This series fixes a vtype corruption encountered when running perf +
vector workload on KVM.
The root cause of the bug is that the kernel-mode vector (KMV)
misattributes the guest's vcpu context as the user's context. To solve
this, we need to correctly save the vcpu context when the kernel-mode
vector is serving a guest.
However, calling directly into KVM from RISC-V generic architecture code
creates a reverse dependency, which is problematic when KVM is built as
a module. To address this, we introduce an RCU-protected callback for
context flushing, which KVM registers during module init.
Patch 1 is a preparatory cleanup that refactors
riscv_v_start_kernel_context().
Patch 2 prepares get/put_cpu_vector_context() for gaurding the use of
vector in kvm_arch_vcpu_load/put()
Patch 3 implements the callback mechanism and fixes the context handling.
Patch summary:
- unchanged patch: 1
- new patch: none
- modified patch: 2, 3
Changelog v3:
- Limit the export scope for {get,put}_cpu_vector_context()
- clears RISCV_V_VCPU_NEED_RESTORE flag in host restore to prevent
leaking
- consolidates guest vector restore at returning to guest to prevent
unnecessary save/restore between the preemptible window from
vcpu_load to vcpu_enter_exit
- Document flags added to riscv_v_flags
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260715051629.1169645-1-tchiu@tenstorrent.com/
Changelog v2:
- Address issues pointed out by sashiko (2, 3)
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260711015835.767259-1-tchiu@tenstorrent.com/
Andy Chiu (3):
riscv: vector: refactor riscv_v_start_kernel_context
riscv: vector: allow non-preemptible kernel-mode vector with IRQs off
RISC-V: KVM: fix vcpu vector context handling for kernel-mode vector
arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_vcpu_vector.h | 24 +++++++
arch/riscv/include/asm/processor.h | 8 +++
arch/riscv/include/asm/simd.h | 8 +--
arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h | 5 ++
arch/riscv/kernel/kernel_mode_vector.c | 79 ++++++++++++++++--------
arch/riscv/kvm/main.c | 4 ++
arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c | 12 ++++
arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_vector.c | 22 ++++++-
8 files changed, 129 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
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