From: Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>
When the TLB flush path already sends IPIs (e.g. native without INVLPGB,
or KVM), tlb_remove_table_sync_mm() does not need to send another round.
Add a property on pv_mmu_ops so each paravirt backend can indicate whether
its flush_tlb_multi sends real IPIs; if so, tlb_remove_table_sync_mm() is
a no-op.
Native sets it in native_pv_tlb_init() when still using
native_flush_tlb_multi() and INVLPGB is disabled. KVM sets it true; Xen and
Hyper-V set it false because they use hypercalls.
Also pass both freed_tables and unshared_tables from tlb_flush() into
flush_tlb_mm_range() so lazy-TLB CPUs get IPIs during hugetlb unshare.
Suggested-by: David Hildenbrand (Red Hat) <david@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Lance Yang <lance.yang@linux.dev>
---
arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c | 5 +++++
arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h | 5 +++++
arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h | 6 ++++++
arch/x86/include/asm/tlb.h | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c | 6 ++++++
arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c | 1 +
arch/x86/xen/mmu_pv.c | 2 ++
include/asm-generic/tlb.h | 15 +++++++++++++++
mm/mmu_gather.c | 7 +++++++
10 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c b/arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c
index cfcb60468b01..fc8fb275f295 100644
--- a/arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c
@@ -243,4 +243,9 @@ void hyperv_setup_mmu_ops(void)
pr_info("Using hypercall for remote TLB flush\n");
pv_ops.mmu.flush_tlb_multi = hyperv_flush_tlb_multi;
+ /*
+ * Hyper-V uses hypercalls for TLB flush, not real IPIs.
+ * Keep the property as false.
+ */
+ pv_ops.mmu.flush_tlb_multi_implies_ipi_broadcast = false;
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
index 13f9cd31c8f8..1fdbe3736f41 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long arch_local_irq_save(void)
extern void default_banner(void);
void native_pv_lock_init(void) __init;
+void native_pv_tlb_init(void) __init;
#else /* __ASSEMBLER__ */
@@ -727,6 +728,10 @@ void native_pv_lock_init(void) __init;
static inline void native_pv_lock_init(void)
{
}
+
+static inline void native_pv_tlb_init(void)
+{
+}
#endif
#endif /* !CONFIG_PARAVIRT */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
index 3502939415ad..d8aa519ef5e3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt_types.h
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ struct pv_mmu_ops {
void (*flush_tlb_multi)(const struct cpumask *cpus,
const struct flush_tlb_info *info);
+ /*
+ * Indicates whether flush_tlb_multi IPIs provide sufficient
+ * synchronization during TLB flush when freeing or unsharing page tables.
+ */
+ bool flush_tlb_multi_implies_ipi_broadcast;
+
/* Hook for intercepting the destruction of an mm_struct. */
void (*exit_mmap)(struct mm_struct *mm);
void (*notify_page_enc_status_changed)(unsigned long pfn, int npages, bool enc);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlb.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlb.h
index 866ea78ba156..1e524d8e260a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlb.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlb.h
@@ -5,10 +5,23 @@
#define tlb_flush tlb_flush
static inline void tlb_flush(struct mmu_gather *tlb);
+#define tlb_table_flush_implies_ipi_broadcast tlb_table_flush_implies_ipi_broadcast
+static inline bool tlb_table_flush_implies_ipi_broadcast(void);
+
#include <asm-generic/tlb.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <vdso/bits.h>
#include <vdso/page.h>
+#include <asm/paravirt.h>
+
+static inline bool tlb_table_flush_implies_ipi_broadcast(void)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
+ return pv_ops.mmu.flush_tlb_multi_implies_ipi_broadcast;
+#else
+ return !cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_INVLPGB);
+#endif
+}
static inline void tlb_flush(struct mmu_gather *tlb)
{
@@ -20,7 +33,12 @@ static inline void tlb_flush(struct mmu_gather *tlb)
end = tlb->end;
}
- flush_tlb_mm_range(tlb->mm, start, end, stride_shift, tlb->freed_tables);
+ /*
+ * During TLB flushes, pass both freed_tables and unshared_tables
+ * so lazy-TLB CPUs receive IPIs.
+ */
+ flush_tlb_mm_range(tlb->mm, start, end, stride_shift,
+ tlb->freed_tables || tlb->unshared_tables);
}
static inline void invlpg(unsigned long addr)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
index 37dc8465e0f5..6a5e47ee4eb6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
@@ -856,6 +856,12 @@ static void __init kvm_guest_init(void)
#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
if (pv_tlb_flush_supported()) {
pv_ops.mmu.flush_tlb_multi = kvm_flush_tlb_multi;
+ /*
+ * KVM's flush implementation calls native_flush_tlb_multi(),
+ * which sends real IPIs when INVLPGB is not available.
+ */
+ if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_INVLPGB))
+ pv_ops.mmu.flush_tlb_multi_implies_ipi_broadcast = true;
pr_info("KVM setup pv remote TLB flush\n");
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
index ab3e172dcc69..1af253c9f51d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -60,6 +60,23 @@ void __init native_pv_lock_init(void)
static_branch_enable(&virt_spin_lock_key);
}
+void __init native_pv_tlb_init(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * Check if we're still using native TLB flush (not overridden by
+ * a PV backend) and don't have INVLPGB support.
+ *
+ * In this case, native IPI-based TLB flush provides sufficient
+ * synchronization for GUP-fast.
+ *
+ * PV backends (KVM, Xen, HyperV) should set this property in their
+ * own initialization code if their flush implementation sends IPIs.
+ */
+ if (pv_ops.mmu.flush_tlb_multi == native_flush_tlb_multi &&
+ !cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_INVLPGB))
+ pv_ops.mmu.flush_tlb_multi_implies_ipi_broadcast = true;
+}
+
struct static_key paravirt_steal_enabled;
struct static_key paravirt_steal_rq_enabled;
@@ -173,6 +190,7 @@ struct paravirt_patch_template pv_ops = {
.mmu.flush_tlb_kernel = native_flush_tlb_global,
.mmu.flush_tlb_one_user = native_flush_tlb_one_user,
.mmu.flush_tlb_multi = native_flush_tlb_multi,
+ .mmu.flush_tlb_multi_implies_ipi_broadcast = false,
.mmu.exit_mmap = paravirt_nop,
.mmu.notify_page_enc_status_changed = paravirt_nop,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 5cd6950ab672..3cdb04162843 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -1167,6 +1167,7 @@ void __init native_smp_prepare_boot_cpu(void)
switch_gdt_and_percpu_base(me);
native_pv_lock_init();
+ native_pv_tlb_init();
}
void __init native_smp_cpus_done(unsigned int max_cpus)
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu_pv.c
index 7a35c3393df4..b6d86299cf10 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu_pv.c
@@ -2185,6 +2185,8 @@ static const typeof(pv_ops) xen_mmu_ops __initconst = {
.flush_tlb_kernel = xen_flush_tlb,
.flush_tlb_one_user = xen_flush_tlb_one_user,
.flush_tlb_multi = xen_flush_tlb_multi,
+ /* Xen uses hypercalls for TLB flush, not real IPIs */
+ .flush_tlb_multi_implies_ipi_broadcast = false,
.pgd_alloc = xen_pgd_alloc,
.pgd_free = xen_pgd_free,
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/tlb.h b/include/asm-generic/tlb.h
index 40eb74b28f9d..fae97c8bcceb 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/tlb.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/tlb.h
@@ -240,6 +240,21 @@ static inline void tlb_remove_table(struct mmu_gather *tlb, void *table)
}
#endif /* CONFIG_MMU_GATHER_TABLE_FREE */
+/*
+ * Architectures can override this to indicate whether TLB flush operations
+ * send IPIs that are sufficient to synchronize with lockless page table
+ * walkers (e.g., GUP-fast). If true, tlb_remove_table_sync_mm() becomes
+ * a no-op as the TLB flush already provided the necessary IPI.
+ *
+ * Default is false, meaning we need explicit IPIs via tlb_remove_table_sync_mm().
+ */
+#ifndef tlb_table_flush_implies_ipi_broadcast
+static inline bool tlb_table_flush_implies_ipi_broadcast(void)
+{
+ return false;
+}
+#endif
+
#ifdef CONFIG_MMU_GATHER_RCU_TABLE_FREE
/*
* This allows an architecture that does not use the linux page-tables for
diff --git a/mm/mmu_gather.c b/mm/mmu_gather.c
index 76573ec454e5..9620480c11ce 100644
--- a/mm/mmu_gather.c
+++ b/mm/mmu_gather.c
@@ -303,6 +303,13 @@ void tlb_remove_table_sync_mm(struct mm_struct *mm)
bool found_any = false;
int cpu;
+ /*
+ * If the architecture's TLB flush already sent IPIs that are sufficient
+ * for synchronization, we don't need to send additional IPIs.
+ */
+ if (tlb_table_flush_implies_ipi_broadcast())
+ return;
+
if (WARN_ONCE(!mm, "NULL mm in %s\n", __func__)) {
tlb_remove_table_sync_one();
return;
--
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