segment *kvm_seg)
-{
-	struct desc_struct seg_desc;
-
-	if (load_guest_segment_descriptor(vcpu, selector, &seg_desc))
-		return 1;
-	seg_desct_to_kvm_desct(&seg_desc, selector, kvm_seg);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int kvm_load_realmode_segment(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector, int seg)
 {
 	struct kvm_segment segvar = {
@@ -4760,11 +4748,14 @@ int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector,
 				int type_bits, int seg)
 {
 	struct kvm_segment kvm_seg;
+	struct desc_struct seg_desc;
 
 	if (is_vm86_segment(vcpu, seg) || !(kvm_read_cr0_bits(vcpu, X86_CR0_PE)))
 		return kvm_load_realmode_segment(vcpu, selector, seg);
-	if (load_segment_descriptor_to_kvm_desct(vcpu, selector, &kvm_seg))
+
+	if (load_guest_segment_descriptor(vcpu, selector, &seg_desc))
 		return 1;
+	seg_desct_to_kvm_desct(&seg_desc, selector, &kvm_seg);
 
 	kvm_check_segment_descriptor(vcpu, seg, selector);
 	kvm_seg.type |= type_bits;
@@ -4775,6 +4766,11 @@ int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector,
 			kvm_seg.unusable = 1;
 
 	kvm_set_segment(vcpu, &kvm_seg, seg);
+	if (selector && !kvm_seg.unusable && kvm_seg.s) {
+		/* mark segment as accessed */
+		seg_desc.type |= 1;
+		save_guest_segment_descriptor(vcpu, selector, &seg_desc);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 

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Gleb.

#1 lore raw
Quoted 4 lines · Gleb Natapov

On HW task switch newly loaded segments should me marked as accessed.

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +0 -0
@@ -4775,6 +4766,11 @@ int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector,
  			kvm_seg.unusable = 1;

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector, · line 4776

Quoted 10 lines
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +5 -0
 
  	kvm_set_segment(vcpu,&kvm_seg, seg);
+	if (selector&&  !kvm_seg.unusable&&  kvm_seg.s) {
+		/* mark segment as accessed */
+		seg_desc.type |= 1;
+		save_guest_segment_descriptor(vcpu, selector,&seg_desc);
+	}
  	return 0;
  }
 

What about an error return from s_g_s_d?

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#2 lore raw
Quoted 6 lines · Avi Kivity
Quoted 5 lines · Gleb Natapov

On HW task switch newly loaded segments should me marked as accessed.

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +0 -0
@@ -4775,6 +4766,11 @@ int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector,
 			kvm_seg.unusable = 1;
 
Quoted 11 lines

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector, · line 4775

Quoted 8 lines
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +5 -0
 	kvm_set_segment(vcpu,&kvm_seg, seg);
+	if (selector&&  !kvm_seg.unusable&&  kvm_seg.s) {
+		/* mark segment as accessed */
+		seg_desc.type |= 1;
+		save_guest_segment_descriptor(vcpu, selector,&seg_desc);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }

What about an error return from s_g_s_d?

What can or should we do about it?

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Gleb.

#3 lore raw
Quoted 21 lines · Gleb Natapov
Quoted 7 lines · Avi Kivity
Quoted 5 lines · Gleb Natapov

On HW task switch newly loaded segments should me marked as accessed.

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +0 -0
@@ -4775,6 +4766,11 @@ int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector,
  			kvm_seg.unusable = 1;
 
Quoted 12 lines

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector, · line 4776

Quoted 9 lines
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +5 -0
  	kvm_set_segment(vcpu,&kvm_seg, seg);
+	if (selector&&   !kvm_seg.unusable&&   kvm_seg.s) {
+		/* mark segment as accessed */
+		seg_desc.type |= 1;
+		save_guest_segment_descriptor(vcpu, selector,&seg_desc);
+	}
  	return 0;
  }
 

What about an error return from s_g_s_d?

Quoted 3 lines

What can or should we do about it?

If -EFAULT, propagate to userspace.

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#4 lore raw
Quoted 18 lines · Avi Kivity
Quoted 17 lines · Gleb Natapov
Quoted 16 lines · Avi Kivity

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector, · line 4775

Quoted 13 lines · Gleb Natapov

On HW task switch newly loaded segments should me marked as accessed.

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +5 -0
@@ -4775,6 +4766,11 @@ int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector,
 			kvm_seg.unusable = 1;
 
 	kvm_set_segment(vcpu,&kvm_seg, seg);
+	if (selector&&   !kvm_seg.unusable&&   kvm_seg.s) {
+		/* mark segment as accessed */
+		seg_desc.type |= 1;
+		save_guest_segment_descriptor(vcpu, selector,&seg_desc);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }

What about an error return from s_g_s_d?

Quoted 5 lines
Quoted 2 lines

What can or should we do about it?

If -EFAULT, propagate to userspace.

We don't handle it anywhere in task switch emulation. Separate patch?

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Gleb.

#5 lore raw
Quoted 25 lines · Gleb Natapov
Quoted 23 lines · Avi Kivity
Quoted 21 lines · Gleb Natapov
Quoted 19 lines · Avi Kivity
Quoted 4 lines · Gleb Natapov

On HW task switch newly loaded segments should me marked as accessed.

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +0 -0
@@ -4775,6 +4766,11 @@ int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector,
  			kvm_seg.unusable = 1;

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector, · line 4776

Quoted 10 lines
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +5 -0
 
  	kvm_set_segment(vcpu,&kvm_seg, seg);
+	if (selector&&    !kvm_seg.unusable&&    kvm_seg.s) {
+		/* mark segment as accessed */
+		seg_desc.type |= 1;
+		save_guest_segment_descriptor(vcpu, selector,&seg_desc);
+	}
  	return 0;
  }
 

What about an error return from s_g_s_d?

Quoted 9 lines
Quoted 6 lines
Quoted 3 lines

What can or should we do about it?

If -EFAULT, propagate to userspace.

We don't handle it anywhere in task switch emulation. Separate patch?

Things like 'return kvm_write_guest_virt()' do handle it.

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#6 lore raw
Quoted 20 lines · Avi Kivity
Quoted 19 lines · Gleb Natapov
Quoted 18 lines · Avi Kivity
Quoted 17 lines · Gleb Natapov
Quoted 16 lines · Avi Kivity

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector, · line 4775

Quoted 13 lines · Gleb Natapov

On HW task switch newly loaded segments should me marked as accessed.

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +5 -0
@@ -4775,6 +4766,11 @@ int kvm_load_segment_descriptor(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 selector,
 			kvm_seg.unusable = 1;
 
 	kvm_set_segment(vcpu,&kvm_seg, seg);
+	if (selector&&    !kvm_seg.unusable&&    kvm_seg.s) {
+		/* mark segment as accessed */
+		seg_desc.type |= 1;
+		save_guest_segment_descriptor(vcpu, selector,&seg_desc);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }

What about an error return from s_g_s_d?

Quoted 9 lines
Quoted 6 lines
Quoted 4 lines
Quoted 2 lines

What can or should we do about it?

If -EFAULT, propagate to userspace.

We don't handle it anywhere in task switch emulation. Separate patch?

Things like 'return kvm_write_guest_virt()' do handle it.

That what save_guest_segment_descriptor() calls, but error is not propagated to userspace anywhere in the task switch code. Lets apply this patch and I'll send follow up with fixes for error handling in task switch code.

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Gleb.

#7 lore raw
Quoted 9 lines · Gleb Natapov
Quoted 4 lines

Things like 'return kvm_write_guest_virt()' do handle it.

That what save_guest_segment_descriptor() calls, but error is not propagated to userspace anywhere in the task switch code. Lets apply this patch and I'll send follow up with fixes for error handling in task switch code.

Okay.

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