On 05/07/2018 10:45, Hu, Robert wrote: >> This should be a CPU feature, not a machine feature. As mentioned in the >> review of the kernel patch, please work with Robert to use the same >> infrastructure for both MSR_TEST_CTL and MSR_IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES. >> >> (Robert, does IceLake have this feature? If so, we cannot create the CPU >> model >> until everything is in place). > > [Robert Hoo] > Hi Paolo, > This is not an Icelake feature.
So why is Intel pushing operating system code for half-baked features? This "MSRs are the new CPUID" attitude must stop. Paolo >> BTW, why is the availability of the feature not exposed with a CPUID bit? It >> doesn't make much sense. >> >> Paolo >> >>> Signed-off-by: Jingqi Liu <jingqi....@intel.com> >>> --- >>> accel/kvm/kvm-all.c | 10 ++++++++++ >>> hw/core/machine.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ >>> include/hw/boards.h | 1 + >>> linux-headers/linux/kvm.h | 1 + >>> qemu-options.hx | 3 +++ >>> 5 files changed, 34 insertions(+) >>> >>> diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c index >>> eb7db92..e960a4d 100644 >>> --- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c >>> +++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c >>> @@ -1699,6 +1699,16 @@ static int kvm_init(MachineState *ms) >>> >>> s->sync_mmu = !!kvm_vm_check_extension(kvm_state, >>> KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU); >>> >>> + if (ms->split_lock_ac && >>> + kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_X86_SPLIT_LOCK_AC)) { >>> + ret = kvm_vm_enable_cap(s, KVM_CAP_X86_SPLIT_LOCK_AC, 0); >>> + if (ret) { >>> + fprintf(stderr, "Could not enable the feature that #AC >>> exception" >>> + "will be generated for split lock accesses!\n"); >>> + goto err; >>> + } >>> + } >>> + >>> return 0; >>> >>> err: >>> diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c index >>> 617e5f8..e054119 100644 >>> --- a/hw/core/machine.c >>> +++ b/hw/core/machine.c >>> @@ -350,6 +350,22 @@ static void machine_set_memory_encryption(Object >> *obj, const char *value, >>> ms->memory_encryption = g_strdup(value); } >>> >>> +static void machine_set_split_lock_ac(Object *obj, bool value, >>> + Error **errp) { >>> + MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj); >>> + >>> + ms->split_lock_ac = value; >>> +} >>> + >>> +static bool machine_get_split_lock_ac(Object *obj, Error **errp) { >>> + MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj); >>> + >>> + return ms->split_lock_ac; >>> +} >>> + >>> + >>> void machine_class_allow_dynamic_sysbus_dev(MachineClass *mc, const >>> char *type) { >>> strList *item = g_new0(strList, 1); @@ -634,6 +650,9 @@ static >>> void machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data) >>> &error_abort); >>> object_class_property_set_description(oc, "memory-encryption", >>> "Set memory encyption object to use", &error_abort); >>> + object_class_property_add_bool(oc, "split-lock-ac", >>> + machine_get_split_lock_ac, machine_set_split_lock_ac, >>> + &error_abort); >>> } >>> >>> static void machine_class_base_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data) diff >>> --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h index >>> 79069dd..9c1e2c0 100644 >>> --- a/include/hw/boards.h >>> +++ b/include/hw/boards.h >>> @@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ struct MachineState { >>> bool suppress_vmdesc; >>> bool enforce_config_section; >>> bool enable_graphics; >>> + bool split_lock_ac; >>> char *memory_encryption; >>> DeviceMemoryState *device_memory; >>> >>> diff --git a/linux-headers/linux/kvm.h b/linux-headers/linux/kvm.h >>> index 98f389a..4bfa879 100644 >>> --- a/linux-headers/linux/kvm.h >>> +++ b/linux-headers/linux/kvm.h >>> @@ -949,6 +949,7 @@ struct kvm_ppc_resize_hpt { #define >>> KVM_CAP_GET_MSR_FEATURES 153 #define KVM_CAP_HYPERV_EVENTFD >> 154 >>> #define KVM_CAP_HYPERV_TLBFLUSH 155 >>> +#define KVM_CAP_X86_SPLIT_LOCK_AC 156 >>> >>> #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING >>> >>> diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx index 81b1e99..935cefe >>> 100644 >>> --- a/qemu-options.hx >>> +++ b/qemu-options.hx >>> @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ DEF("machine", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_machine, \ >>> " nvdimm=on|off controls NVDIMM support (default=off)\n" >>> " enforce-config-section=on|off enforce configuration >>> section >> migration (default=off)\n" >>> " s390-squash-mcss=on|off (deprecated) controls support >>> for >> squashing into default css (default=off)\n" >>> + " split-lock-ac=on|off controls support #AC exception >>> for split >> locked accesses (default=off)\n" >>> " memory-encryption=@var{} memory encryption object to >>> use >> (default=none)\n", >>> QEMU_ARCH_ALL) >>> STEXI >>> @@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ NOTE: this parameter is deprecated. Please use >>> @option{-global} @option{migration.send-configuration}=@var{on|off} >> instead. >>> @item memory-encryption=@var{} >>> Memory encryption object to use. The default is none. >>> +@item split-lock-ac=on|off >>> +Enables or disables #AC exception for split locked accesses. >>> @end table >>> ETEXI >>> >>> >