KVM: X86: Provide a capability to disable HLT intercepts

If host CPUs are dedicated to a VM, we can avoid VM exits on HLT.
This patch adds the per-VM capability to disable them.

Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Cc: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com>
Cc: Jan H. Schönherr <jschoenh@amazon.de>
Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@tencent.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 7cef183..65747d1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -2556,6 +2556,19 @@ static int nested_vmx_check_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long *exit
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void vmx_clear_hlt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that we clear the HLT state in the VMCS.  We don't need to
+	 * explicitly skip the instruction because if the HLT state is set,
+	 * then the instruction is already executing and RIP has already been
+	 * advanced.
+	 */
+	if (kvm_hlt_in_guest(vcpu->kvm) &&
+			vmcs_read32(GUEST_ACTIVITY_STATE) == GUEST_ACTIVITY_HLT)
+		vmcs_write32(GUEST_ACTIVITY_STATE, GUEST_ACTIVITY_ACTIVE);
+}
+
 static void vmx_queue_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
@@ -2586,6 +2599,8 @@ static void vmx_queue_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		intr_info |= INTR_TYPE_HARD_EXCEPTION;
 
 	vmcs_write32(VM_ENTRY_INTR_INFO_FIELD, intr_info);
+
+	vmx_clear_hlt(vcpu);
 }
 
 static bool vmx_rdtscp_supported(void)
@@ -5545,6 +5560,8 @@ static u32 vmx_exec_control(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	if (kvm_mwait_in_guest(vmx->vcpu.kvm))
 		exec_control &= ~(CPU_BASED_MWAIT_EXITING |
 				CPU_BASED_MONITOR_EXITING);
+	if (kvm_hlt_in_guest(vmx->vcpu.kvm))
+		exec_control &= ~CPU_BASED_HLT_EXITING;
 	return exec_control;
 }
 
@@ -5906,6 +5923,8 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool init_event)
 	update_exception_bitmap(vcpu);
 
 	vpid_sync_context(vmx->vpid);
+	if (init_event)
+		vmx_clear_hlt(vcpu);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -5976,6 +5995,8 @@ static void vmx_inject_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	} else
 		intr |= INTR_TYPE_EXT_INTR;
 	vmcs_write32(VM_ENTRY_INTR_INFO_FIELD, intr);
+
+	vmx_clear_hlt(vcpu);
 }
 
 static void vmx_inject_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
@@ -6006,6 +6027,8 @@ static void vmx_inject_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	vmcs_write32(VM_ENTRY_INTR_INFO_FIELD,
 			INTR_TYPE_NMI_INTR | INTR_INFO_VALID_MASK | NMI_VECTOR);
+
+	vmx_clear_hlt(vcpu);
 }
 
 static bool vmx_get_nmi_mask(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
@@ -12347,6 +12370,7 @@ static int vmx_pre_enter_smm(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, char *smstate)
 
 	vmx->nested.smm.vmxon = vmx->nested.vmxon;
 	vmx->nested.vmxon = false;
+	vmx_clear_hlt(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }