On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 06:22:42PM +0100, David Woodhouse wrote: > From: David Woodhouse <d...@amazon.co.uk> > > The vmclock device addresses the problem of live migration with > precision clocks. The tolerances of a hardware counter (e.g. TSC) are > typically around ±50PPM. A guest will use NTP/PTP/PPS to discipline that > counter against an external source of 'real' time, and track the precise > frequency of the counter as it changes with environmental conditions. > > When a guest is live migrated, anything it knows about the frequency of > the underlying counter becomes invalid. It may move from a host where > the counter running at -50PPM of its nominal frequency, to a host where > it runs at +50PPM. There will also be a step change in the value of the > counter, as the correctness of its absolute value at migration is > limited by the accuracy of the source and destination host's time > synchronization. > > The device exposes a shared memory region to guests, which can be mapped > all the way to userspace. In the first phase, this merely advertises a > 'disruption_marker', which indicates that the guest should throw away any > NTP synchronization it thinks it has, and start again. > > Because the region can be exposed all the way to userspace, applications > can still use time from a fast vDSO 'system call', and check the > disruption marker to be sure that their timestamp is indeed truthful. > > The structure also allows for the precise time, as known by the host, to > be exposed directly to guests so that they don't have to wait for NTP to > resync from scratch. > > The values and fields are based on the nascent virtio-rtc specification, > and the intent is that a version (hopefully precisely this version) of > this structure will be included as an optional part of that spec. In the > meantime, a simple ACPI device along the lines of VMGENID is perfectly > sufficient. > > Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <d...@amazon.co.uk>
Isn't the existing vmgenid sufficient for this disruption marker and if not, why? > --- > Guest kernel support posted at > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/14d1626bc9ddae9d8ad19d3c508538d10f5a8e44.ca...@infradead.org/T/#u > > > hw/acpi/Kconfig | 5 + > hw/acpi/meson.build | 1 + > hw/acpi/vmclock-abi.h | 187 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > hw/acpi/vmclock.c | 176 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > hw/i386/Kconfig | 1 + > hw/i386/acpi-build.c | 10 +- > include/hw/acpi/vmclock.h | 34 +++++++ > 7 files changed, 413 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > create mode 100644 hw/acpi/vmclock-abi.h > create mode 100644 hw/acpi/vmclock.c > create mode 100644 include/hw/acpi/vmclock.h > > diff --git a/hw/acpi/Kconfig b/hw/acpi/Kconfig > index e07d3204eb..1d4e9f0845 100644 > --- a/hw/acpi/Kconfig > +++ b/hw/acpi/Kconfig > @@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ config ACPI_VMGENID > default y > depends on PC > > +config ACPI_VMCLOCK > + bool > + default y > + depends on PC > + > config ACPI_VIOT > bool > depends on ACPI > diff --git a/hw/acpi/meson.build b/hw/acpi/meson.build > index fa5c07db90..77566ae8a8 100644 > --- a/hw/acpi/meson.build > +++ b/hw/acpi/meson.build > @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ acpi_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ACPI_NVDIMM', if_false: > files('acpi-nvdimm-stub.c')) > acpi_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ACPI_PCI', if_true: files('pci.c')) > acpi_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ACPI_CXL', if_true: files('cxl.c'), if_false: > files('cxl-stub.c')) > acpi_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ACPI_VMGENID', if_true: files('vmgenid.c')) > +acpi_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ACPI_VMCLOCK', if_true: files('vmclock.c')) > acpi_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ACPI_HW_REDUCED', if_true: > files('generic_event_device.c')) > acpi_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ACPI_HMAT', if_true: files('hmat.c')) > acpi_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_ACPI_APEI', if_true: files('ghes.c'), if_false: > files('ghes-stub.c')) > diff --git a/hw/acpi/vmclock-abi.h b/hw/acpi/vmclock-abi.h > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000000..3bde10ddec > --- /dev/null > +++ b/hw/acpi/vmclock-abi.h > @@ -0,0 +1,187 @@ > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: ((GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) OR > BSD-2-Clause) */ > + > +/* > + * This structure provides a vDSO-style clock to VM guests, exposing the > + * relationship (or lack thereof) between the CPU clock (TSC, timebase, arch > + * counter, etc.) and real time. It is designed to address the problem of > + * live migration, which other clock enlightenments do not. > + * > + * When a guest is live migrated, this affects the clock in two ways. > + * > + * First, even between identical hosts the actual frequency of the underlying > + * counter will change within the tolerances of its specification (typically > + * ±50PPM, or 4 seconds a day). This frequency also varies over time on the > + * same host, but can be tracked by NTP as it generally varies slowly. With > + * live migration there is a step change in the frequency, with no warning. > + * > + * Second, there may be a step change in the value of the counter itself, as > + * its accuracy is limited by the precision of the NTP synchronization on the > + * source and destination hosts. > + * > + * So any calibration (NTP, PTP, etc.) which the guest has done on the source > + * host before migration is invalid, and needs to be redone on the new host. > + * > + * In its most basic mode, this structure provides only an indication to the > + * guest that live migration has occurred. This allows the guest to know that > + * its clock is invalid and take remedial action. For applications that need > + * reliable accurate timestamps (e.g. distributed databases), the structure > + * can be mapped all the way to userspace. This allows the application to see > + * directly for itself that the clock is disrupted and take appropriate > + * action, even when using a vDSO-style method to get the time instead of a > + * system call. > + * > + * In its more advanced mode. this structure can also be used to expose the > + * precise relationship of the CPU counter to real time, as calibrated by the > + * host. This means that userspace applications can have accurate time > + * immediately after live migration, rather than having to pause operations > + * and wait for NTP to recover. This mode does, of course, rely on the > + * counter being reliable and consistent across CPUs. > + * > + * Note that this must be true UTC, never with smeared leap seconds. If a > + * guest wishes to construct a smeared clock, it can do so. Presenting a > + * smeared clock through this interface would be problematic because it > + * actually messes with the apparent counter *period*. A linear smearing > + * of 1 ms per second would effectively tweak the counter period by 1000PPM > + * at the start/end of the smearing period, while a sinusoidal smear would > + * basically be impossible to represent. > + * > + * This structure is offered with the intent that it be adopted into the > + * nascent virtio-rtc standard, as a virtio-rtc that does not address the > live > + * migration problem seems a little less than fit for purpose. For that > + * reason, certain fields use precisely the same numeric definitions as in > + * the virtio-rtc proposal. The structure can also be exposed through an ACPI > + * device with the CID "VMCLOCK", modelled on the "VMGENID" device except for > + * the fact that it uses a real _CRS to convey the address of the structure > + * (which should be a full page, to allow for mapping directly to userspace). > + */ > + > +#ifndef __VMCLOCK_ABI_H__ > +#define __VMCLOCK_ABI_H__ > + > +#ifdef __KERNEL__ > +#include <linux/types.h> > +#else > +#include <stdint.h> > +#endif > + > +struct vmclock_abi { > + /* CONSTANT FIELDS */ > + uint32_t magic; > +#define VMCLOCK_MAGIC 0x4b4c4356 /* "VCLK" */ > + uint32_t size; /* Size of region containing this structure */ > + uint16_t version; /* 1 */ > + uint8_t counter_id; /* Matches VIRTIO_RTC_COUNTER_xxx except INVALID */ > +#define VMCLOCK_COUNTER_ARM_VCNT 0 > +#define VMCLOCK_COUNTER_X86_TSC 1 > +#define VMCLOCK_COUNTER_INVALID 0xff > + uint8_t time_type; /* Matches VIRTIO_RTC_TYPE_xxx */ > +#define VMCLOCK_TIME_UTC 0 /* Since 1970-01-01 > 00:00:00z */ > +#define VMCLOCK_TIME_TAI 1 /* Since 1970-01-01 > 00:00:00z */ > +#define VMCLOCK_TIME_MONOTONIC 2 /* Since > undefined epoch */ > +#define VMCLOCK_TIME_INVALID_SMEARED 3 /* Not supported */ > +#define VMCLOCK_TIME_INVALID_MAYBE_SMEARED 4 /* Not supported */ > + > + /* NON-CONSTANT FIELDS PROTECTED BY SEQCOUNT LOCK */ > + uint32_t seq_count; /* Low bit means an update is in progress */ > + /* > + * This field changes to another non-repeating value when the CPU > + * counter is disrupted, for example on live migration. This lets > + * the guest know that it should discard any calibration it has > + * performed of the counter against external sources (NTP/PTP/etc.). > + */ > + uint64_t disruption_marker; > + uint64_t flags; > + /* Indicates that the tai_offset_sec field is valid */ > +#define VMCLOCK_FLAG_TAI_OFFSET_VALID (1 << 0) > + /* > + * Optionally used to notify guests of pending maintenance events. > + * A guest which provides latency-sensitive services may wish to > + * remove itself from service if an event is coming up. Two flags > + * indicate the approximate imminence of the event. > + */ > +#define VMCLOCK_FLAG_DISRUPTION_SOON (1 << 1) /* About a day */ > +#define VMCLOCK_FLAG_DISRUPTION_IMMINENT (1 << 2) /* About an hour */ > +#define VMCLOCK_FLAG_PERIOD_ESTERROR_VALID (1 << 3) > +#define VMCLOCK_FLAG_PERIOD_MAXERROR_VALID (1 << 4) > +#define VMCLOCK_FLAG_TIME_ESTERROR_VALID (1 << 5) > +#define VMCLOCK_FLAG_TIME_MAXERROR_VALID (1 << 6) > + /* > + * If the MONOTONIC flag is set then (other than leap seconds) it is > + * guaranteed that the time calculated according this structure at > + * any given moment shall never appear to be later than the time > + * calculated via the structure at any *later* moment. > + * > + * In particular, a timestamp based on a counter reading taken > + * immediately after setting the low bit of seq_count (and the > + * associated memory barrier), using the previously-valid time and > + * period fields, shall never be later than a timestamp based on > + * a counter reading taken immediately before *clearing* the low > + * bit again after the update, using the about-to-be-valid fields. > + */ > +#define VMCLOCK_FLAG_TIME_MONOTONIC (1 << 7) > + > + uint8_t pad[2]; > + uint8_t clock_status; > +#define VMCLOCK_STATUS_UNKNOWN 0 > +#define VMCLOCK_STATUS_INITIALIZING 1 > +#define VMCLOCK_STATUS_SYNCHRONIZED 2 > +#define VMCLOCK_STATUS_FREERUNNING 3 > +#define VMCLOCK_STATUS_UNRELIABLE 4 > + > + /* > + * The time exposed through this device is never smeared. This field > + * corresponds to the 'subtype' field in virtio-rtc, which indicates > + * the smearing method. However in this case it provides a *hint* to > + * the guest operating system, such that *if* the guest OS wants to > + * provide its users with an alternative clock which does not follow > + * UTC, it may do so in a fashion consistent with the other systems > + * in the nearby environment. > + */ > + uint8_t leap_second_smearing_hint; /* Matches VIRTIO_RTC_SUBTYPE_xxx */ > +#define VMCLOCK_SMEARING_STRICT 0 > +#define VMCLOCK_SMEARING_NOON_LINEAR 1 > +#define VMCLOCK_SMEARING_UTC_SLS 2 > + int16_t tai_offset_sec; > + uint8_t leap_indicator; > + /* > + * This field is based on the the VIRTIO_RTC_LEAP_xxx values as > + * defined in the current draft of virtio-rtc, but since smearing > + * cannot be used with the shared memory device, some values are > + * not used. > + * > + * The _POST_POS and _POST_NEG values allow the guest to perform > + * its own smearing during the day or so after a leap second when > + * such smearing may need to continue being applied for a leap > + * second which is now theoretically "historical". > + */ > +#define VMCLOCK_LEAP_NONE 0x00 /* No known nearby leap second */ > +#define VMCLOCK_LEAP_PRE_POS 0x01 /* Positive leap second at EOM */ > +#define VMCLOCK_LEAP_PRE_NEG 0x02 /* Negative leap second at EOM */ > +#define VMCLOCK_LEAP_POS 0x03 /* Set during 23:59:60 second */ > +#define VMCLOCK_LEAP_POST_POS 0x04 > +#define VMCLOCK_LEAP_POST_NEG 0x05 > + > + /* Bit shift for counter_period_frac_sec and its error rate */ > + uint8_t counter_period_shift; > + /* > + * Paired values of counter and UTC at a given point in time. > + */ > + uint64_t counter_value; > + /* > + * Counter frequency, and error margin. The unit of these fields is > + * seconds >> (64 + counter_period_shift) > + */ > + uint64_t counter_period_frac_sec; > + uint64_t counter_period_esterror_rate_frac_sec; > + uint64_t counter_period_maxerror_rate_frac_sec; > + > + /* > + * Time according to time_type field above. > + */ > + uint64_t time_sec; /* Seconds since time_type epoch */ > + uint64_t time_frac_sec; /* (seconds >> 64) */ > + uint64_t time_esterror_nanosec; > + uint64_t time_maxerror_nanosec; > +}; > + > +#endif /* __VMCLOCK_ABI_H__ */ > diff --git a/hw/acpi/vmclock.c b/hw/acpi/vmclock.c > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000000..acf91b54c2 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/hw/acpi/vmclock.c > @@ -0,0 +1,176 @@ > +/* > + * Virtual Machine Clock Device > + * > + * Copyright © 2024 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. > + * > + * Authors: David Woodhouse <dw...@infradead.org> > + * > + * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later. > + * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory. > + */ > + > +#include "qemu/osdep.h" > +#include "qapi/error.h" > +#include "qemu/module.h" > +#include "hw/i386/e820_memory_layout.h" > +#include "hw/acpi/acpi.h" > +#include "hw/acpi/aml-build.h" > +#include "hw/acpi/vmclock.h" > +#include "hw/nvram/fw_cfg.h" > +#include "hw/qdev-properties.h" > +#include "hw/qdev-properties-system.h" > +#include "migration/vmstate.h" > +#include "sysemu/reset.h" > + > +#include "vmclock-abi.h" > + > +void vmclock_build_acpi(VmclockState *vms, GArray *table_data, > + BIOSLinker *linker, const char *oem_id) > +{ > + Aml *ssdt, *dev, *scope, *method, *addr, *crs; > + AcpiTable table = { .sig = "SSDT", .rev = 1, > + .oem_id = oem_id, .oem_table_id = "VMCLOCK" }; > + > + /* Put VMCLOCK into a separate SSDT table */ > + acpi_table_begin(&table, table_data); > + ssdt = init_aml_allocator(); > + > + scope = aml_scope("\\_SB"); > + dev = aml_device("VCLK"); > + aml_append(dev, aml_name_decl("_HID", aml_string("QEMUVCLK"))); > + aml_append(dev, aml_name_decl("_CID", aml_string("VMCLOCK"))); > + aml_append(dev, aml_name_decl("_DDN", aml_string("VMCLOCK"))); > + > + /* Simple status method */ > + method = aml_method("_STA", 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED); > + addr = aml_local(0); > + aml_append(method, aml_store(aml_int(0xf), addr)); > + aml_append(method, aml_return(addr)); > + aml_append(dev, method); > + > + crs = aml_resource_template(); > + aml_append(crs, aml_qword_memory(AML_POS_DECODE, > + AML_MIN_FIXED, AML_MAX_FIXED, > + AML_CACHEABLE, AML_READ_ONLY, > + 0xffffffffffffffffULL, > + vms->physaddr, > + vms->physaddr + VMCLOCK_SIZE - 1, > + 0, VMCLOCK_SIZE)); > + aml_append(dev, aml_name_decl("_CRS", crs)); > + aml_append(scope, dev); > + aml_append(ssdt, scope); > + > + g_array_append_vals(table_data, ssdt->buf->data, ssdt->buf->len); > + acpi_table_end(linker, &table); > + free_aml_allocator(); > +} > + > +static void vmclock_update_guest(VmclockState *vms) > +{ > + if (!vms->clk) { > + return; > + } > + vms->clk->seq_count |= 1; > + smp_wmb(); > + > + vms->clk->disruption_marker++; > + > + smp_wmb(); > + vms->clk->seq_count += 1; > +} > + > +/* After restoring an image, we need to update the guest memory and notify > + * it of a potential change to VM Generation ID > + */ > +static int vmclock_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id) > +{ > + VmclockState *vms = opaque; > + vmclock_update_guest(vms); > + return 0; > +} > + > +static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vmclock = { > + .name = "vmclock", > + .version_id = 1, > + .minimum_version_id = 1, > + .post_load = vmclock_post_load, > + .fields = (const VMStateField[]) { > + VMSTATE_UINT64(physaddr, VmclockState), > + VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST() > + }, > +}; > + > +static void vmclock_handle_reset(void *opaque) > +{ > + VmclockState *vms = VMCLOCK(opaque); > + > + if (!memory_region_is_mapped(&vms->clk_page)) { > + memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(get_system_memory(), > + vms->physaddr, > + &vms->clk_page, 0); > + } > +} > + > +static void vmclock_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp) > +{ > + VmclockState *vms = VMCLOCK(dev); > + > + /* Given that this function is executing, there is at least one VMCLOCK > + * device. Check if there are several. > + */ > + if (!find_vmclock_dev()) { > + error_setg(errp, "at most one %s device is permitted", TYPE_VMCLOCK); > + return; > + } > + > + vms->physaddr = VMCLOCK_ADDR; > + > + e820_add_entry(vms->physaddr, VMCLOCK_SIZE, E820_RESERVED); > + > + memory_region_init_ram(&vms->clk_page, OBJECT(dev), "vmclock_page", > + VMCLOCK_SIZE, &error_abort); > + memory_region_set_enabled(&vms->clk_page, true); > + vms->clk = memory_region_get_ram_ptr(&vms->clk_page); > + memset(vms->clk, 0, VMCLOCK_SIZE); > + > + vms->clk->magic = cpu_to_le32(VMCLOCK_MAGIC); > + vms->clk->size = cpu_to_le16(VMCLOCK_SIZE); > + vms->clk->version = cpu_to_le16(1); > + > + /* These are all zero and thus default, but be explicit */ > + vms->clk->clock_status = VMCLOCK_STATUS_UNKNOWN; > + vms->clk->counter_id = VMCLOCK_COUNTER_INVALID; > + > + qemu_register_reset(vmclock_handle_reset, vms); > + > + vmclock_update_guest(vms); > +} > + > +static Property vmclock_device_properties[] = { > + DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(), > +}; > + > +static void vmclock_device_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data) > +{ > + DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass); > + > + dc->vmsd = &vmstate_vmclock; > + dc->realize = vmclock_realize; > + device_class_set_props(dc, vmclock_device_properties); > + dc->hotpluggable = false; > + set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_MISC, dc->categories); > +} > + > +static const TypeInfo vmclock_device_info = { > + .name = TYPE_VMCLOCK, > + .parent = TYPE_DEVICE, > + .instance_size = sizeof(VmclockState), > + .class_init = vmclock_device_class_init, > +}; > + > +static void vmclock_register_types(void) > +{ > + type_register_static(&vmclock_device_info); > +} > + > +type_init(vmclock_register_types) > diff --git a/hw/i386/Kconfig b/hw/i386/Kconfig > index f4a33b6c08..86b00bb94f 100644 > --- a/hw/i386/Kconfig > +++ b/hw/i386/Kconfig > @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ config PC > select SERIAL_ISA > select ACPI_PCI > select ACPI_VMGENID > + select ACPI_VMCLOCK > select VIRTIO_PMEM_SUPPORTED > select VIRTIO_MEM_SUPPORTED > select HV_BALLOON_SUPPORTED > diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c > index 5d4bd2b710..e4dfad148e 100644 > --- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c > +++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c > @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ > #include "sysemu/tpm.h" > #include "hw/acpi/tpm.h" > #include "hw/acpi/vmgenid.h" > +#include "hw/acpi/vmclock.h" > #include "hw/acpi/erst.h" > #include "hw/acpi/piix4.h" > #include "sysemu/tpm_backend.h" > @@ -2505,7 +2506,7 @@ void acpi_build(AcpiBuildTables *tables, MachineState > *machine) > uint8_t *u; > GArray *tables_blob = tables->table_data; > AcpiSlicOem slic_oem = { .id = NULL, .table_id = NULL }; > - Object *vmgenid_dev; > + Object *vmgenid_dev, *vmclock_dev; > char *oem_id; > char *oem_table_id; > > @@ -2578,6 +2579,13 @@ void acpi_build(AcpiBuildTables *tables, MachineState > *machine) > tables->vmgenid, tables->linker, x86ms->oem_id); > } > > + vmclock_dev = find_vmclock_dev(); > + if (vmclock_dev) { > + acpi_add_table(table_offsets, tables_blob); > + vmclock_build_acpi(VMCLOCK(vmclock_dev), tables_blob, tables->linker, > + x86ms->oem_id); > + } > + > if (misc.has_hpet) { > acpi_add_table(table_offsets, tables_blob); > build_hpet(tables_blob, tables->linker, x86ms->oem_id, > diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/vmclock.h b/include/hw/acpi/vmclock.h > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000000..5605605812 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/include/hw/acpi/vmclock.h > @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ > +#ifndef ACPI_VMCLOCK_H > +#define ACPI_VMCLOCK_H > + > +#include "hw/acpi/bios-linker-loader.h" > +#include "hw/qdev-core.h" > +#include "qemu/uuid.h" > +#include "qom/object.h" > + > +#define TYPE_VMCLOCK "vmclock" > + > +#define VMCLOCK_ADDR 0xfeffb000 > +#define VMCLOCK_SIZE 0x1000 > + > +OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(VmclockState, VMCLOCK) > + > +struct vmclock_abi; > + > +struct VmclockState { > + DeviceState parent_obj; > + MemoryRegion clk_page; > + uint64_t physaddr; > + struct vmclock_abi *clk; > +}; > + > +/* returns NULL unless there is exactly one device */ > +static inline Object *find_vmclock_dev(void) > +{ > + return object_resolve_path_type("", TYPE_VMCLOCK, NULL); > +} > + > +void vmclock_build_acpi(VmclockState *vms, GArray *table_data, > + BIOSLinker *linker, const char *oem_id); > + > +#endif > -- > 2.44.0 > >