Re: [PATCH for-6.0 4/9] spapr: Set compat mode in spapr_reset_vcpu()

[Greg Kurz]

On Mon, 23 Nov 2020 16:11:30 +1100
David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au> wrote:

> On Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 12:42:03AM +0100, Greg Kurz wrote:
> > When it comes to resetting the compat mode of the vCPUS, there are
> > two situations to consider:
> > (1) machine reset should set the compat mode back to the machine default,
> >     ie. spapr->max_compat_pvr
> > (2) hot plugged vCPUs should set their compat mode to mach the boot vCPU,
> >     ie. POWERPC_CPU(first_cpu)->compat_pvr
> > 
> > This is currently handled in two separate places: globally for all vCPUs
> > from the machine reset code for (1) and for each thread of a core from
> > the hotplug path for (2).
> > 
> > Since the machine reset code already resets all vCPUs, starting with boot
> > vCPU, consolidate the logic in spapr_reset_vcpu(). Special case the boot
> > vCPU so that it resets its compat mode back to the machine default. Any
> > other vCPU just need to match the compat mode of the boot vCPU.
> > 
> > Failing to set the compat mode during machine reset is a fatal error,
> > but not for hot plugged vCPUs. This is arguable because if we've been
> > able to set the boot vCPU compat mode at CAS or during machine reset,
> > it should definitely not fail for other vCPUs. Since spapr_reset_vcpu()
> > already has a fatal error path for kvm_check_mmu() failures, do the
> > same for ppc_set_compat().
> > 
> > This gets rid of an error path in spapr_core_plug(). It will allow
> > further simplifications.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kurz <groug@kaod.org>
> > ---
> >  hw/ppc/spapr.c          | 16 ----------------
> >  hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c | 13 +++++++++++++
> >  2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> > index f58f77389e8e..da7586f548df 100644
> > --- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> > +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
> > @@ -1606,8 +1606,6 @@ static void spapr_machine_reset(MachineState *machine)
> >      spapr_ovec_cleanup(spapr->ov5_cas);
> >      spapr->ov5_cas = spapr_ovec_new();
> >  
> > -    ppc_set_compat_all(spapr->max_compat_pvr, &error_fatal);
> > -
> >      /*
> >       * This is fixing some of the default configuration of the XIVE
> >       * devices. To be called after the reset of the machine devices.
> > @@ -3785,20 +3783,6 @@ static void spapr_core_plug(HotplugHandler 
> > *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
> >  
> >      core_slot->cpu = OBJECT(dev);
> >  
> > -    /*
> > -     * Set compatibility mode to match the boot CPU, which was either set
> > -     * by the machine reset code or by CAS.
> > -     */
> > -    if (hotplugged) {
> > -        for (i = 0; i < cc->nr_threads; i++) {
> > -            if (ppc_set_compat(core->threads[i],
> > -                               POWERPC_CPU(first_cpu)->compat_pvr,
> > -                               errp) < 0) {
> > -                return;
> > -            }
> > -        }
> > -    }
> > -
> >      if (smc->pre_2_10_has_unused_icps) {
> >          for (i = 0; i < cc->nr_threads; i++) {
> >              cs = CPU(core->threads[i]);
> > diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
> > index 2f7dc3c23ded..17741a3fb77f 100644
> > --- a/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
> > +++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_cpu_core.c
> > @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
> >  
> >  static void spapr_reset_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
> >  {
> > +    PowerPCCPU *first_ppc_cpu = POWERPC_CPU(first_cpu);
> >      CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
> >      CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
> >      PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
> > @@ -69,6 +70,18 @@ static void spapr_reset_vcpu(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
> >      kvm_check_mmu(cpu, &error_fatal);
> >  
> >      spapr_irq_cpu_intc_reset(spapr, cpu);
> > +
> > +    /*
> > +     * The boot CPU is only reset during machine reset : reset its
> > +     * compatibility mode to the machine default. For other CPUs,
> > +     * either cold plugged or hot plugged, set the compatibility mode
> > +     * to match the boot CPU, which was either set by the machine reset
> > +     * code or by CAS.
> > +     */
> > +    ppc_set_compat(cpu,
> > +                   cpu == first_ppc_cpu ?
> > +                   spapr->max_compat_pvr : first_ppc_cpu->compat_pvr,
> > +                   &error_fatal);
> 
> This assumes that when it is called for a non-boot CPU, it has already
> been called for the boot CPU..  Are we certain that's guaranteed by
> the sequence of reset calls during a full machine reset?
> 

This happens to be the case. Basically because the boot CPU core
is created (including registering its reset handler) first and
qemu_devices_reset() calls handlers in the same order they were
registered.

> >  }
> >  
> >  void spapr_cpu_set_entry_state(PowerPCCPU *cpu, target_ulong nip,
>

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