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H A D | kvm_ppc.h | c363a37a450f925df76b88a87dc733bad75cc452 Wed Aug 09 20:43:46 UTC 2017 Daniel Henrique Barboza <danielhb@linux.vnet.ibm.com> target/ppc: 'PVR != host PVR' in KVM_SET_SREGS workaround
Commit d5fc133eed ("ppc: Rework CPU compatibility testing across migration") changed the way cpu_post_load behaves with the PVR setting, causing an unexpected bug in KVM-HV migrations between hosts that are compatible (POWER8 and POWER8E, for example). Even with pvr_match() returning true, the guest freezes right after cpu_post_load. The reason is that the guest kernel can't handle a different PVR value other that the running host in KVM_SET_SREGS.
In [1] it was discussed the possibility of a new KVM capability that would indicate that the guest kernel can handle a different PVR in KVM_SET_SREGS. Even if such feature is implemented, there is still the problem with older kernels that will not have this capability and will fail to migrate.
This patch implements a workaround for that scenario. If running with KVM, check if the guest kernel does not have the capability (named here as 'cap_ppc_pvr_compat'). If it doesn't, calls kvmppc_is_pr() to see if the guest is running in KVM-HV. If all this happens, set env->spr[SPR_PVR] to the same value as the current host PVR. This ensures that we allow migrations with 'close enough' PVRs to still work in KVM-HV but also makes the code ready for this new KVM capability when it is done.
A new function called 'kvmppc_pvr_workaround_required' was created to encapsulate the conditions said above and to avoid calling too many kvm.c internals inside cpu_post_load.
[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-ppc/2017-06/msg00503.html
Signed-off-by: Daniel Henrique Barboza <danielhb@linux.vnet.ibm.com> [dwg: Fix for the case of using TCG on a PPC host] Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
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H A D | machine.c | c363a37a450f925df76b88a87dc733bad75cc452 Wed Aug 09 20:43:46 UTC 2017 Daniel Henrique Barboza <danielhb@linux.vnet.ibm.com> target/ppc: 'PVR != host PVR' in KVM_SET_SREGS workaround
Commit d5fc133eed ("ppc: Rework CPU compatibility testing across migration") changed the way cpu_post_load behaves with the PVR setting, causing an unexpected bug in KVM-HV migrations between hosts that are compatible (POWER8 and POWER8E, for example). Even with pvr_match() returning true, the guest freezes right after cpu_post_load. The reason is that the guest kernel can't handle a different PVR value other that the running host in KVM_SET_SREGS.
In [1] it was discussed the possibility of a new KVM capability that would indicate that the guest kernel can handle a different PVR in KVM_SET_SREGS. Even if such feature is implemented, there is still the problem with older kernels that will not have this capability and will fail to migrate.
This patch implements a workaround for that scenario. If running with KVM, check if the guest kernel does not have the capability (named here as 'cap_ppc_pvr_compat'). If it doesn't, calls kvmppc_is_pr() to see if the guest is running in KVM-HV. If all this happens, set env->spr[SPR_PVR] to the same value as the current host PVR. This ensures that we allow migrations with 'close enough' PVRs to still work in KVM-HV but also makes the code ready for this new KVM capability when it is done.
A new function called 'kvmppc_pvr_workaround_required' was created to encapsulate the conditions said above and to avoid calling too many kvm.c internals inside cpu_post_load.
[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-ppc/2017-06/msg00503.html
Signed-off-by: Daniel Henrique Barboza <danielhb@linux.vnet.ibm.com> [dwg: Fix for the case of using TCG on a PPC host] Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
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H A D | kvm.c | c363a37a450f925df76b88a87dc733bad75cc452 Wed Aug 09 20:43:46 UTC 2017 Daniel Henrique Barboza <danielhb@linux.vnet.ibm.com> target/ppc: 'PVR != host PVR' in KVM_SET_SREGS workaround
Commit d5fc133eed ("ppc: Rework CPU compatibility testing across migration") changed the way cpu_post_load behaves with the PVR setting, causing an unexpected bug in KVM-HV migrations between hosts that are compatible (POWER8 and POWER8E, for example). Even with pvr_match() returning true, the guest freezes right after cpu_post_load. The reason is that the guest kernel can't handle a different PVR value other that the running host in KVM_SET_SREGS.
In [1] it was discussed the possibility of a new KVM capability that would indicate that the guest kernel can handle a different PVR in KVM_SET_SREGS. Even if such feature is implemented, there is still the problem with older kernels that will not have this capability and will fail to migrate.
This patch implements a workaround for that scenario. If running with KVM, check if the guest kernel does not have the capability (named here as 'cap_ppc_pvr_compat'). If it doesn't, calls kvmppc_is_pr() to see if the guest is running in KVM-HV. If all this happens, set env->spr[SPR_PVR] to the same value as the current host PVR. This ensures that we allow migrations with 'close enough' PVRs to still work in KVM-HV but also makes the code ready for this new KVM capability when it is done.
A new function called 'kvmppc_pvr_workaround_required' was created to encapsulate the conditions said above and to avoid calling too many kvm.c internals inside cpu_post_load.
[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-ppc/2017-06/msg00503.html
Signed-off-by: Daniel Henrique Barboza <danielhb@linux.vnet.ibm.com> [dwg: Fix for the case of using TCG on a PPC host] Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
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