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KVM: Avoid re-reading kvm->max_halt_poll_ns during halt-polling
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Avoid re-reading kvm->max_halt_poll_ns multiple times during
halt-polling except when it is explicitly useful, e.g. to check if the
max time changed across a halt. kvm->max_halt_poll_ns can be changed at
any time by userspace via KVM_CAP_HALT_POLL.

This bug is unlikely to cause any serious side-effects. In the worst
case one halt polls for shorter or longer than it should, and then is
fixed up on the next halt. Furthmore, this is still possible since
kvm->max_halt_poll_ns are not synchronized with halts.

Fixes: acd0578 ("kvm: add capability for halt polling")
Signed-off-by: David Matlack <[email protected]>
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <[email protected]>
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dmatlack authored and bonzini committed Nov 17, 2022
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21 changes: 15 additions & 6 deletions virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
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Expand Up @@ -3480,6 +3480,11 @@ static inline void update_halt_poll_stats(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, ktime_t start,
}
}

static unsigned int kvm_vcpu_max_halt_poll_ns(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
return READ_ONCE(vcpu->kvm->max_halt_poll_ns);
}

/*
* Emulate a vCPU halt condition, e.g. HLT on x86, WFI on arm, etc... If halt
* polling is enabled, busy wait for a short time before blocking to avoid the
Expand All @@ -3488,14 +3493,15 @@ static inline void update_halt_poll_stats(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, ktime_t start,
*/
void kvm_vcpu_halt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
unsigned int max_halt_poll_ns = kvm_vcpu_max_halt_poll_ns(vcpu);
bool halt_poll_allowed = !kvm_arch_no_poll(vcpu);
ktime_t start, cur, poll_end;
bool waited = false;
bool do_halt_poll;
u64 halt_ns;

if (vcpu->halt_poll_ns > vcpu->kvm->max_halt_poll_ns)
vcpu->halt_poll_ns = vcpu->kvm->max_halt_poll_ns;
if (vcpu->halt_poll_ns > max_halt_poll_ns)
vcpu->halt_poll_ns = max_halt_poll_ns;

do_halt_poll = halt_poll_allowed && vcpu->halt_poll_ns;

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -3537,18 +3543,21 @@ void kvm_vcpu_halt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
update_halt_poll_stats(vcpu, start, poll_end, !waited);

if (halt_poll_allowed) {
/* Recompute the max halt poll time in case it changed. */
max_halt_poll_ns = kvm_vcpu_max_halt_poll_ns(vcpu);

if (!vcpu_valid_wakeup(vcpu)) {
shrink_halt_poll_ns(vcpu);
} else if (vcpu->kvm->max_halt_poll_ns) {
} else if (max_halt_poll_ns) {
if (halt_ns <= vcpu->halt_poll_ns)
;
/* we had a long block, shrink polling */
else if (vcpu->halt_poll_ns &&
halt_ns > vcpu->kvm->max_halt_poll_ns)
halt_ns > max_halt_poll_ns)
shrink_halt_poll_ns(vcpu);
/* we had a short halt and our poll time is too small */
else if (vcpu->halt_poll_ns < vcpu->kvm->max_halt_poll_ns &&
halt_ns < vcpu->kvm->max_halt_poll_ns)
else if (vcpu->halt_poll_ns < max_halt_poll_ns &&
halt_ns < max_halt_poll_ns)
grow_halt_poll_ns(vcpu);
} else {
vcpu->halt_poll_ns = 0;
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