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KVM: x86: limit difference between kvmclock updates
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kvmclock updates which are isolated to a given vcpu, such as vcpu->cpu
migration, should not allow system_timestamp from the rest of the vcpus
to remain static. Otherwise ntp frequency correction applies to one
vcpu's system_timestamp but not the others.

So in those cases, request a kvmclock update for all vcpus. The worst
case for a remote vcpu to update its kvmclock is then bounded by maximum
nohz sleep latency.

Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Gleb Natapov <gleb@redhat.com>
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Marcelo Tosatti authored and Gleb Natapov committed May 15, 2013
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30 changes: 28 additions & 2 deletions arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
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Expand Up @@ -1588,6 +1588,30 @@ static int kvm_guest_time_update(struct kvm_vcpu *v)
return 0;
}

/*
* kvmclock updates which are isolated to a given vcpu, such as
* vcpu->cpu migration, should not allow system_timestamp from
* the rest of the vcpus to remain static. Otherwise ntp frequency
* correction applies to one vcpu's system_timestamp but not
* the others.
*
* So in those cases, request a kvmclock update for all vcpus.
* The worst case for a remote vcpu to update its kvmclock
* is then bounded by maximum nohz sleep latency.
*/

static void kvm_gen_kvmclock_update(struct kvm_vcpu *v)
{
int i;
struct kvm *kvm = v->kvm;
struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;

kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
set_bit(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, &vcpu->requests);
kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
}
}

static bool msr_mtrr_valid(unsigned msr)
{
switch (msr) {
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kvmclock_reset(vcpu);

vcpu->arch.time = data;
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu);
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu);

/* we verify if the enable bit is set... */
if (!(data & 1))
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* kvmclock on vcpu->cpu migration
*/
if (!vcpu->kvm->arch.use_master_clock || vcpu->cpu == -1)
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu);
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu);
if (vcpu->cpu != cpu)
kvm_migrate_timers(vcpu);
vcpu->cpu = cpu;
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__kvm_migrate_timers(vcpu);
if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_MASTERCLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu))
kvm_gen_update_masterclock(vcpu->kvm);
if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu))
kvm_gen_kvmclock_update(vcpu);
if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu)) {
r = kvm_guest_time_update(vcpu);
if (unlikely(r))
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions include/linux/kvm_host.h
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Expand Up @@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static inline bool is_error_page(struct page *page)
#define KVM_REQ_MCLOCK_INPROGRESS 19
#define KVM_REQ_EPR_EXIT 20
#define KVM_REQ_SCAN_IOAPIC 21
#define KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE 22

#define KVM_USERSPACE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID 0
#define KVM_IRQFD_RESAMPLE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID 1
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