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Re: [PATCH v8] qapi: introduce 'query-kvm-cpuid' action
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Eduardo Habkost |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH v8] qapi: introduce 'query-kvm-cpuid' action |
Date: |
Wed, 2 Jun 2021 16:46:04 -0400 |
On Wed, Jun 02, 2021 at 08:17:28PM +0200, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> Hi Valeriy,
>
> (Sorry for not looking earlier than v8)
>
> On 5/31/21 2:38 PM, Valeriy Vdovin wrote:
> > Introducing new qapi method 'query-kvm-cpuid'. This method can be used to
> > get virtualized cpu model info generated by QEMU during VM initialization in
> > the form of cpuid representation.
> >
> > Diving into more details about virtual cpu generation: QEMU first parses
> > '-cpu'
> > command line option. From there it takes the name of the model as the basis
> > for
> > feature set of the new virtual cpu. After that it uses trailing '-cpu'
> > options,
> > that state if additional cpu features should be present on the virtual cpu
> > or
> > excluded from it (tokens '+'/'-' or '=on'/'=off').
> > After that QEMU checks if the host's cpu can actually support the derived
> > feature set and applies host limitations to it.
> > After this initialization procedure, virtual cpu has it's model and
> > vendor names, and a working feature set and is ready for identification
> > instructions such as CPUID.
> >
> > Currently full output for this method is only supported for x86 cpus.
> >
> > To learn exactly how virtual cpu is presented to the guest machine via CPUID
> > instruction, new qapi method can be used. By calling 'query-kvm-cpuid'
> > method, one can get a full listing of all CPUID leafs with subleafs which
> > are
> > supported by the initialized virtual cpu.
> >
> > Other than debug, the method is useful in cases when we would like to
> > utilize QEMU's virtual cpu initialization routines and put the retrieved
> > values into kernel CPUID overriding mechanics for more precise control
> > over how various processes perceive its underlying hardware with
> > container processes as a good example.
> >
> > Output format:
> > The output is a plain list of leaf/subleaf agrument combinations, that
> > return 4 words in registers EAX, EBX, ECX, EDX.
> >
> > Use example:
> > qmp_request: {
> > "execute": "query-kvm-cpuid"
> > }
> >
> > qmp_response: [
> > {
> > "eax": 1073741825,
> > "edx": 77,
> > "in_eax": 1073741824,
> > "ecx": 1447775574,
> > "ebx": 1263359563,
> > },
> > {
> > "eax": 16777339,
> > "edx": 0,
> > "in_eax": 1073741825,
> > "ecx": 0,
> > "ebx": 0,
> > },
> > {
> > "eax": 13,
> > "edx": 1231384169,
> > "in_eax": 0,
> > "ecx": 1818588270,
> > "ebx": 1970169159,
> > },
> > {
> > "eax": 198354,
> > "edx": 126614527,
> > ....
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Valeriy Vdovin <valeriy.vdovin@virtuozzo.com>
>
> ---
>
> >
> > v2: - Removed leaf/subleaf iterators.
> > - Modified cpu_x86_cpuid to return false in cases when count is
> > greater than supported subleaves.
> > v3: - Fixed structure name coding style.
> > - Added more comments
> > - Ensured buildability for non-x86 targets.
> > v4: - Fixed cpu_x86_cpuid return value logic and handling of 0xA leaf.
> > - Fixed comments.
> > - Removed target check in qmp_query_cpu_model_cpuid.
> > v5: - Added error handling code in qmp_query_cpu_model_cpuid
> > v6: - Fixed error handling code. Added method to query_error_class
> > v7: - Changed implementation in favor of cached cpuid_data for
> > KVM_SET_CPUID2
> > v8: - Renamed qmp method to query-kvm-cpuid and some fields in response.
> > - Modified documentation to qmp method
> > - Removed helper struct declaration
> > ---
>
> ^ Below this '---' go your comments.
>
> > qapi/machine-target.json | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > target/i386/kvm/kvm.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > tests/qtest/qmp-cmd-test.c | 1 +
> > 3 files changed, 81 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/qapi/machine-target.json b/qapi/machine-target.json
> > index e7811654b7..a83180dd24 100644
> > --- a/qapi/machine-target.json
> > +++ b/qapi/machine-target.json
> > @@ -329,3 +329,46 @@
> > ##
> > { 'command': 'query-cpu-definitions', 'returns': ['CpuDefinitionInfo'],
> > 'if': 'defined(TARGET_PPC) || defined(TARGET_ARM) ||
> > defined(TARGET_I386) || defined(TARGET_S390X) || defined(TARGET_MIPS)' }
> > +
> > +##
> > +# @CpuidEntry:
> > +#
> > +# A single entry of a CPUID response.
> > +#
> > +# One entry holds full set of information (leaf) returned to the guest in
> > response
> > +# to it calling a CPUID instruction with eax, ecx used as the agruments to
> > that
> > +# instruction. ecx is an optional argument as not all of the leaves
> > support it.
> > +#
> > +# @in_eax: CPUID argument in eax
> > +# @in_ecx: CPUID argument in ecx
> > +# @eax: eax
> > +# @ebx: ebx
> > +# @ecx: ecx
> > +# @edx: edx
> > +#
> > +# Since: 6.1
> > +##
> > +{ 'struct': 'CpuidEntry',
> > + 'data': { 'in_eax' : 'uint32',
> > + '*in_ecx' : 'uint32',
> > + 'eax' : 'uint32',
> > + 'ebx' : 'uint32',
> > + 'ecx' : 'uint32',
> > + 'edx' : 'uint32'
> > + },
> > + 'if': 'defined(TARGET_I386) && defined(CONFIG_KVM)' }
>
> What about other accelerators?
>
> > +
> > +##
> > +# @query-kvm-cpuid:
> > +#
> > +# Returns raw data from the KVM CPUID table for the first VCPU.
> > +# The KVM CPUID table defines the response to the CPUID
> > +# instruction when executed by the guest operating system.
>
> What is specific to KVM here?
>
> What about 'query-accel-cpuid' or 'query-vm-cpu-id'?
The implementation is KVM-specific. I believe it's a reasonable
compromise because the implementation is trivial, and a raw copy
of the KVM CPUID table makes it a more useful (KVM-specific)
debugging/testing mechanism.
I don't really mind how the command is called, but I would prefer
to add a more complex abstraction only if maintainers of other
accelerators are interested and volunteer to provide similar
functionality. I don't want to introduce complexity for use
cases that may not even exist.
>
> > +#
> > +# Returns: a list of CpuidEntry
> > +#
> > +# Since: 6.1
> > +##
> > +{ 'command': 'query-kvm-cpuid',
> > + 'returns': ['CpuidEntry'],
> > + 'if': 'defined(TARGET_I386) && defined(CONFIG_KVM)' }
> ...
> > diff --git a/tests/qtest/qmp-cmd-test.c b/tests/qtest/qmp-cmd-test.c
> > index c98b78d033..48add3ada1 100644
> > --- a/tests/qtest/qmp-cmd-test.c
> > +++ b/tests/qtest/qmp-cmd-test.c
> > @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ static int query_error_class(const char *cmd)
> > { "query-balloon", ERROR_CLASS_DEVICE_NOT_ACTIVE },
> > { "query-hotpluggable-cpus", ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR },
> > { "query-vm-generation-id", ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR },
> > + { "query-kvm-cpuid", ERROR_CLASS_GENERIC_ERROR },
> > { NULL, -1 }
> > };
> > int i;
> >
>
--
Eduardo