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[PATCH] accel/tcg: Use TLB_FORCE_SLOW not TLB_MMIO for user-only plugins

Richard Henderson posted 1 patch 3 weeks, 2 days ago
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git fetch https://github.com/patchew-project/qemu tags/patchew/20260702171057.47998-1-richard.henderson@linaro.org
Maintainers: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
include/exec/tlb-flags.h | 7 ++++---
accel/tcg/user-exec.c    | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
[PATCH] accel/tcg: Use TLB_FORCE_SLOW not TLB_MMIO for user-only plugins
Posted by Richard Henderson 3 weeks, 2 days ago 
In 6d03226b422 we set TLB_MMIO to a non-zero value for user-only
so that we could return a non-zero value from probe_* functions
so that we could force callers like Arm SVE vector moves to use
the slow path rather than direct access.  All for the sake of
exposing these accesses to plugins.

Back then, TLB_FORCE_SLOW did not exist, so TLB_MMIO seemed like
a reasonable solution.  However, user-only doesn't really have
MMIO and this has knock-on effects, like forcing Arm SVE first-fault
vector loads to stop.  Better to use TLB_FORCE_SLOW as a more exact
exact trigger for plugins.

Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org
Fixes: 6d03226b422 ("plugins: force slow path when plugins instrument memory ops")
Signed-off-by: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
---
 include/exec/tlb-flags.h | 7 ++++---
 accel/tcg/user-exec.c    | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/exec/tlb-flags.h b/include/exec/tlb-flags.h
index 357e79095c..e12cddf234 100644
--- a/include/exec/tlb-flags.h
+++ b/include/exec/tlb-flags.h
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@
 
 /*
  * Allow some level of source compatibility with softmmu.
- * Invalid is set when the page does not have requested permissions.
- * MMIO is set when we want the target helper to use the functional
+ * INVALID is set when the page does not have requested permissions.
+ * FORCE_SLOW is set when we want the target helper to use the functional
  * interface for load/store so that plugins see the access.
  */
 #define TLB_INVALID_MASK     (1 << 0)
-#define TLB_MMIO             (1 << 1)
+#define TLB_FORCE_SLOW       (1 << 1)
+#define TLB_MMIO             0
 #define TLB_WATCHPOINT       0
 
 #else
diff --git a/accel/tcg/user-exec.c b/accel/tcg/user-exec.c
index 7704e4017d..e4629b837d 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/user-exec.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/user-exec.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static int probe_access_internal(CPUArchState *env, vaddr addr,
         if (page_flags & acc_flag) {
             if (access_type != MMU_INST_FETCH
                 && cpu_plugin_mem_cbs_enabled(env_cpu(env))) {
-                return TLB_MMIO;
+                return TLB_FORCE_SLOW;
             }
             return 0; /* success */
         }
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ void *probe_access(CPUArchState *env, vaddr addr, int size,
 
     g_assert(-(addr | TARGET_PAGE_MASK) >= size);
     flags = probe_access_internal(env, addr, size, access_type, false, ra);
-    g_assert((flags & ~TLB_MMIO) == 0);
+    g_assert((flags & ~TLB_FORCE_SLOW) == 0);
 
     return size ? g2h_vaddr(env_cpu(env), addr) : NULL;
 }
-- 
2.43.0
Re: [PATCH] accel/tcg: Use TLB_FORCE_SLOW not TLB_MMIO for user-only plugins
Posted by Alex Bennée 3 weeks, 2 days ago 
Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org> writes:

> In 6d03226b422 we set TLB_MMIO to a non-zero value for user-only
> so that we could return a non-zero value from probe_* functions
> so that we could force callers like Arm SVE vector moves to use
> the slow path rather than direct access.  All for the sake of
> exposing these accesses to plugins.
>
> Back then, TLB_FORCE_SLOW did not exist, so TLB_MMIO seemed like
> a reasonable solution.  However, user-only doesn't really have
> MMIO and this has knock-on effects, like forcing Arm SVE first-fault
> vector loads to stop.  Better to use TLB_FORCE_SLOW as a more exact
> exact trigger for plugins.
>
> Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org
> Fixes: 6d03226b422 ("plugins: force slow path when plugins instrument memory ops")
> Signed-off-by: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>

Acked-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>

-- 
Alex Bennée
Virtualisation Tech Lead @ Linaro
Re: [PATCH] accel/tcg: Use TLB_FORCE_SLOW not TLB_MMIO for user-only plugins
Posted by Philippe Mathieu-Daudé 3 weeks, 2 days ago 
On 2/7/26 19:10, Richard Henderson wrote:
> In 6d03226b422 we set TLB_MMIO to a non-zero value for user-only
> so that we could return a non-zero value from probe_* functions
> so that we could force callers like Arm SVE vector moves to use
> the slow path rather than direct access.  All for the sake of
> exposing these accesses to plugins.
> 
> Back then, TLB_FORCE_SLOW did not exist, so TLB_MMIO seemed like
> a reasonable solution.  However, user-only doesn't really have
> MMIO and this has knock-on effects, like forcing Arm SVE first-fault
> vector loads to stop.  Better to use TLB_FORCE_SLOW as a more exact
> exact trigger for plugins.

"exact exact"

> 
> Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org
> Fixes: 6d03226b422 ("plugins: force slow path when plugins instrument memory ops")
> Signed-off-by: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
> ---
>   include/exec/tlb-flags.h | 7 ++++---
>   accel/tcg/user-exec.c    | 4 ++--
>   2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/exec/tlb-flags.h b/include/exec/tlb-flags.h
> index 357e79095c..e12cddf234 100644
> --- a/include/exec/tlb-flags.h
> +++ b/include/exec/tlb-flags.h
> @@ -27,12 +27,13 @@
>   
>   /*
>    * Allow some level of source compatibility with softmmu.
> - * Invalid is set when the page does not have requested permissions.
> - * MMIO is set when we want the target helper to use the functional
> + * INVALID is set when the page does not have requested permissions.
> + * FORCE_SLOW is set when we want the target helper to use the functional
>    * interface for load/store so that plugins see the access.
>    */
>   #define TLB_INVALID_MASK     (1 << 0)
> -#define TLB_MMIO             (1 << 1)
> +#define TLB_FORCE_SLOW       (1 << 1)
> +#define TLB_MMIO             0
>   #define TLB_WATCHPOINT       0

Slightly clearer:

   #define TLB_MMIO             0 /* Handled as INVALID */
   #define TLB_WATCHPOINT       0 /* Handled as INVALID */

or:

   #define TLB_MMIO             0 /* INVALID */
   #define TLB_WATCHPOINT       0 /* INVALID */

>   
>   #else
> diff --git a/accel/tcg/user-exec.c b/accel/tcg/user-exec.c
> index 7704e4017d..e4629b837d 100644
> --- a/accel/tcg/user-exec.c
> +++ b/accel/tcg/user-exec.c
> @@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ static int probe_access_internal(CPUArchState *env, vaddr addr,
>           if (page_flags & acc_flag) {
>               if (access_type != MMU_INST_FETCH
>                   && cpu_plugin_mem_cbs_enabled(env_cpu(env))) {
> -                return TLB_MMIO;
> +                return TLB_FORCE_SLOW;
>               }
>               return 0; /* success */
>           }
> @@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ void *probe_access(CPUArchState *env, vaddr addr, int size,
>   
>       g_assert(-(addr | TARGET_PAGE_MASK) >= size);
>       flags = probe_access_internal(env, addr, size, access_type, false, ra);
> -    g_assert((flags & ~TLB_MMIO) == 0);
> +    g_assert((flags & ~TLB_FORCE_SLOW) == 0);
>   
>       return size ? g2h_vaddr(env_cpu(env), addr) : NULL;
>   }

Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@oss.qualcomm.com>

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