On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 01:25:17PM +1100, Suraj Jitindar Singh wrote:
> On Tue, 2017-02-28 at 11:28 +1100, David Gibson wrote:
> > s/HTP/HPT/ in subject line.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 05:00:01PM +1100, Sam Bobroff wrote:
> > >
> > > If QEMU is using KVM, and KVM is capable of running in radix mode,
> > > guests can be run in real-mode without allocating a HPT (because
> > > KVM
> > > will use a minimal RPT). So in this case, we avoid creating the HPT
> > > at reset time and later (during CAS) create it if it is necessary.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Sam Bobroff <sam.bobr...@au1.ibm.com>
> > So, IIRC, we discussed previously that the logical way to do things
> > was to, by default, delay HPT allocation until CAS time, and just do
> > it at reset time for the case that needs it: hash host with KVM.
> >
> > Did you hit a problem with that approach, or is there still work to
> > be
> > done here?
>
> So what we're doing is assuming radix. Allocate hpt if hash host,
> otherwise delay til CAS time and allocate only if guest chose hash.
>
> >
> > >
> > > ---
> > > v2:
> > >
> > > * This patch has been mostly rewritten to move the late HPT
> > > allocation to CAS.
> > > This allows a guest to start in radix mode (when it's in real mode)
> > > and then
> > > change to hash, even if it is a legacy guest and will not call
> > > h_register_process_table().
> > > * Added an exported function to spapr.c to perform HPT allocation
> > > and adjust
> > > the vrma if necessary. This makes it possible to allocate the HPT
> > > from
> > > h_client_architecture_support() in spapr_hcall.c.
> > >
> > > hw/ppc/spapr.c | 24 +++++++++++++++---------
> > > hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c | 10 ++++++++++
> > > include/hw/ppc/spapr.h | 1 +
> > > 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> > > index ca3812555f..dfee0f685f 100644
> > > --- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> > > +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> > > @@ -1123,6 +1123,17 @@ static void
> > > spapr_reallocate_hpt(sPAPRMachineState *spapr, int shift,
> > > }
> > > }
> > >
> > > +void spapr_setup_hpt_and_vrma(sPAPRMachineState *spapr)
> > > +{
> > > + spapr_reallocate_hpt(spapr,
> > > + spapr_hpt_shift_for_ramsize(MACHINE(qdev_get_
> > > machine())->maxram_size),
> > > + &error_fatal);
> > > + if (spapr->vrma_adjust) {
> > > + spapr->rma_size = kvmppc_rma_size(spapr_node0_size(),
> > > + spapr->htab_shift);
> > > + }
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > static void find_unknown_sysbus_device(SysBusDevice *sbdev, void
> > > *opaque)
> > > {
> > > bool matched = false;
> > > @@ -1151,15 +1162,10 @@ static void ppc_spapr_reset(void)
> > > /* Check for unknown sysbus devices */
> > > foreach_dynamic_sysbus_device(find_unknown_sysbus_device,
> > > NULL);
> > >
> > > - /* Allocate and/or reset the hash page table */
> > > - spapr_reallocate_hpt(spapr,
> > > - spapr_hpt_shift_for_ramsize(machine-
> > > >maxram_size),
> > > - &error_fatal);
> > > -
> > > - /* Update the RMA size if necessary */
> > > - if (spapr->vrma_adjust) {
> > > - spapr->rma_size = kvmppc_rma_size(spapr_node0_size(),
> > > - spapr->htab_shift);
> > > + /* If using KVM with radix mode available, VCPUs can be
> > > started
> > > + * without a HPT because KVM will start them in radix mode. */
> > > + if (!(kvm_enabled() && kvmppc_has_cap_mmu_radix())) {
> > > + spapr_setup_hpt_and_vrma(spapr);
> > > }
> > >
> > > qemu_devices_reset();
> > > diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
> > > index 42d20e0b92..cea34073aa 100644
> > > --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
> > > +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_hcall.c
> > > @@ -1002,6 +1002,16 @@ static target_ulong
> > > h_client_architecture_support(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
> > > ov5_updates = spapr_ovec_new();
> > > spapr->cas_reboot = spapr_ovec_diff(ov5_updates,
> > > ov5_cas_old, spapr-
> > > >ov5_cas);
> > > + if (kvm_enabled()) {
> > > + if (kvmppc_has_cap_mmu_radix()) {
> > > + /* If the HPT hasn't yet been set up (see
> > > + * ppc_spapr_reset()), and it's needed, do it now: */
> > I think it's a bit fragile to have here it explicitly mirror the
> > logic
> > which determines whether the HPT is allocated early. I'd prefer to
> > explicitly test here whether we have allocated an HPT - adding a
> > flag,
> > if we have to.
>
> We can use the MSB of patb_entry as that flag.
Uh.. only for POWER9..
> patb_entry & GUEST_RADIX == GUEST_RADIX -> radix, so assume a hpt
> hasn't been allocated.
>
> When we do allocate a hpt we know we're not radix, so set
> patb_entry &= ~GUEST_RADIX;
>
> Where GUEST_RADIX is the msb in patb_entry which indicates that a guest
> is radix.
>
> Essentially patb_entry & GUEST_RADIX cleared mean hash with hpt
> allocated, patb_entry & GUEST_RADIX set means radix so assume an hpt
> hasn't been allocated. On the hpt allocation path we clear GUEST_RADIX
> in patb_entry and when we set GUEST_RADIX we free the hpt.
>
> >
> > >
> > > + if (!spapr_ovec_test(ov5_updates, OV5_MMU_RADIX)) {
> > > + /* legacy hash or new hash: */
> > > + spapr_setup_hpt_and_vrma(spapr);
> > > + }
> > > + }
> > > + }
> > >
> > > if (!spapr->cas_reboot) {
> > > spapr->cas_reboot =
> > > diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
> > > index f9b17d860a..a30cbc485c 100644
> > > --- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
> > > +++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
> > > @@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ void spapr_dt_events(sPAPRMachineState *sm,
> > > void *fdt);
> > > int spapr_h_cas_compose_response(sPAPRMachineState *sm,
> > > target_ulong addr, target_ulong
> > > size,
> > > sPAPROptionVector *ov5_updates);
> > > +void spapr_setup_hpt_and_vrma(sPAPRMachineState *spapr);
> > > sPAPRTCETable *spapr_tce_new_table(DeviceState *owner, uint32_t
> > > liobn);
> > > void spapr_tce_table_enable(sPAPRTCETable *tcet,
> > > uint32_t page_shift, uint64_t
> > > bus_offset,
>
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