include/system/kvm_int.h | 1 + accel/kvm/kvm-all.c | 1 + target/i386/kvm/kvm.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 3 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
From: myrslint <qemu.haziness801@passinbox.com>
Add a new accelerator option that allows the guest to adjust the PAT.
This is already the case for TDX guests and allows using virtio-gpu
Venus with RADV or NVIDIA drivers.
The quirk is disabled by default. Since this caused problems with
Linux's Bochs video device driver, add a knob to leave it enabled,
and for now do ont enable it by default.
Signed-off-by: Myrsky Lintu <qemu.haziness801@passinbox.com>
Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/issues/2943
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/175527721636.15451.4393515241478547957-1@git.sr.ht
[Add property; for now leave it off by default. - Paolo]
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
include/system/kvm_int.h | 1 +
accel/kvm/kvm-all.c | 1 +
target/i386/kvm/kvm.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
3 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/system/kvm_int.h b/include/system/kvm_int.h
index baeb166d393..0876aac938d 100644
--- a/include/system/kvm_int.h
+++ b/include/system/kvm_int.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ struct KVMState
uint16_t xen_gnttab_max_frames;
uint16_t xen_evtchn_max_pirq;
char *device;
+ OnOffAuto honor_guest_pat;
};
void kvm_memory_listener_register(KVMState *s, KVMMemoryListener *kml,
diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index a1f910e9dff..ebd721c3d66 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -4277,6 +4277,7 @@ static void kvm_accel_instance_init(Object *obj)
s->xen_evtchn_max_pirq = 256;
s->device = NULL;
s->msr_energy.enable = false;
+ s->honor_guest_pat = ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF;
}
/**
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
index 7cfbc7832de..27b1b848d6a 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -3595,8 +3595,30 @@ int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
if (first) {
kvm_vmfd_add_change_notifier(&kvm_vmfd_change_notifier);
}
- first = false;
+ /*
+ * Most x86 CPUs in current use have self-snoop, so honoring guest PAT is
+ * preferable. As well, the bochs video driver bug which motivated making
+ * this a default-enabled quirk in KVM was fixed long ago.
+ */
+ if (s->honor_guest_pat != ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF) {
+ ret = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_DISABLE_QUIRKS2);
+ if (ret & KVM_X86_QUIRK_IGNORE_GUEST_PAT) {
+ ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_DISABLE_QUIRKS2, 0,
+ KVM_X86_QUIRK_IGNORE_GUEST_PAT);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ error_report("failed to disable KVM_X86_QUIRK_IGNORE_GUEST_PAT");
+ return ret;
+ }
+ } else {
+ if (s->honor_guest_pat == ON_OFF_AUTO_ON) {
+ error_report("KVM does not support disabling ignore-guest-PAT quirk");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ first = false;
return 0;
}
@@ -7053,6 +7075,24 @@ static void kvm_arch_set_xen_evtchn_max_pirq(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
s->xen_evtchn_max_pirq = value;
}
+static int kvm_arch_get_honor_guest_pat(Object *obj, Error **errp)
+{
+ KVMState *s = KVM_STATE(obj);
+ return s->honor_guest_pat;
+}
+
+static void kvm_arch_set_honor_guest_pat(Object *obj, int value, Error **errp)
+{
+ KVMState *s = KVM_STATE(obj);
+
+ if (s->fd != -1) {
+ error_setg(errp, "Cannot set properties after the accelerator has been initialized");
+ return;
+ }
+
+ s->honor_guest_pat = value;
+}
+
void kvm_arch_accel_class_init(ObjectClass *oc)
{
object_class_property_add_enum(oc, "notify-vmexit", "NotifyVMexitOption",
@@ -7092,6 +7132,14 @@ void kvm_arch_accel_class_init(ObjectClass *oc)
NULL, NULL);
object_class_property_set_description(oc, "xen-evtchn-max-pirq",
"Maximum number of Xen PIRQs");
+
+ object_class_property_add_enum(oc, "honor-guest-pat", "OnOffAuto",
+ &OnOffAuto_lookup,
+ kvm_arch_get_honor_guest_pat,
+ kvm_arch_set_honor_guest_pat);
+ object_class_property_set_description(oc, "honor-guest-pat",
+ "Disable KVM quirk that ignores guest PAT "
+ "memory type settings (default: auto)");
}
void kvm_set_max_apic_id(uint32_t max_apic_id)
--
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