[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/6] X86 new features expose and PCID/INVPCID
These patches expose 6 X86 new features to dom0/pv/hvm guest, and implement PCID/INVPCID for hap hvm. Intel recently add 6 X86 new features, refer to http://software.intel.com/file/36945 Patch 1/2 are to expose these new features to dom0, pv, and hvm. Intel also add a new instruction INVPCID to invalidate TLB. Refer latest Intel SDM http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/architectures-software-developer-manuals.html Patch 3/4 are to disable PCID/INVPCID for dom0 and pv. Exposing them into dom0 and pv may result in performance regression, and it would trigger GP or UD depending on whether platform suppport INVPCID or not. Patch 5/6 are to handle PCID/INVPCID for hvm: For hap hvm, we enable PCID/INVPCID, since no need to intercept INVPCID, and we just set INVPCID non-root behavior as running natively; For shadow hvm, we disable PCID/INVPCID, otherwise we need to emulate INVPCID at vmm by setting INVPCID non-root behavior as vmexit. Thanks, Jinsong _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
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