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[v5,4/9] i386: Add new property to control cache info

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Babu Moger March 27, 2018, 9:31 p.m. UTC
This will be used to control the cache information.
By default new information will be displayed. If user
passes "-cpu legacy-cache" then older information will
be displayed even if the hardware supports new information.

Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@amd.com>
---
 include/hw/i386/pc.h | 6 +++++-
 target/i386/cpu.c    | 1 +
 target/i386/cpu.h    | 5 +++++
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Alexandr Iarygin April 9, 2018, 4:59 p.m. UTC | #1
Hello,

Babu Moger <babu.moger@amd.com> writes:

> This will be used to control the cache information.
> By default new information will be displayed. If user
> passes "-cpu legacy-cache" then older information will
> be displayed even if the hardware supports new information.
>
> Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@amd.com>
> ---
>  include/hw/i386/pc.h | 6 +++++-
>  target/i386/cpu.c    | 1 +
>  target/i386/cpu.h    | 5 +++++
>  3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
> index ffee841..9cda1ab 100644
> --- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
> +++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
> @@ -327,7 +327,11 @@ bool e820_get_entry(int, uint32_t, uint64_t *, uint64_t *);
>          .driver   = "q35-pcihost",\
>          .property = "x-pci-hole64-fix",\
>          .value    = "off",\
> -    },
> +    },{\
> +        .driver   = TYPE_X86_CPU,\
> +        .property = "legacy-cache",\
> +        .value    = "off",\
> +    },\

Should be "on". Also note that this introduces extra '\' at the end.

>  
>  #define PC_COMPAT_2_9 \
>      HW_COMPAT_2_9 \
> diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
> index 67faa53..f4fbe3a 100644
> --- a/target/i386/cpu.c
> +++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
> @@ -5132,6 +5132,7 @@ static Property x86_cpu_properties[] = {
>                       false),
>      DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("vmware-cpuid-freq", X86CPU, vmware_cpuid_freq, true),
>      DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("tcg-cpuid", X86CPU, expose_tcg, true),
> +    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("legacy-cache", X86CPU, legacy_cache, false),

I'm wondering the reason why Intel L1 caches aren't shared per threads,
L2 not shared per threads/cores etc? I mean, changing that will also
require new compat flag with very similar name.

>  
>      /*
>       * From "Requirements for Implementing the Microsoft
> diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
> index 806c34b..bbe13f2 100644
> --- a/target/i386/cpu.h
> +++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
> @@ -1394,6 +1394,11 @@ struct X86CPU {
>       */
>      bool enable_l3_cache;
>  
> +    /* Compatibility bits for old machine types.
> +     * If true present the old cache topology information
> +     */
> +    bool legacy_cache;
> +
>      /* Compatibility bits for old machine types: */
>      bool enable_cpuid_0xb;
>  
> -- 
> 1.8.3.1
Babu Moger April 9, 2018, 7:51 p.m. UTC | #2
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexandr Iarygin <alexandr.iarygin@profitbricks.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 9, 2018 12:00 PM
> To: Moger, Babu <Babu.Moger@amd.com>; mst@redhat.com;
> marcel@redhat.com; pbonzini@redhat.com; rth@twiddle.net;
> ehabkost@redhat.com; mtosatti@redhat.com
> Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org; kvm@vger.kernel.org; kash@tripleback.net;
> Alexandr Iarygin <alexandr.iarygin@profitbricks.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/9] i386: Add new property to control cache info
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Babu Moger <babu.moger@amd.com> writes:
> 
> > This will be used to control the cache information.
> > By default new information will be displayed. If user
> > passes "-cpu legacy-cache" then older information will
> > be displayed even if the hardware supports new information.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Babu Moger <babu.moger@amd.com>
> > ---
> >  include/hw/i386/pc.h | 6 +++++-
> >  target/i386/cpu.c    | 1 +
> >  target/i386/cpu.h    | 5 +++++
> >  3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
> > index ffee841..9cda1ab 100644
> > --- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
> > +++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
> > @@ -327,7 +327,11 @@ bool e820_get_entry(int, uint32_t, uint64_t *,
> uint64_t *);
> >          .driver   = "q35-pcihost",\
> >          .property = "x-pci-hole64-fix",\
> >          .value    = "off",\
> > -    },
> > +    },{\
> > +        .driver   = TYPE_X86_CPU,\
> > +        .property = "legacy-cache",\
> > +        .value    = "off",\
> > +    },\
> 
> Should be "on". Also note that this introduces extra '\' at the end.

I think, I mis-understood Eduardo's earlier comments.  It should be "on" for machine type "pc-q35-2.10".
Yes. There is an extra  '\'.  Will remove in next version. I will fix both of these in next version. Thanks
 
> 
> >
> >  #define PC_COMPAT_2_9 \
> >      HW_COMPAT_2_9 \
> > diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
> > index 67faa53..f4fbe3a 100644
> > --- a/target/i386/cpu.c
> > +++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
> > @@ -5132,6 +5132,7 @@ static Property x86_cpu_properties[] = {
> >                       false),
> >      DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("vmware-cpuid-freq", X86CPU,
> vmware_cpuid_freq, true),
> >      DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("tcg-cpuid", X86CPU, expose_tcg, true),
> > +    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("legacy-cache", X86CPU, legacy_cache, false),
> 
> I'm wondering the reason why Intel L1 caches aren't shared per threads,
> L2 not shared per threads/cores etc? I mean, changing that will also
> require new compat flag with very similar name.

I am not an expert on this topic. But, yes, If there is any future change in cache topology
then it would require similar change. 

> 
> >
> >      /*
> >       * From "Requirements for Implementing the Microsoft
> > diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
> > index 806c34b..bbe13f2 100644
> > --- a/target/i386/cpu.h
> > +++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
> > @@ -1394,6 +1394,11 @@ struct X86CPU {
> >       */
> >      bool enable_l3_cache;
> >
> > +    /* Compatibility bits for old machine types.
> > +     * If true present the old cache topology information
> > +     */
> > +    bool legacy_cache;
> > +
> >      /* Compatibility bits for old machine types: */
> >      bool enable_cpuid_0xb;
> >
> > --
> > 1.8.3.1
Eduardo Habkost April 9, 2018, 8:07 p.m. UTC | #3
On Mon, Apr 09, 2018 at 07:51:24PM +0000, Moger, Babu wrote:
[...]
> > > diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
> > > index 67faa53..f4fbe3a 100644
> > > --- a/target/i386/cpu.c
> > > +++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
> > > @@ -5132,6 +5132,7 @@ static Property x86_cpu_properties[] = {
> > >                       false),
> > >      DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("vmware-cpuid-freq", X86CPU,
> > vmware_cpuid_freq, true),
> > >      DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("tcg-cpuid", X86CPU, expose_tcg, true),
> > > +    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("legacy-cache", X86CPU, legacy_cache, false),
> > 
> > I'm wondering the reason why Intel L1 caches aren't shared per threads,
> > L2 not shared per threads/cores etc? I mean, changing that will also
> > require new compat flag with very similar name.
> 
> I am not an expert on this topic. But, yes, If there is any future change in cache topology
> then it would require similar change. 

In the future I really hope we manage to represent cache
information in a more structured way, so other incompatible
changes could be represented by more descriptive options like
"l1-cache-size=N", "l2-sharing=cores", etc.
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diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index ffee841..9cda1ab 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -327,7 +327,11 @@  bool e820_get_entry(int, uint32_t, uint64_t *, uint64_t *);
         .driver   = "q35-pcihost",\
         .property = "x-pci-hole64-fix",\
         .value    = "off",\
-    },
+    },{\
+        .driver   = TYPE_X86_CPU,\
+        .property = "legacy-cache",\
+        .value    = "off",\
+    },\
 
 #define PC_COMPAT_2_9 \
     HW_COMPAT_2_9 \
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 67faa53..f4fbe3a 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -5132,6 +5132,7 @@  static Property x86_cpu_properties[] = {
                      false),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("vmware-cpuid-freq", X86CPU, vmware_cpuid_freq, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("tcg-cpuid", X86CPU, expose_tcg, true),
+    DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("legacy-cache", X86CPU, legacy_cache, false),
 
     /*
      * From "Requirements for Implementing the Microsoft
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
index 806c34b..bbe13f2 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
@@ -1394,6 +1394,11 @@  struct X86CPU {
      */
     bool enable_l3_cache;
 
+    /* Compatibility bits for old machine types.
+     * If true present the old cache topology information
+     */
+    bool legacy_cache;
+
     /* Compatibility bits for old machine types: */
     bool enable_cpuid_0xb;