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[PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"

elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com posted 1 patch 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Failed in applying to current master (apply log)
target/i386/cpu.c | 15 +--------------
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 14 deletions(-)
[PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
Posted by elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com 5 months, 3 weeks ago 
From e2f3eab60e9b9787c5c8f87bea5d1bd7079d982e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elisey <elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 17:17:35 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"

This reverts commit c6bd2dd634208ca717b6dc010064fe34d1359080.

The original change caused a regression where macOS guests (XNU kernel)
would panic during boot with a divide error (type=0) when using SMP
configuration. This affects multiple macOS versions from 10.6 to 10.14
and possibly others.

The issue occurs during kernel TSC initialization and can be worked
around by using single-core configuration (-smp 1), but reverting this
change restores proper multi-core functionality.

Buglink: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/2933
Tested-by: Elisey Konstantinov <elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com>
Signed-off-by: Elisey Konstantinov <elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com>
---
target/i386/cpu.c | 15 +--------------
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 9689f6374e..c648a1cf04 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -6859,6 +6859,7 @@ void cpu_x86_cpuid(CPUX86State *env, uint32_t index, uint32_t count,
        *edx = env->features[FEAT_1_EDX];
        if (threads_per_pkg > 1) {
            *ebx |= threads_per_pkg << 16;
+            *edx |= CPUID_HT;
        }
        if (!cpu->enable_pmu) {
            *ecx &= ~CPUID_EXT_PDCM;
@@ -7838,20 +7839,6 @@ void x86_cpu_expand_features(X86CPU *cpu, Error **errp)
        }
    }

-    if (x86_threads_per_pkg(&env->topo_info) > 1) {
-        env->features[FEAT_1_EDX] |= CPUID_HT;
-
-        /*
-         * The Linux kernel checks for the CMPLegacy bit and
-         * discards multiple thread information if it is set.
-         * So don't set it here for Intel (and other processors
-         * following Intel's behavior) to make Linux guests happy.
-         */
-        if (!IS_INTEL_CPU(env) && !IS_ZHAOXIN_CPU(env)) {
-            env->features[FEAT_8000_0001_ECX] |= CPUID_EXT3_CMP_LEG;
-        }
-    }
-
    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(feature_dependencies); i++) {
        FeatureDep *d = &feature_dependencies[i];
        if (!(env->features[d->from.index] & d->from.mask)) {
-- 
2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)
Re: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
Posted by Michael Tokarev 5 months, 3 weeks ago 
On 27.05.2025 19:10, elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com wrote:
>  From e2f3eab60e9b9787c5c8f87bea5d1bd7079d982e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Elisey <elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com>
> Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 17:17:35 +0300
> Subject: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
> 
> This reverts commit c6bd2dd634208ca717b6dc010064fe34d1359080.
> 
> The original change caused a regression where macOS guests (XNU kernel)
> would panic during boot with a divide error (type=0) when using SMP
> configuration. This affects multiple macOS versions from 10.6 to 10.14
> and possibly others.
> 
> The issue occurs during kernel TSC initialization and can be worked
> around by using single-core configuration (-smp 1), but reverting this
> change restores proper multi-core functionality.
> 
> Buglink: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/2933
> Tested-by: Elisey Konstantinov <elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com>
> Signed-off-by: Elisey Konstantinov <elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com>

Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org
for 10.0.x.

(there's no need to add actual Cc: tag, as I noticed this change
already)

Thanks,

/mjt
Re: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
Posted by Michael Tokarev 5 months, 3 weeks ago 
On 28.05.2025 11:29, Michael Tokarev wrote:

> Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org
> for 10.0.x.

Ah, 10.0.1 already has a fix.  n/m.

/mjt
Re: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
Posted by Zhao Liu 5 months, 3 weeks ago 
Hi Elisey,

Thank you for your patch! I'm sorry I previously noticed #2894 [*] but
missed your report.

Recently there's a fix (commit 5979f50fa9fd ("i386/tcg: Make CPUID_HT
and CPUID_EXT3_CMP_LEG supported")). Does that fix address this bug?

[*]: https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/aCWdhIqZiu4q+UJi@intel.com/

Regards,
Zhao

On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 07:10:27PM +0300, elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com wrote:
> Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 19:10:27 +0300
> From: elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com
> Subject: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in
>  x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3826.600.51.1.1)
> 
> From e2f3eab60e9b9787c5c8f87bea5d1bd7079d982e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Elisey <elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com>
> Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 17:17:35 +0300
> Subject: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
> 
> This reverts commit c6bd2dd634208ca717b6dc010064fe34d1359080.
> 
> The original change caused a regression where macOS guests (XNU kernel)
> would panic during boot with a divide error (type=0) when using SMP
> configuration. This affects multiple macOS versions from 10.6 to 10.14
> and possibly others.
> 
> The issue occurs during kernel TSC initialization and can be worked
> around by using single-core configuration (-smp 1), but reverting this
> change restores proper multi-core functionality.
> 
> Buglink: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/2933
> Tested-by: Elisey Konstantinov <elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com>
> Signed-off-by: Elisey Konstantinov <elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com>
> ---
> target/i386/cpu.c | 15 +--------------
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
> index 9689f6374e..c648a1cf04 100644
> --- a/target/i386/cpu.c
> +++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
> @@ -6859,6 +6859,7 @@ void cpu_x86_cpuid(CPUX86State *env, uint32_t index, uint32_t count,
>         *edx = env->features[FEAT_1_EDX];
>         if (threads_per_pkg > 1) {
>             *ebx |= threads_per_pkg << 16;
> +            *edx |= CPUID_HT;
>         }
>         if (!cpu->enable_pmu) {
>             *ecx &= ~CPUID_EXT_PDCM;
> @@ -7838,20 +7839,6 @@ void x86_cpu_expand_features(X86CPU *cpu, Error **errp)
>         }
>     }
> 
> -    if (x86_threads_per_pkg(&env->topo_info) > 1) {
> -        env->features[FEAT_1_EDX] |= CPUID_HT;
> -
> -        /*
> -         * The Linux kernel checks for the CMPLegacy bit and
> -         * discards multiple thread information if it is set.
> -         * So don't set it here for Intel (and other processors
> -         * following Intel's behavior) to make Linux guests happy.
> -         */
> -        if (!IS_INTEL_CPU(env) && !IS_ZHAOXIN_CPU(env)) {
> -            env->features[FEAT_8000_0001_ECX] |= CPUID_EXT3_CMP_LEG;
> -        }
> -    }
> -
>     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(feature_dependencies); i++) {
>         FeatureDep *d = &feature_dependencies[i];
>         if (!(env->features[d->from.index] & d->from.mask)) {
> -- 
> 2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)
> 
>
Re: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
Posted by elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com 5 months, 3 weeks ago 
Hi Zhao,

Thanks again for the info!

You're right — I just tested the latest master (including commits 5979f50fa9fd and 7a4861230676), and the issue is indeed fixed there. macOS guests now boot successfully with TCG and multiple vCPUs, without needing my patch.

I’ll go ahead and drop the revert then — great to see it resolved upstream!

Best regards,
Elisey
Re: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
Posted by Xiaoyao Li 5 months, 3 weeks ago 
On 5/28/2025 11:25 AM, Zhao Liu wrote:
> Hi Elisey,
> 
> Thank you for your patch! I'm sorry I previously noticed #2894 [*] but
> missed your report.
> 
> Recently there's a fix (commit 5979f50fa9fd ("i386/tcg: Make CPUID_HT
> and CPUID_EXT3_CMP_LEG supported")). Does that fix address this bug?
> 
> [*]: https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/aCWdhIqZiu4q+UJi@intel.com/

It should be the next one for hvf accelerator in this series that helps. 
Because the regression reported is on macOS.

It's merged as commit 7a4861230676 ("i386/hvf: Make CPUID_HT supported") 
for qemu/master

and it should be in qemu stable 10.0.1:
https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20250525120818.273372-28-mjt@tls.msk.ru/

> Regards,
> Zhao
> 
> On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 07:10:27PM +0300, elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com wrote:
>> Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 19:10:27 +0300
>> From: elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com
>> Subject: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in
>>   x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
>> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3826.600.51.1.1)
>>
>>  From e2f3eab60e9b9787c5c8f87bea5d1bd7079d982e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
>> From: Elisey <elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com>
>> Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 17:17:35 +0300
>> Subject: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
>>
>> This reverts commit c6bd2dd634208ca717b6dc010064fe34d1359080.
>>
>> The original change caused a regression where macOS guests (XNU kernel)
>> would panic during boot with a divide error (type=0) when using SMP
>> configuration. This affects multiple macOS versions from 10.6 to 10.14
>> and possibly others.
>>
>> The issue occurs during kernel TSC initialization and can be worked
>> around by using single-core configuration (-smp 1), but reverting this
>> change restores proper multi-core functionality.
>>
>> Buglink: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/2933
>> Tested-by: Elisey Konstantinov <elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Elisey Konstantinov <elisey.konstantinov@icloud.com>
>> ---
>> target/i386/cpu.c | 15 +--------------
>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 14 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
>> index 9689f6374e..c648a1cf04 100644
>> --- a/target/i386/cpu.c
>> +++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
>> @@ -6859,6 +6859,7 @@ void cpu_x86_cpuid(CPUX86State *env, uint32_t index, uint32_t count,
>>          *edx = env->features[FEAT_1_EDX];
>>          if (threads_per_pkg > 1) {
>>              *ebx |= threads_per_pkg << 16;
>> +            *edx |= CPUID_HT;
>>          }
>>          if (!cpu->enable_pmu) {
>>              *ecx &= ~CPUID_EXT_PDCM;
>> @@ -7838,20 +7839,6 @@ void x86_cpu_expand_features(X86CPU *cpu, Error **errp)
>>          }
>>      }
>>
>> -    if (x86_threads_per_pkg(&env->topo_info) > 1) {
>> -        env->features[FEAT_1_EDX] |= CPUID_HT;
>> -
>> -        /*
>> -         * The Linux kernel checks for the CMPLegacy bit and
>> -         * discards multiple thread information if it is set.
>> -         * So don't set it here for Intel (and other processors
>> -         * following Intel's behavior) to make Linux guests happy.
>> -         */
>> -        if (!IS_INTEL_CPU(env) && !IS_ZHAOXIN_CPU(env)) {
>> -            env->features[FEAT_8000_0001_ECX] |= CPUID_EXT3_CMP_LEG;
>> -        }
>> -    }
>> -
>>      for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(feature_dependencies); i++) {
>>          FeatureDep *d = &feature_dependencies[i];
>>          if (!(env->features[d->from.index] & d->from.mask)) {
>> -- 
>> 2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)
>>
>>
>
Re: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
Posted by Zhao Liu 5 months, 3 weeks ago 
On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 11:22:57AM +0800, Xiaoyao Li wrote:
> Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 11:22:57 +0800
> From: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in
>  x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
> 
> On 5/28/2025 11:25 AM, Zhao Liu wrote:
> > Hi Elisey,
> > 
> > Thank you for your patch! I'm sorry I previously noticed #2894 [*] but
> > missed your report.
> > 
> > Recently there's a fix (commit 5979f50fa9fd ("i386/tcg: Make CPUID_HT
> > and CPUID_EXT3_CMP_LEG supported")). Does that fix address this bug?
> > 
> > [*]: https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/aCWdhIqZiu4q+UJi@intel.com/
> 
> It should be the next one for hvf accelerator in this series that helps.
> Because the regression reported is on macOS.

From Elisey's cli example, this case is using TCG ("-accel tcg").
Re: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
Posted by Xiaoyao Li 5 months, 3 weeks ago 
On 5/28/2025 11:48 AM, Zhao Liu wrote:
> On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 11:22:57AM +0800, Xiaoyao Li wrote:
>> Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 11:22:57 +0800
>> From: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com>
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "i386/cpu: Set up CPUID_HT in
>>   x86_cpu_expand_features() instead of cpu_x86_cpuid()"
>>
>> On 5/28/2025 11:25 AM, Zhao Liu wrote:
>>> Hi Elisey,
>>>
>>> Thank you for your patch! I'm sorry I previously noticed #2894 [*] but
>>> missed your report.
>>>
>>> Recently there's a fix (commit 5979f50fa9fd ("i386/tcg: Make CPUID_HT
>>> and CPUID_EXT3_CMP_LEG supported")). Does that fix address this bug?
>>>
>>> [*]: https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/aCWdhIqZiu4q+UJi@intel.com/
>>
>> It should be the next one for hvf accelerator in this series that helps.
>> Because the regression reported is on macOS.
> 
>  From Elisey's cli example, this case is using TCG ("-accel tcg").

you are right. My intuition is not reliable.

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