Message ID | 20240112060042.19925-1-binbin.wu@linux.intel.com (mailing list archive) |
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Headers | show |
Series | Add support for LAM in QEMU | expand |
Gentle ping... Please help to review and consider applying the patch series. (The KVM part has been merged). On 1/12/2024 2:00 PM, Binbin Wu wrote: > Linear-address masking (LAM) [1], modifies the checking that is applied to > *64-bit* linear addresses, allowing software to use of the untranslated > address bits for metadata and masks the metadata bits before using them as > linear addresses to access memory. > > When the feature is virtualized and exposed to guest, it can be used for > efficient > address sanitizers (ASAN) implementation and for optimizations in JITs and > virtual machines. > > The KVM patch series can be found in [2]. > > [1] Intel ISE https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/671368 > Chapter Linear Address Masking (LAM) > [2] https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20230913124227.12574-1-binbin.wu@linux.intel.com > > --- > Changelog > v4: > - Add a reviewed-by from Xiaoyao for patch 1. > - Mask out LAM bit on CR4 if vcpu doesn't support LAM in cpu_x86_update_cr4() (Xiaoyao) > > v3: > - https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2023-07/msg04160.html > > Binbin Wu (1): > target/i386: add control bits support for LAM > > Robert Hoo (1): > target/i386: add support for LAM in CPUID enumeration > > target/i386/cpu.c | 2 +- > target/i386/cpu.h | 9 ++++++++- > target/i386/helper.c | 4 ++++ > 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > base-commit: f614acb7450282a119d85d759f27eae190476058
Ping... Hi Paolo, do you have time to have a look at this patchset? On 1/22/2024 4:55 PM, Binbin Wu wrote: > Gentle ping... > Please help to review and consider applying the patch series. (The KVM > part has been merged). > > > On 1/12/2024 2:00 PM, Binbin Wu wrote: >> Linear-address masking (LAM) [1], modifies the checking that is >> applied to >> *64-bit* linear addresses, allowing software to use of the untranslated >> address bits for metadata and masks the metadata bits before using >> them as >> linear addresses to access memory. >> >> When the feature is virtualized and exposed to guest, it can be used for >> efficient >> address sanitizers (ASAN) implementation and for optimizations in >> JITs and >> virtual machines. >> >> The KVM patch series can be found in [2]. >> >> [1] Intel ISE https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/671368 >> Chapter Linear Address Masking (LAM) >> [2] >> https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20230913124227.12574-1-binbin.wu@linux.intel.com >> >> --- >> Changelog >> v4: >> - Add a reviewed-by from Xiaoyao for patch 1. >> - Mask out LAM bit on CR4 if vcpu doesn't support LAM in >> cpu_x86_update_cr4() (Xiaoyao) >> >> v3: >> - https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2023-07/msg04160.html >> >> Binbin Wu (1): >> target/i386: add control bits support for LAM >> >> Robert Hoo (1): >> target/i386: add support for LAM in CPUID enumeration >> >> target/i386/cpu.c | 2 +- >> target/i386/cpu.h | 9 ++++++++- >> target/i386/helper.c | 4 ++++ >> 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> >> base-commit: f614acb7450282a119d85d759f27eae190476058 >
Ping... On 1/22/2024 4:55 PM, Binbin Wu wrote: > Gentle ping... > Please help to review and consider applying the patch series. (The KVM > part has been merged). > > > On 1/12/2024 2:00 PM, Binbin Wu wrote: >> Linear-address masking (LAM) [1], modifies the checking that is >> applied to >> *64-bit* linear addresses, allowing software to use of the untranslated >> address bits for metadata and masks the metadata bits before using >> them as >> linear addresses to access memory. >> >> When the feature is virtualized and exposed to guest, it can be used for >> efficient >> address sanitizers (ASAN) implementation and for optimizations in >> JITs and >> virtual machines. >> >> The KVM patch series can be found in [2]. >> >> [1] Intel ISE https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/671368 >> Chapter Linear Address Masking (LAM) >> [2] >> https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20230913124227.12574-1-binbin.wu@linux.intel.com >> >> --- >> Changelog >> v4: >> - Add a reviewed-by from Xiaoyao for patch 1. >> - Mask out LAM bit on CR4 if vcpu doesn't support LAM in >> cpu_x86_update_cr4() (Xiaoyao) >> >> v3: >> - https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2023-07/msg04160.html >> >> Binbin Wu (1): >> target/i386: add control bits support for LAM >> >> Robert Hoo (1): >> target/i386: add support for LAM in CPUID enumeration >> >> target/i386/cpu.c | 2 +- >> target/i386/cpu.h | 9 ++++++++- >> target/i386/helper.c | 4 ++++ >> 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> >> base-commit: f614acb7450282a119d85d759f27eae190476058 >
Queued, thanks. Paolo
Queued, thanks. Paolo