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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/6] xen: use domid check in is_hardware_domain



On 03/05/2014 10:45 AM, Jan Beulich wrote:
On 05.03.14 at 16:25, Daniel De Graaf <dgdegra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 03/05/2014 04:23 AM, Jan Beulich wrote:
On 04.03.14 at 23:51, Daniel De Graaf <dgdegra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
--- a/xen/arch/x86/domain.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/domain.c
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ void context_switch(struct vcpu *prev, struct vcpu *next)
           }

           set_cpuid_faulting(is_pv_vcpu(next) &&
-                           (next->domain->domain_id != 0));
+                           !is_control_domain(next->domain));

I can't see why the hardware domain (which can't be migrated)
should be prevented from seeing the real CPUID values. It's
less obvious whether a control domain should always see real
values. Hence if you think the latter should be the case (as the
change above shows), I think you should check for both cases
here.

Agreed, the hardware domain also needs to be checked for here. The
reason the control domain is present is that it needs to see real
CPUID values in order to set CPUID policy for guests based on the
real hardware values.

So don't envision a staged system where the root domain hides
some features from creation-capable ones, and those may hide
further features from their descendants? Up to where even the
controlling domains might become migratable?

Perhaps is_control_domain should be renamed to is_root_control_domain;
it is not necessary for every control domain to have is_control_domain
return true.  In fact, the domain builder I posted does not set the
is_privileged field on any guest it creates, and so once it shuts down,
there are no domains that the hypervisor considers control domains. The
XSM policy governs which domains are permitted to create, pause, and do
all the usual "control" operations.

A quick grep actually seems to point out that is_control_domain could
easily be removed, as the only references that remain are these CPUID
fields. This would end up simplifying the disaggregation model a bit.

Using is_hardware_domain here avoids that problem (as the hardware domain
may never shut down or be destroyed), so that may be the simplest
solution until a better model of who is responsible for profiling is
presented.

Then please do so, with a short note to that effect in either the
description or a code comment.

Jan

Right, this change and a comment will be in the v2 when I post it.


--
Daniel De Graaf
National Security Agency

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