Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen/balloon: do not modify the p2m for auto_translate guests

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 04:58:42PM +0000, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> decrease_reservation doesn't modify the p2m for auto_translate guests,
> but increase_reservation does.
> Fix that by avoiding any p2m modifications in both increase_reservation
> and decrease_reservation for auto_translated guests.
> 
> Avoid allocating or using scratch pages for auto_translated guests.

Mukesh, is this similar to your patch?
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/xen/balloon.c |   63 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
>  1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/xen/balloon.c b/drivers/xen/balloon.c
> index 55ea73f..4c02e2b 100644
> --- a/drivers/xen/balloon.c
> +++ b/drivers/xen/balloon.c
> @@ -350,17 +350,19 @@ static enum bp_state increase_reservation(unsigned long 
> nr_pages)
>  
>               pfn = page_to_pfn(page);
>  
> -             set_phys_to_machine(pfn, frame_list[i]);
> -
>  #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_HAVE_PVMMU
> -             /* Link back into the page tables if not highmem. */
> -             if (xen_pv_domain() && !PageHighMem(page)) {
> -                     int ret;
> -                     ret = HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(
> -                             (unsigned long)__va(pfn << PAGE_SHIFT),
> -                             mfn_pte(frame_list[i], PAGE_KERNEL),
> -                             0);
> -                     BUG_ON(ret);
> +             if (!xen_feature(XENFEAT_auto_translated_physmap)) {
> +                     set_phys_to_machine(pfn, frame_list[i]);
> +
> +                     /* Link back into the page tables if not highmem. */
> +                     if (!PageHighMem(page)) {
> +                             int ret;
> +                             ret = HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(
> +                                             (unsigned long)__va(pfn << 
> PAGE_SHIFT),
> +                                             mfn_pte(frame_list[i], 
> PAGE_KERNEL),
> +                                             0);
> +                             BUG_ON(ret);
> +                     }
>               }
>  #endif
>  
> @@ -378,7 +380,6 @@ static enum bp_state decrease_reservation(unsigned long 
> nr_pages, gfp_t gfp)
>       enum bp_state state = BP_DONE;
>       unsigned long  pfn, i;
>       struct page   *page;
> -     struct page   *scratch_page;
>       int ret;
>       struct xen_memory_reservation reservation = {
>               .address_bits = 0,
> @@ -411,27 +412,29 @@ static enum bp_state decrease_reservation(unsigned long 
> nr_pages, gfp_t gfp)
>  
>               scrub_page(page);
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_HAVE_PVMMU
>               /*
>                * Ballooned out frames are effectively replaced with
>                * a scratch frame.  Ensure direct mappings and the
>                * p2m are consistent.
>                */
> -             scratch_page = get_balloon_scratch_page();
> -#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_HAVE_PVMMU
> -             if (xen_pv_domain() && !PageHighMem(page)) {
> -                     ret = HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(
> -                             (unsigned long)__va(pfn << PAGE_SHIFT),
> -                             pfn_pte(page_to_pfn(scratch_page),
> -                                     PAGE_KERNEL_RO), 0);
> -                     BUG_ON(ret);
> -             }
> -#endif
>               if (!xen_feature(XENFEAT_auto_translated_physmap)) {
>                       unsigned long p;
> +                     struct page   *scratch_page = 
> get_balloon_scratch_page();
> +
> +                     if (!PageHighMem(page)) {
> +                             ret = HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(
> +                                             (unsigned long)__va(pfn << 
> PAGE_SHIFT),
> +                                             
> pfn_pte(page_to_pfn(scratch_page),
> +                                                     PAGE_KERNEL_RO), 0);
> +                             BUG_ON(ret);
> +                     }
>                       p = page_to_pfn(scratch_page);
>                       __set_phys_to_machine(pfn, pfn_to_mfn(p));
> +
> +                     put_balloon_scratch_page();
>               }
> -             put_balloon_scratch_page();
> +#endif
>  
>               balloon_append(pfn_to_page(pfn));
>       }
> @@ -627,15 +630,17 @@ static int __init balloon_init(void)
>       if (!xen_domain())
>               return -ENODEV;
>  
> -     for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
> -     {
> -             per_cpu(balloon_scratch_page, cpu) = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
> -             if (per_cpu(balloon_scratch_page, cpu) == NULL) {
> -                     pr_warn("Failed to allocate balloon_scratch_page for 
> cpu %d\n", cpu);
> -                     return -ENOMEM;
> +     if (!xen_feature(XENFEAT_auto_translated_physmap)) {
> +             for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
> +             {
> +                     per_cpu(balloon_scratch_page, cpu) = 
> alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
> +                     if (per_cpu(balloon_scratch_page, cpu) == NULL) {
> +                             pr_warn("Failed to allocate 
> balloon_scratch_page for cpu %d\n", cpu);
> +                             return -ENOMEM;
> +                     }
>               }
> +             register_cpu_notifier(&balloon_cpu_notifier);
>       }
> -     register_cpu_notifier(&balloon_cpu_notifier);
>  
>       pr_info("Initialising balloon driver\n");
>  
> -- 
> 1.7.10.4
> 

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