Re: [Patch v4 14/18] KVM: mmu: Initialize kvm_mmu_memory_cache.gfp_zero to __GFP_ZERO by default

From: David Matlack
Date: Thu Mar 23 2023 - 18:28:29 EST


On Mon, Mar 06, 2023 at 02:41:23PM -0800, Vipin Sharma wrote:
> Set __GFP_ZERO to gfp_zero in default initizliation of struct
> kvm_mmu_memory_cache{}
>
> All of the users of default initialization code of struct
> kvm_mmu_memory_cache{} explicitly sets gfp_zero to __GFP_ZERO. This can
> be moved to common initialization logic.

If that were true we could get rid of gfp_zero entirely and hard-code
__GFP_ZERO in the memory allocator! mmu_shadowed_info_cache is the one
that does not set __GFP_ZERO.

>
> Signed-off-by: Vipin Sharma <vipinsh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c | 1 -
> arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c | 1 -
> arch/riscv/kvm/mmu.c | 1 -
> arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c | 1 -
> arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c | 6 ------
> include/linux/kvm_types.h | 4 +++-
> 6 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
> index 2b3d88e4ace8..b4243978d962 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
> @@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> bitmap_zero(vcpu->arch.features, KVM_VCPU_MAX_FEATURES);
>
> INIT_KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE(&vcpu->arch.mmu_page_cache);
> - vcpu->arch.mmu_page_cache.gfp_zero = __GFP_ZERO;
>
> /*
> * Default value for the FP state, will be overloaded at load
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
> index 8a56f071ca66..133eba96c41f 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
> @@ -904,7 +904,6 @@ int kvm_phys_addr_ioremap(struct kvm *kvm, phys_addr_t guest_ipa,
> if (is_protected_kvm_enabled())
> return -EPERM;
>
> - cache.gfp_zero = __GFP_ZERO;
> size += offset_in_page(guest_ipa);
> guest_ipa &= PAGE_MASK;
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/mmu.c
> index bdd8c17958dd..62550fd91c70 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kvm/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/mmu.c
> @@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ int kvm_riscv_gstage_ioremap(struct kvm *kvm, gpa_t gpa,
> phys_addr_t addr, end;
> KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE(pcache);
>
> - pcache.gfp_zero = __GFP_ZERO;
> if (in_atomic)
> pcache.gfp_custom = GFP_ATOMIC | __GFP_ACCOUNT;
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c
> index bc743e9122d1..f5a96ed1e426 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c
> @@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> /* Mark this VCPU never ran */
> vcpu->arch.ran_atleast_once = false;
> INIT_KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE(&vcpu->arch.mmu_page_cache);
> - vcpu->arch.mmu_page_cache.gfp_zero = __GFP_ZERO;
> bitmap_zero(vcpu->arch.isa, RISCV_ISA_EXT_MAX);
>
> /* Setup ISA features available to VCPU */
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> index b706087ef74e..d96afc849ee8 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> @@ -5963,14 +5963,11 @@ int kvm_mmu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>
> INIT_KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE(&vcpu->arch.mmu_pte_list_desc_cache);
> vcpu->arch.mmu_pte_list_desc_cache.kmem_cache = pte_list_desc_cache;
> - vcpu->arch.mmu_pte_list_desc_cache.gfp_zero = __GFP_ZERO;
>
> INIT_KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE(&vcpu->arch.mmu_page_header_cache);
> vcpu->arch.mmu_page_header_cache.kmem_cache = mmu_page_header_cache;
> - vcpu->arch.mmu_page_header_cache.gfp_zero = __GFP_ZERO;
>
> INIT_KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE(&vcpu->arch.mmu_shadow_page_cache);
> - vcpu->arch.mmu_shadow_page_cache.gfp_zero = __GFP_ZERO;
> mutex_init(&vcpu->arch.mmu_shadow_page_cache_lock);
>
> INIT_KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE(&vcpu->arch.mmu_shadowed_info_cache);
> @@ -6138,14 +6135,11 @@ int kvm_mmu_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
>
> INIT_KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE(&kvm->arch.split_page_header_cache);
> kvm->arch.split_page_header_cache.kmem_cache = mmu_page_header_cache;
> - kvm->arch.split_page_header_cache.gfp_zero = __GFP_ZERO;
>
> INIT_KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE(&kvm->arch.split_shadow_page_cache);
> - kvm->arch.split_shadow_page_cache.gfp_zero = __GFP_ZERO;
>
> INIT_KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE(&kvm->arch.split_desc_cache);
> kvm->arch.split_desc_cache.kmem_cache = pte_list_desc_cache;
> - kvm->arch.split_desc_cache.gfp_zero = __GFP_ZERO;
>
> return 0;
> }
> diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_types.h b/include/linux/kvm_types.h
> index 192516eeccac..5da7953532ce 100644
> --- a/include/linux/kvm_types.h
> +++ b/include/linux/kvm_types.h
> @@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ struct kvm_mmu_memory_cache {
> void **objects;
> };
>
> -#define KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE_INIT() { }
> +#define KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE_INIT() { \
> + .gfp_zero = __GFP_ZERO, \
> +}
>
> #define KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE(_name) \
> struct kvm_mmu_memory_cache _name = KVM_MMU_MEMORY_CACHE_INIT()
> --
> 2.40.0.rc0.216.gc4246ad0f0-goog
>