KVM: VMX: Handle preemption timer fastpath
authorWanpeng Li <wanpengli@tencent.com>
Wed, 6 May 2020 15:44:01 +0000 (11:44 -0400)
committerPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Fri, 15 May 2020 16:26:22 +0000 (12:26 -0400)
commit26efe2fd92e50822674acce1dbc4f2ac6fc1788f
tree7a833a54ea4b38f342c5f3bbe22e1bfc0f4138d6
parentae95f566b3d22ade75c67827f1171594dacc9a03
KVM: VMX: Handle preemption timer fastpath

This patch implements a fastpath for the preemption timer vmexit.  The vmexit
can be handled quickly so it can be performed with interrupts off and going
back directly to the guest.

Testing on SKX Server.

cyclictest in guest(w/o mwait exposed, adaptive advance lapic timer is default -1):

5540.5ns -> 4602ns       17%

kvm-unit-test/vmexit.flat:

w/o avanced timer:
tscdeadline_immed: 3028.5  -> 2494.75  17.6%
tscdeadline:       5765.7  -> 5285      8.3%

w/ adaptive advance timer default -1:
tscdeadline_immed: 3123.75 -> 2583     17.3%
tscdeadline:       4663.75 -> 4537      2.7%

Tested-by: Haiwei Li <lihaiwei@tencent.com>
Cc: Haiwei Li <lihaiwei@tencent.com>
Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@tencent.com>
Message-Id: <1588055009-12677-8-git-send-email-wanpengli@tencent.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c