Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Register native mce handler as vMCE bounce back point

["Liu, Jinsong" <jinsong.liu@xxxxxxxxx>]

Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 12:55:49PM +0000, Liu, Jinsong wrote:
>> Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 01:07:35AM +0000, Liu, Jinsong wrote:
>>>>> From 76e40a60878ff72986fd8d92611400195ae0f997 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00
>>>>> 2001
>>>> From: Liu, Jinsong <jinsong.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:16:58 +0800
>>>> Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Register native mce handler as vMCE bounce
>>>> back point 
>>>> 
>>>> When xen hyeprvisor inject vMCE to guest, use native mce handler to
>>>> handle it
>>> 
>>> hypervisor
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Signed-off-by: Liu, Jinsong <jinsong.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Ke, Liping <liping.ke@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Jiang, Yunhong <yunhong.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>  --- arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c |   10 +++++++---
>>>>  1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>> 
>>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
>>>> index 15628d4..346ba64 100644 --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
>>>> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
>>>> @@ -614,8 +614,8 @@ static int cvt_gate_to_trap(int vector, const
>>>> gate_desc *val,    /* 
>>>>     * Look for known traps using IST, and substitute them
>>>>     * appropriately.  The debugger ones are the only ones we care
>>>> -   * about.  Xen will handle faults like double_fault and
>>>> -   * machine_check, so we should never see them.  Warn if
>>>> +   * about.  Xen will handle faults like double_fault,
>>>> +   * so we should never see them.  Warn if
>>>>     * there's an unexpected IST-using fault handler.        */
>>>>    if (addr == (unsigned long)debug)
>>>> @@ -630,7 +630,11 @@ static int cvt_gate_to_trap(int vector, const
>>>>  gate_desc *val,           return 0; #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
>>>>    } else if (addr == (unsigned long)machine_check) { -            return 
>>>> 0;
>>>> +          /* +             * when xen hyeprvisor inject vMCE to guest,
>>>> +           * use native mce handler to handle it
>>>> +           */
>>>> +          ;
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Can you just take the check out?
>> 
>> What do you mean by 'check out'? remove
>> else if (addr == (unsigned long) machine_check) {
>>      ;
>> }
>> ?
>> 
>> That would fail to register mce bounce back point.
> 
> Right, b/c right after we hit this check:
>   /* Some other trap using IST? */
>  639                 if (WARN_ON(val->ist != 0))
>  640                         return 0;
>  641         }
> 
> .. And the val->ist is not set for MCEs right?

No, mce ist is set as 0/5 (32/64), set_intr_gate_ist(X86_TRAP_MC, 
&machine_check, MCE_STACK); 

> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>  #endif
>>>>    } else {
>>>>            /* Some other trap using IST? */
>>>> --
>>>> 1.7.1
>> 
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