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[PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"

Started byPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
First post2016-06-13 15:30 +0200
Last post2016-06-16 10:10 +0200
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  [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?" Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> - 2016-06-13 15:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one  VCPU been created?" Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com> - 2016-06-13 15:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one  VCPU been created?" Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com> - 2016-06-13 16:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one  VCPU been created?" Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> - 2016-06-16 00:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one  VCPU been created?" Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com> - 2016-06-16 09:40 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one  VCPU been created?" Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com> - 2016-06-16 10:00 +0200
            Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one  VCPU been created?" Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> - 2016-06-16 10:30 +0200
          Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one  VCPU been created?" Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> - 2016-06-16 10:10 +0200

#1420833 — [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"

FromPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Date2016-06-13 15:30 +0200
Subject[PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"
Message-ID<rJA6d-6PL-13@gated-at.bofh.it>
kvm->online_vcpus is only updated at the very end of KVM_CREATE_VCPU.
Thus, it can be racy to use it as a check for "has any VCPU been created
already?".  While x86 detects the race through kvm_vcpu_compatible,
it is kinda hackish and s390 does not do anything similar.  Provide a
better fix for both.

Paolo Bonzini (3):
  KVM: introduce created_vcpus
  KVM: remove kvm_vcpu_compatible
  KVM: s390: use created_vcpus

 arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 10 +++++-----
 arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig     |  1 -
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c       | 11 +++--------
 include/linux/kvm_host.h | 14 ++++++++------
 virt/kvm/Kconfig         |  3 ---
 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c      | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
 6 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

-- 
1.8.3.1

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#1420849 — Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"

FromChristian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>
Date2016-06-13 15:40 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"
Message-ID<rJAfU-6Tq-39@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1420833
On 06/13/2016 03:25 PM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> kvm->online_vcpus is only updated at the very end of KVM_CREATE_VCPU.
> Thus, it can be racy to use it as a check for "has any VCPU been created
> already?".  While x86 detects the race through kvm_vcpu_compatible,
> it is kinda hackish and s390 does not do anything similar.  Provide a
> better fix for both.
> 
> Paolo Bonzini (3):
>   KVM: introduce created_vcpus
>   KVM: remove kvm_vcpu_compatible
>   KVM: s390: use created_vcpus
> 
>  arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 10 +++++-----
>  arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig     |  1 -
>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c       | 11 +++--------
>  include/linux/kvm_host.h | 14 ++++++++------
>  virt/kvm/Kconfig         |  3 ---
>  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c      | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
>  6 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
> 

From a quick look this looks "the right thing". Will do a proper review
later this day or tomorrow.

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#1420947 — Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"

FromCornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
Date2016-06-13 16:50 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"
Message-ID<rJBlE-7AX-23@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1420833
On Mon, 13 Jun 2016 15:25:29 +0200
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> wrote:

> kvm->online_vcpus is only updated at the very end of KVM_CREATE_VCPU.
> Thus, it can be racy to use it as a check for "has any VCPU been created
> already?".  While x86 detects the race through kvm_vcpu_compatible,
> it is kinda hackish and s390 does not do anything similar.  Provide a
> better fix for both.
> 
> Paolo Bonzini (3):
>   KVM: introduce created_vcpus
>   KVM: remove kvm_vcpu_compatible
>   KVM: s390: use created_vcpus
> 
>  arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 10 +++++-----
>  arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig     |  1 -
>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c       | 11 +++--------
>  include/linux/kvm_host.h | 14 ++++++++------
>  virt/kvm/Kconfig         |  3 ---
>  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c      | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
>  6 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
> 

Looks like a sane approach, only two inversions in the s390 patch :)

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#1423512 — Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"

FromPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Date2016-06-16 00:10 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"
Message-ID<rKray-8lC-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1420947

On 13/06/2016 16:44, Cornelia Huck wrote:
>> >  arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 10 +++++-----
>> >  arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig     |  1 -
>> >  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c       | 11 +++--------
>> >  include/linux/kvm_host.h | 14 ++++++++------
>> >  virt/kvm/Kconfig         |  3 ---
>> >  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c      | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
>> >  6 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
>> > 
> Looks like a sane approach, only two inversions in the s390 patch :)

So it's okay to push patch 3 to kvm/next?

Thanks,

Paolo

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#1423751 — Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"

FromChristian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>
Date2016-06-16 09:40 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"
Message-ID<rKA49-5o9-13@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1423512
On 06/16/2016 12:00 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> 
> 
> On 13/06/2016 16:44, Cornelia Huck wrote:
>>>>  arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 10 +++++-----
>>>>  arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig     |  1 -
>>>>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c       | 11 +++--------
>>>>  include/linux/kvm_host.h | 14 ++++++++------
>>>>  virt/kvm/Kconfig         |  3 ---
>>>>  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c      | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
>>>>  6 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
>>>>
>> Looks like a sane approach, only two inversions in the s390 patch :)
> 
> So it's okay to push patch 3 to kvm/next?


With the 2 fixes that Conny requested, yes.

With that fixed up, 
Acked-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>

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#1423766 — Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"

FromCornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
Date2016-06-16 10:00 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"
Message-ID<rKAnw-5uL-31@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1423751
On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 09:30:34 +0200
Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com> wrote:

> On 06/16/2016 12:00 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On 13/06/2016 16:44, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> >>>>  arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 10 +++++-----
> >>>>  arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig     |  1 -
> >>>>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c       | 11 +++--------
> >>>>  include/linux/kvm_host.h | 14 ++++++++------
> >>>>  virt/kvm/Kconfig         |  3 ---
> >>>>  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c      | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
> >>>>  6 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
> >>>>
> >> Looks like a sane approach, only two inversions in the s390 patch :)
> > 
> > So it's okay to push patch 3 to kvm/next?
> 
> 
> With the 2 fixes that Conny requested, yes.

I had been waiting for a v2 ;)

> 
> With that fixed up, 
> Acked-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>
> 

In that case, you can also add my

Acked-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>

to the s390 patch.

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#1423784 — Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"

FromPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Date2016-06-16 10:30 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"
Message-ID<rKAQx-5Ue-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1423766

On 16/06/2016 09:59, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Jun 2016 09:30:34 +0200
> Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 06/16/2016 12:00 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13/06/2016 16:44, Cornelia Huck wrote:
>>>>>>  arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 10 +++++-----
>>>>>>  arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig     |  1 -
>>>>>>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c       | 11 +++--------
>>>>>>  include/linux/kvm_host.h | 14 ++++++++------
>>>>>>  virt/kvm/Kconfig         |  3 ---
>>>>>>  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c      | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
>>>>>>  6 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
>>>>>>
>>>> Looks like a sane approach, only two inversions in the s390 patch :)
>>>
>>> So it's okay to push patch 3 to kvm/next?
>>
>>
>> With the 2 fixes that Conny requested, yes.
> 
> I had been waiting for a v2 ;)

This is the patch I've pushed:

-------------------- 8< ---------------------
From a03825bbd0c39feeba605912cdbc28e79e4e01e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2016 14:50:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] KVM: s390: use kvm->created_vcpus

The new created_vcpus field avoids possible races between enabling
capabilities and creating VCPUs.

Acked-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>

diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 49c60393a15c..0dcf9b8fc12c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_enable_cap(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_enable_cap *cap)
 		break;
 	case KVM_CAP_S390_VECTOR_REGISTERS:
 		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-		if (atomic_read(&kvm->online_vcpus)) {
+		if (kvm->created_vcpus) {
 			r = -EBUSY;
 		} else if (MACHINE_HAS_VX) {
 			set_kvm_facility(kvm->arch.model.fac_mask, 129);
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_enable_cap(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_enable_cap *cap)
 	case KVM_CAP_S390_RI:
 		r = -EINVAL;
 		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-		if (atomic_read(&kvm->online_vcpus)) {
+		if (kvm->created_vcpus) {
 			r = -EBUSY;
 		} else if (test_facility(64)) {
 			set_kvm_facility(kvm->arch.model.fac_mask, 64);
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ static int kvm_s390_set_mem_control(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_device_attr *att
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		VM_EVENT(kvm, 3, "%s", "ENABLE: CMMA support");
 		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-		if (atomic_read(&kvm->online_vcpus) == 0) {
+		if (!kvm->created_vcpus) {
 			kvm->arch.use_cmma = 1;
 			ret = 0;
 		}
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static int kvm_s390_set_mem_control(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_device_attr *att
 
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-		if (atomic_read(&kvm->online_vcpus) == 0) {
+		if (!kvm->created_vcpus) {
 			/* gmap_alloc will round the limit up */
 			struct gmap *new = gmap_alloc(current->mm, new_limit);
 
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ static int kvm_s390_set_processor(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-	if (atomic_read(&kvm->online_vcpus)) {
+	if (kvm->created_vcpus) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out;
 	}

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#1423771 — Re: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"

FromPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Date2016-06-16 10:10 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/3] KVM: do not use kvm->online_vcpus to check "has one VCPU been created?"
Message-ID<rKAxc-5MU-17@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1423751

On 16/06/2016 09:30, Christian Borntraeger wrote:
> On 06/16/2016 12:00 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 13/06/2016 16:44, Cornelia Huck wrote:
>>>>>  arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 10 +++++-----
>>>>>  arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig     |  1 -
>>>>>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c       | 11 +++--------
>>>>>  include/linux/kvm_host.h | 14 ++++++++------
>>>>>  virt/kvm/Kconfig         |  3 ---
>>>>>  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c      | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
>>>>>  6 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>> Looks like a sane approach, only two inversions in the s390 patch :)
>>
>> So it's okay to push patch 3 to kvm/next?
> 
> 
> With the 2 fixes that Conny requested, yes.
> 
> With that fixed up, 
> Acked-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>

Yes, of course.  Pushed, thanks!

Paolo

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