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KVM: VMX: Split segments reload in vmx_load_host_state()
authorLaurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@bull.net>
Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:33:11 +0000 (16:33 +0200)
committerAvi Kivity <avi@qumranet.com>
Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:18:24 +0000 (10:18 +0200)
vmx_load_host_state() bundles fs, gs, ldt, and tss reloading into
one in the hope that it is infrequent. With smp guests, fs reloading is
frequent due to fs being used by threads.

Unbundle the reloads so reduce expensive gs reloads.

Signed-off-by: Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@bull.net>
Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@qumranet.com>
drivers/kvm/vmx.c

index b40066854c143f391663ef32e0e4a7d00979c00d..d63e82e5dbf86254b247bd165fcbcb3864ce9da9 100644 (file)
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ struct vcpu_vmx {
        struct {
                int           loaded;
                u16           fs_sel, gs_sel, ldt_sel;
-               int           fs_gs_ldt_reload_needed;
+               int           gs_ldt_reload_needed;
+               int           fs_reload_needed;
        }host_state;
 
 };
@@ -353,20 +354,21 @@ static void vmx_save_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
         * allow segment selectors with cpl > 0 or ti == 1.
         */
        vmx->host_state.ldt_sel = read_ldt();
-       vmx->host_state.fs_gs_ldt_reload_needed = vmx->host_state.ldt_sel;
+       vmx->host_state.gs_ldt_reload_needed = vmx->host_state.ldt_sel;
        vmx->host_state.fs_sel = read_fs();
-       if (!(vmx->host_state.fs_sel & 7))
+       if (!(vmx->host_state.fs_sel & 7)) {
                vmcs_write16(HOST_FS_SELECTOR, vmx->host_state.fs_sel);
-       else {
+               vmx->host_state.fs_reload_needed = 0;
+       } else {
                vmcs_write16(HOST_FS_SELECTOR, 0);
-               vmx->host_state.fs_gs_ldt_reload_needed = 1;
+               vmx->host_state.fs_reload_needed = 1;
        }
        vmx->host_state.gs_sel = read_gs();
        if (!(vmx->host_state.gs_sel & 7))
                vmcs_write16(HOST_GS_SELECTOR, vmx->host_state.gs_sel);
        else {
                vmcs_write16(HOST_GS_SELECTOR, 0);
-               vmx->host_state.fs_gs_ldt_reload_needed = 1;
+               vmx->host_state.gs_ldt_reload_needed = 1;
        }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
@@ -396,9 +398,10 @@ static void vmx_load_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
                return;
 
        vmx->host_state.loaded = 0;
-       if (vmx->host_state.fs_gs_ldt_reload_needed) {
-               load_ldt(vmx->host_state.ldt_sel);
+       if (vmx->host_state.fs_reload_needed)
                load_fs(vmx->host_state.fs_sel);
+       if (vmx->host_state.gs_ldt_reload_needed) {
+               load_ldt(vmx->host_state.ldt_sel);
                /*
                 * If we have to reload gs, we must take care to
                 * preserve our gs base.
@@ -409,9 +412,8 @@ static void vmx_load_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
                wrmsrl(MSR_GS_BASE, vmcs_readl(HOST_GS_BASE));
 #endif
                local_irq_restore(flags);
-
-               reload_tss();
        }
+       reload_tss();
        save_msrs(vmx->guest_msrs, vmx->save_nmsrs);
        load_msrs(vmx->host_msrs, vmx->save_nmsrs);
        if (msr_efer_need_save_restore(vmx))