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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH for 4.5] x86/viridian: Freeze time reference counter when domain is paused



On 10/10/14 10:07, Paul Durrant wrote:
> In XenServer system test it has become apparent that versions of Windows
> that make use of the time reference counter enlightenment cannot cope with
> large jumps forward in the value read from the MSR. Specifically,
> suspending a very large domain took approx. 45 minutes to complete and
> when the domain was resumed it was discovered that the WMI (Windows
> Management Instrumentation) service had hung.

It is possibly worth noting in the commit message that the OSes idea of
the suspend time happens at the SHEDOP_suspend time, while the VMs real
suspend time is after all the memory is complete, and the toolstack
calls DOMCTL_gethvmcontext.

For a large VM (or slow network/storage), this is a delta of 45 minutes.

>
> This patch adds code to freeze the value of the time reference counter
> on domain pause and 'thaw' it on domain unpause, but only if the domain is
> not shutting down. The absolute value of the counter is then saved in the
> viridian domain context record. This prevents the guest OS from experiencing
> large jumps in the value of the MSR and has been shown to reliably fix
> the problem with WMI.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Durrant <paul.durrant@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  xen/arch/x86/hvm/viridian.c            |   62 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  xen/common/domain.c                    |   41 +++++++++++++++------
>  xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/hvm.h          |    9 ++++-
>  xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/viridian.h     |   27 ++++++++++++++
>  xen/include/public/arch-x86/hvm/save.h |    1 +
>  5 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/viridian.c b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/viridian.c
> index 6726168..7d55363 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/viridian.c
> +++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/viridian.c
> @@ -289,6 +289,39 @@ int wrmsr_viridian_regs(uint32_t idx, uint64_t val)
>      return 1;
>  }
>  
> +static int64_t raw_trc_val(struct domain *d)
> +{
> +    uint64_t tsc;
> +    struct time_scale tsc_to_ns;
> +
> +    tsc = hvm_get_guest_tsc(pt_global_vcpu_target(d));
> +
> +    /* convert tsc to count of 100ns periods */
> +    set_time_scale(&tsc_to_ns, d->arch.tsc_khz * 1000ul);
> +    return scale_delta(tsc, &tsc_to_ns) / 100ul;
> +}
> +
> +void viridian_time_ref_count_freeze(struct domain *d)
> +{
> +    struct viridian_time_ref_count *trc;
> +
> +    trc = &d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.time_ref_count;
> +
> +    if ( test_and_clear_bit(_TRC_running, &trc->flags) )
> +        trc->val = raw_trc_val(d) + trc->off;
> +}
> +
> +void viridian_time_ref_count_thaw(struct domain *d)
> +{
> +    struct viridian_time_ref_count *trc;
> +
> +    trc = &d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.time_ref_count;
> +
> +    if ( !d->is_shutting_down &&
> +         !test_and_set_bit(_TRC_running, &trc->flags) )
> +        trc->off = (int64_t)trc->val - raw_trc_val(d);
> +}
> +
>  int rdmsr_viridian_regs(uint32_t idx, uint64_t *val)
>  {
>      struct vcpu *v = current;
> @@ -348,18 +381,19 @@ int rdmsr_viridian_regs(uint32_t idx, uint64_t *val)
>  
>      case VIRIDIAN_MSR_TIME_REF_COUNT:
>      {
> -        uint64_t tsc;
> -        struct time_scale tsc_to_ns;
> +        struct viridian_time_ref_count *trc;
> +
> +        trc = &d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.time_ref_count;
>  
>          if ( !(viridian_feature_mask(d) & HVMPV_time_ref_count) )
>              return 0;
>  
> -        perfc_incr(mshv_rdmsr_time_ref_count);
> -        tsc = hvm_get_guest_tsc(pt_global_vcpu_target(d));
> +        if ( !test_and_set_bit(_TRC_accessed, &trc->flags) )
> +            printk(XENLOG_G_INFO "d%d: VIRIDIAN MSR_TIME_REF_COUNT: 
> accessed\n",
> +                   d->domain_id);
>  
> -        /* convert tsc to count of 100ns periods */
> -        set_time_scale(&tsc_to_ns, d->arch.tsc_khz * 1000ul);
> -        *val = scale_delta(tsc, &tsc_to_ns) / 100ul;
> +        perfc_incr(mshv_rdmsr_time_ref_count);
> +        *val = raw_trc_val(d) + trc->off;
>          break;
>      }
>  
> @@ -450,9 +484,10 @@ static int viridian_save_domain_ctxt(struct domain *d, 
> hvm_domain_context_t *h)
>      if ( !is_viridian_domain(d) )
>          return 0;
>  
> -    ctxt.hypercall_gpa = d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.hypercall_gpa.raw;
> -    ctxt.guest_os_id   = d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.guest_os_id.raw;
> -
> +    ctxt.time_ref_count = d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.time_ref_count.val;
> +    ctxt.hypercall_gpa  = d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.hypercall_gpa.raw;
> +    ctxt.guest_os_id    = d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.guest_os_id.raw;
> +  
>      return (hvm_save_entry(VIRIDIAN_DOMAIN, 0, h, &ctxt) != 0);
>  }
>  
> @@ -460,11 +495,12 @@ static int viridian_load_domain_ctxt(struct domain *d, 
> hvm_domain_context_t *h)
>  {
>      struct hvm_viridian_domain_context ctxt;
>  
> -    if ( hvm_load_entry(VIRIDIAN_DOMAIN, h, &ctxt) != 0 )
> +    if ( hvm_load_entry_zeroextend(VIRIDIAN_DOMAIN, h, &ctxt) != 0 )
>          return -EINVAL;
>  
> -    d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.hypercall_gpa.raw = ctxt.hypercall_gpa;
> -    d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.guest_os_id.raw   = ctxt.guest_os_id;
> +    d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.time_ref_count.val = ctxt.time_ref_count;
> +    d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.hypercall_gpa.raw  = ctxt.hypercall_gpa;
> +    d->arch.hvm_domain.viridian.guest_os_id.raw    = ctxt.guest_os_id;
>  
>      return 0;
>  }
> diff --git a/xen/common/domain.c b/xen/common/domain.c
> index 190998c..af5dc82 100644
> --- a/xen/common/domain.c
> +++ b/xen/common/domain.c
> @@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
>  #include <xen/trace.h>
>  #include <xen/tmem.h>
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86
> +#include <asm/hvm/viridian.h>
> +#endif
> +
>  /* Linux config option: propageted to domain0 */
>  /* xen_processor_pmbits: xen control Cx, Px, ... */
>  unsigned int xen_processor_pmbits = XEN_PROCESSOR_PM_PX;
> @@ -706,6 +710,11 @@ void domain_shutdown(struct domain *d, u8 reason)
>          v->paused_for_shutdown = 1;
>      }
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86
> +    if ( has_viridian_time_ref_count(d) )
> +        viridian_time_ref_count_freeze(d);
> +#endif
> +
>      __domain_finalise_shutdown(d);
>  
>      spin_unlock(&d->shutdown_lock);
> @@ -925,32 +934,44 @@ int vcpu_unpause_by_systemcontroller(struct vcpu *v)
>      return 0;
>  }
>  
> -void domain_pause(struct domain *d)
> +void do_domain_pause(struct domain *d, bool_t nosync)
>  {
>      struct vcpu *v;
>  
> -    ASSERT(d != current->domain);
> -
>      atomic_inc(&d->pause_count);
>  
>      for_each_vcpu( d, v )
> -        vcpu_sleep_sync(v);
> +        if ( nosync )
> +            vcpu_sleep_nosync(v);
> +        else
> +            vcpu_sleep_sync(v);
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86
> +    if ( has_viridian_time_ref_count(d) )
> +        viridian_time_ref_count_freeze(d);
> +#endif
>  }
>  
> -void domain_pause_nosync(struct domain *d)
> +void domain_pause(struct domain *d)
>  {
> -    struct vcpu *v;
> -
> -    atomic_inc(&d->pause_count);
> +    ASSERT(d != current->domain);
> +    do_domain_pause(d, 0);
> +}
>  
> -    for_each_vcpu( d, v )
> -        vcpu_sleep_nosync(v);
> +void domain_pause_nosync(struct domain *d)
> +{
> +    do_domain_pause(d, 1);
>  }

All this fiddling with a boolean nosync parameter might be neater done
in the same style as I did with __domain_pause_by_systemcontroller(), by
passing a function pointer.

>  
>  void domain_unpause(struct domain *d)
>  {
>      struct vcpu *v;
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86
> +    if ( has_viridian_time_ref_count(d) )
> +        viridian_time_ref_count_thaw(d);
> +#endif
> +
>      if ( atomic_dec_and_test(&d->pause_count) )
>          for_each_vcpu( d, v )
>              vcpu_wake(v);
> diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/hvm.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/hvm.h
> index 0d94c48..2dda908 100644
> --- a/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/hvm.h
> +++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/hvm.h
> @@ -340,12 +340,19 @@ static inline unsigned long 
> hvm_get_shadow_gs_base(struct vcpu *v)
>      return hvm_funcs.get_shadow_gs_base(v);
>  }
>  
> +
> +#define has_hvm_params(d) \
> +    ((d)->arch.hvm_domain.params != NULL)
> +
>  #define viridian_feature_mask(d) \
> -    ((d)->arch.hvm_domain.params[HVM_PARAM_VIRIDIAN])
> +    (has_hvm_params(d) && (d)->arch.hvm_domain.params[HVM_PARAM_VIRIDIAN])

The result of this expression is a boolean, not the viridian feature mask.

Furthermore, I don't think that has_hvm_params() is useful.  Any HVM
domain will have params, and without an HVM check, looking into
d->arch.hvm_domain is invalid.

~Andrew

>  
>  #define is_viridian_domain(d) \
>      (is_hvm_domain(d) && (viridian_feature_mask(d) & HVMPV_base_freq))
>  
> +#define has_viridian_time_ref_count(d) \
> +    (is_viridian_domain(d) && (viridian_feature_mask(d) & 
> HVMPV_time_ref_count))
> +
>  void hvm_hypervisor_cpuid_leaf(uint32_t sub_idx,
>                                 uint32_t *eax, uint32_t *ebx,
>                                 uint32_t *ecx, uint32_t *edx);
> diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/viridian.h 
> b/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/viridian.h
> index 496da33..4cab2e8 100644
> --- a/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/viridian.h
> +++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/viridian.h
> @@ -48,10 +48,24 @@ union viridian_hypercall_gpa
>      } fields;
>  };
>  
> +struct viridian_time_ref_count
> +{
> +    unsigned long flags;
> +
> +#define _TRC_accessed 0
> +#define TRC_accessed (1 << _TRC_accessed)
> +#define _TRC_running 1
> +#define TRC_running (1 << _TRC_running)
> +
> +    uint64_t val;
> +    int64_t off;
> +};
> +
>  struct viridian_domain
>  {
>      union viridian_guest_os_id guest_os_id;
>      union viridian_hypercall_gpa hypercall_gpa;
> +    struct viridian_time_ref_count time_ref_count;
>  };
>  
>  int
> @@ -75,4 +89,17 @@ rdmsr_viridian_regs(
>  int
>  viridian_hypercall(struct cpu_user_regs *regs);
>  
> +void viridian_time_ref_count_freeze(struct domain *d);
> +void viridian_time_ref_count_thaw(struct domain *d);
> +
>  #endif /* __ASM_X86_HVM_VIRIDIAN_H__ */
> +
> +/*
> + * Local variables:
> + * mode: C
> + * c-file-style: "BSD"
> + * c-basic-offset: 4
> + * tab-width: 4
> + * indent-tabs-mode: nil
> + * End:
> + */
> diff --git a/xen/include/public/arch-x86/hvm/save.h 
> b/xen/include/public/arch-x86/hvm/save.h
> index 16d85a3..88aab7e 100644
> --- a/xen/include/public/arch-x86/hvm/save.h
> +++ b/xen/include/public/arch-x86/hvm/save.h
> @@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ struct hvm_hw_cpu_xsave {
>  struct hvm_viridian_domain_context {
>      uint64_t hypercall_gpa;
>      uint64_t guest_os_id;
> +    uint64_t time_ref_count;
>  };
>  
>  DECLARE_HVM_SAVE_TYPE(VIRIDIAN_DOMAIN, 15, struct 
> hvm_viridian_domain_context);



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