host_cpu_realizefn() sets CPUID_EXT_MONITOR without consulting host/KVM
capabilities. This may cause problems:
- If MWAIT/MONITOR is not available on the host, advertising this
feature to the guest and executing MWAIT/MONITOR from the guest
triggers #UD and the guest doesn't boot. This is because typically
#UD takes priority over VM-Exit interception checks and KVM doesn't
emulate MONITOR/MWAIT on #UD.
- If KVM doesn't support KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_MWAIT, MWAIT/MONITOR
from the guest are intercepted by KVM, which is not what cpu-pm=on
intends to do.
In these cases, MWAIT/MONITOR should not be exposed to the guest.
The logic in kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid() to handle CPUID_EXT_MONITOR
is correct and sufficient, and we can't set CPUID_EXT_MONITOR after
x86_cpu_filter_features().
This was not an issue before commit 662175b91ff ("i386: reorder call to
cpu_exec_realizefn") because the feature added in the accel-specific
realizefn could be checked against host availability and filtered out.
Additionally, it seems not a good idea to handle guest CPUID leaves in
host_cpu_realizefn(), and this patch merges host_cpu_enable_cpu_pm()
into kvm_cpu_realizefn().
Fixes: f5cc5a5c1686 ("i386: split cpu accelerators from cpu.c, using AccelCPUClass")
Fixes: 662175b91ff2 ("i386: reorder call to cpu_exec_realizefn")
Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
---
V3:
- don't set CPUID_EXT_MONITOR in kvm_cpu_realizefn().
- Change title to reflect the main purpose of this patch.
target/i386/host-cpu.c | 12 ------------
target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c | 11 +++++++++--
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/target/i386/host-cpu.c b/target/i386/host-cpu.c
index 280e427c017c..8b8bf5afeccf 100644
--- a/target/i386/host-cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/host-cpu.c
@@ -42,15 +42,6 @@ static uint32_t host_cpu_phys_bits(void)
return host_phys_bits;
}
-static void host_cpu_enable_cpu_pm(X86CPU *cpu)
-{
- CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
-
- host_cpuid(5, 0, &cpu->mwait.eax, &cpu->mwait.ebx,
- &cpu->mwait.ecx, &cpu->mwait.edx);
- env->features[FEAT_1_ECX] |= CPUID_EXT_MONITOR;
-}
-
static uint32_t host_cpu_adjust_phys_bits(X86CPU *cpu)
{
uint32_t host_phys_bits = host_cpu_phys_bits();
@@ -83,9 +74,6 @@ bool host_cpu_realizefn(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
- if (cpu->max_features && enable_cpu_pm) {
- host_cpu_enable_cpu_pm(cpu);
- }
if (env->features[FEAT_8000_0001_EDX] & CPUID_EXT2_LM) {
uint32_t phys_bits = host_cpu_adjust_phys_bits(cpu);
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
index f76972e47e61..148d10ce3711 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
@@ -65,8 +65,15 @@ static bool kvm_cpu_realizefn(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
* cpu_common_realizefn() (via xcc->parent_realize)
*/
if (cpu->max_features) {
- if (enable_cpu_pm && kvm_has_waitpkg()) {
- env->features[FEAT_7_0_ECX] |= CPUID_7_0_ECX_WAITPKG;
+ if (enable_cpu_pm) {
+ if (kvm_has_waitpkg()) {
+ env->features[FEAT_7_0_ECX] |= CPUID_7_0_ECX_WAITPKG;
+ }
+
+ if (env->features[FEAT_1_ECX] & CPUID_EXT_MONITOR) {
+ host_cpuid(5, 0, &cpu->mwait.eax, &cpu->mwait.ebx,
+ &cpu->mwait.ecx, &cpu->mwait.edx);
+ }
}
if (cpu->ucode_rev == 0) {
cpu->ucode_rev =
--
2.34.1On Mon, 3 Jun 2024 17:02:22 -0700
Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com> wrote:
> host_cpu_realizefn() sets CPUID_EXT_MONITOR without consulting host/KVM
> capabilities. This may cause problems:
>
> - If MWAIT/MONITOR is not available on the host, advertising this
> feature to the guest and executing MWAIT/MONITOR from the guest
> triggers #UD and the guest doesn't boot. This is because typically
> #UD takes priority over VM-Exit interception checks and KVM doesn't
> emulate MONITOR/MWAIT on #UD.
>
> - If KVM doesn't support KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_MWAIT, MWAIT/MONITOR
> from the guest are intercepted by KVM, which is not what cpu-pm=on
> intends to do.
>
> In these cases, MWAIT/MONITOR should not be exposed to the guest.
>
> The logic in kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid() to handle CPUID_EXT_MONITOR
> is correct and sufficient, and we can't set CPUID_EXT_MONITOR after
> x86_cpu_filter_features().
>
> This was not an issue before commit 662175b91ff ("i386: reorder call to
> cpu_exec_realizefn") because the feature added in the accel-specific
> realizefn could be checked against host availability and filtered out.
>
> Additionally, it seems not a good idea to handle guest CPUID leaves in
> host_cpu_realizefn(), and this patch merges host_cpu_enable_cpu_pm()
> into kvm_cpu_realizefn().
>
> Fixes: f5cc5a5c1686 ("i386: split cpu accelerators from cpu.c, using AccelCPUClass")
> Fixes: 662175b91ff2 ("i386: reorder call to cpu_exec_realizefn")
> Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Igor Mammedov <imammedo@redhat.com>
> ---
>
> V3:
> - don't set CPUID_EXT_MONITOR in kvm_cpu_realizefn().
> - Change title to reflect the main purpose of this patch.
>
> target/i386/host-cpu.c | 12 ------------
> target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c | 11 +++++++++--
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/target/i386/host-cpu.c b/target/i386/host-cpu.c
> index 280e427c017c..8b8bf5afeccf 100644
> --- a/target/i386/host-cpu.c
> +++ b/target/i386/host-cpu.c
> @@ -42,15 +42,6 @@ static uint32_t host_cpu_phys_bits(void)
> return host_phys_bits;
> }
>
> -static void host_cpu_enable_cpu_pm(X86CPU *cpu)
> -{
> - CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
> -
> - host_cpuid(5, 0, &cpu->mwait.eax, &cpu->mwait.ebx,
> - &cpu->mwait.ecx, &cpu->mwait.edx);
> - env->features[FEAT_1_ECX] |= CPUID_EXT_MONITOR;
> -}
> -
> static uint32_t host_cpu_adjust_phys_bits(X86CPU *cpu)
> {
> uint32_t host_phys_bits = host_cpu_phys_bits();
> @@ -83,9 +74,6 @@ bool host_cpu_realizefn(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
> X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
> CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
>
> - if (cpu->max_features && enable_cpu_pm) {
> - host_cpu_enable_cpu_pm(cpu);
> - }
> if (env->features[FEAT_8000_0001_EDX] & CPUID_EXT2_LM) {
> uint32_t phys_bits = host_cpu_adjust_phys_bits(cpu);
>
> diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
> index f76972e47e61..148d10ce3711 100644
> --- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
> +++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
> @@ -65,8 +65,15 @@ static bool kvm_cpu_realizefn(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
> * cpu_common_realizefn() (via xcc->parent_realize)
> */
> if (cpu->max_features) {
> - if (enable_cpu_pm && kvm_has_waitpkg()) {
> - env->features[FEAT_7_0_ECX] |= CPUID_7_0_ECX_WAITPKG;
> + if (enable_cpu_pm) {
> + if (kvm_has_waitpkg()) {
> + env->features[FEAT_7_0_ECX] |= CPUID_7_0_ECX_WAITPKG;
> + }
> +
> + if (env->features[FEAT_1_ECX] & CPUID_EXT_MONITOR) {
> + host_cpuid(5, 0, &cpu->mwait.eax, &cpu->mwait.ebx,
> + &cpu->mwait.ecx, &cpu->mwait.edx);
> + }
> }
> if (cpu->ucode_rev == 0) {
> cpu->ucode_rev =
On 6/4/2024 8:02 AM, Zide Chen wrote:
> host_cpu_realizefn() sets CPUID_EXT_MONITOR without consulting host/KVM
> capabilities. This may cause problems:
>
> - If MWAIT/MONITOR is not available on the host, advertising this
> feature to the guest and executing MWAIT/MONITOR from the guest
> triggers #UD and the guest doesn't boot. This is because typically
> #UD takes priority over VM-Exit interception checks and KVM doesn't
> emulate MONITOR/MWAIT on #UD.
>
> - If KVM doesn't support KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_MWAIT, MWAIT/MONITOR
> from the guest are intercepted by KVM, which is not what cpu-pm=on
> intends to do.
>
> In these cases, MWAIT/MONITOR should not be exposed to the guest.
>
> The logic in kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid() to handle CPUID_EXT_MONITOR
> is correct and sufficient, and we can't set CPUID_EXT_MONITOR after
> x86_cpu_filter_features().
>
> This was not an issue before commit 662175b91ff ("i386: reorder call to
> cpu_exec_realizefn") because the feature added in the accel-specific
> realizefn could be checked against host availability and filtered out.
>
> Additionally, it seems not a good idea to handle guest CPUID leaves in
> host_cpu_realizefn(), and this patch merges host_cpu_enable_cpu_pm()
> into kvm_cpu_realizefn().
>
> Fixes: f5cc5a5c1686 ("i386: split cpu accelerators from cpu.c, using AccelCPUClass")
> Fixes: 662175b91ff2 ("i386: reorder call to cpu_exec_realizefn")
> Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com>
> ---
>
> V3:
> - don't set CPUID_EXT_MONITOR in kvm_cpu_realizefn().
> - Change title to reflect the main purpose of this patch.
>
> target/i386/host-cpu.c | 12 ------------
> target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c | 11 +++++++++--
> 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/target/i386/host-cpu.c b/target/i386/host-cpu.c
> index 280e427c017c..8b8bf5afeccf 100644
> --- a/target/i386/host-cpu.c
> +++ b/target/i386/host-cpu.c
> @@ -42,15 +42,6 @@ static uint32_t host_cpu_phys_bits(void)
> return host_phys_bits;
> }
>
> -static void host_cpu_enable_cpu_pm(X86CPU *cpu)
> -{
> - CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
> -
> - host_cpuid(5, 0, &cpu->mwait.eax, &cpu->mwait.ebx,
> - &cpu->mwait.ecx, &cpu->mwait.edx);
> - env->features[FEAT_1_ECX] |= CPUID_EXT_MONITOR;
> -}
> -
> static uint32_t host_cpu_adjust_phys_bits(X86CPU *cpu)
> {
> uint32_t host_phys_bits = host_cpu_phys_bits();
> @@ -83,9 +74,6 @@ bool host_cpu_realizefn(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
> X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(cs);
> CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
>
> - if (cpu->max_features && enable_cpu_pm) {
> - host_cpu_enable_cpu_pm(cpu);
> - }
> if (env->features[FEAT_8000_0001_EDX] & CPUID_EXT2_LM) {
> uint32_t phys_bits = host_cpu_adjust_phys_bits(cpu);
>
> diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
> index f76972e47e61..148d10ce3711 100644
> --- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
> +++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
> @@ -65,8 +65,15 @@ static bool kvm_cpu_realizefn(CPUState *cs, Error **errp)
> * cpu_common_realizefn() (via xcc->parent_realize)
> */
> if (cpu->max_features) {
> - if (enable_cpu_pm && kvm_has_waitpkg()) {
> - env->features[FEAT_7_0_ECX] |= CPUID_7_0_ECX_WAITPKG;
> + if (enable_cpu_pm) {
> + if (kvm_has_waitpkg()) {
> + env->features[FEAT_7_0_ECX] |= CPUID_7_0_ECX_WAITPKG;
> + }
> +
> + if (env->features[FEAT_1_ECX] & CPUID_EXT_MONITOR) {
> + host_cpuid(5, 0, &cpu->mwait.eax, &cpu->mwait.ebx,
> + &cpu->mwait.ecx, &cpu->mwait.edx);
> + }
> }
> if (cpu->ucode_rev == 0) {
> cpu->ucode_rev =
On Mon, Jun 03, 2024 at 05:02:22PM -0700, Zide Chen wrote:
> Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 17:02:22 -0700
> From: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
> Subject: [PATCH V3 2/2] target/i386: Advertise MWAIT iff host supports
> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.34.1
>
> host_cpu_realizefn() sets CPUID_EXT_MONITOR without consulting host/KVM
> capabilities. This may cause problems:
>
> - If MWAIT/MONITOR is not available on the host, advertising this
> feature to the guest and executing MWAIT/MONITOR from the guest
> triggers #UD and the guest doesn't boot. This is because typically
> #UD takes priority over VM-Exit interception checks and KVM doesn't
> emulate MONITOR/MWAIT on #UD.
>
> - If KVM doesn't support KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_MWAIT, MWAIT/MONITOR
> from the guest are intercepted by KVM, which is not what cpu-pm=on
> intends to do.
>
> In these cases, MWAIT/MONITOR should not be exposed to the guest.
>
> The logic in kvm_arch_get_supported_cpuid() to handle CPUID_EXT_MONITOR
> is correct and sufficient, and we can't set CPUID_EXT_MONITOR after
> x86_cpu_filter_features().
>
> This was not an issue before commit 662175b91ff ("i386: reorder call to
> cpu_exec_realizefn") because the feature added in the accel-specific
> realizefn could be checked against host availability and filtered out.
>
> Additionally, it seems not a good idea to handle guest CPUID leaves in
> host_cpu_realizefn(), and this patch merges host_cpu_enable_cpu_pm()
> into kvm_cpu_realizefn().
>
> Fixes: f5cc5a5c1686 ("i386: split cpu accelerators from cpu.c, using AccelCPUClass")
> Fixes: 662175b91ff2 ("i386: reorder call to cpu_exec_realizefn")
> Signed-off-by: Zide Chen <zide.chen@intel.com>
> ---
LGTM,
Reviewed-by: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@intel.com>
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