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KVM: SEV: Do cache maintenance on the source VM during intra-host migrationgrafted
Manually perform cache maintenance on the source VM during intra-host migration to ensure no stale data is left in CPU caches after the VM is destroyed. Because the source VM is "converted" to a non-SEV VM, KVM's memory reclaim flows won't trigger cache maintenance, e.g. when all guest memory is reclaimed in response to detaching from the mmu_notifier. Note, relying on the destination VM to do cache maintenance isn't an option as KVM doesn't require identical guest memory configurations, i.e. the source VM may have access to memory that the destination VM does not. Enforcing equivalent memory configurations is infeasible, as it would require a *deep* comparison of memslots, e.g. to verify that not only are the memslot identical, but what the memslots point at is also identical. Fixes: b56639318bb2 ("KVM: SEV: Add support for SEV intra host migration") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reported-by: Stefan Teodorescu <fane@google.com> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com> Message-ID: <20260923163721.1584779-3-seanjc@google.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+=================
+PCI vNTB Function
+=================
+
+:Author: Frank Li <Frank.Li@nxp.com>
+
+The difference between PCI NTB function and PCI vNTB function is
+
+PCI NTB function need at two endpoint instances and connect HOST1
+and HOST2.
+
+PCI vNTB function only use one host and one endpoint(EP), use NTB
+connect EP and PCI host
+
+.. code-block:: text
+
+
+ +------------+ +---------------------------------------+
+ | | | |
+ +------------+ | +--------------+
+ | NTB | | | NTB |
+ | NetDev | | | NetDev |
+ +------------+ | +--------------+
+ | NTB | | | NTB |
+ | Transfer | | | Transfer |
+ +------------+ | +--------------+
+ | | | | |
+ | PCI NTB | | | |
+ | EPF | | | |
+ | Driver | | | PCI Virtual |
+ | | +---------------+ | NTB Driver |
+ | | | PCI EP NTB |<------>| |
+ | | | FN Driver | | |
+ +------------+ +---------------+ +--------------+
+ | | | | | |
+ | PCI BUS | <-----> | PCI EP BUS | | Virtual PCI |
+ | | PCI | | | BUS |
+ +------------+ +---------------+--------+--------------+
+ PCI RC PCI EP
+
+Constructs used for Implementing vNTB
+=====================================
+
+ 1) Config Region
+ 2) Self Scratchpad Registers
+ 3) Peer Scratchpad Registers
+ 4) Doorbell (DB) Registers
+ 5) Memory Window (MW)
+
+
+Config Region:
+--------------
+
+It is same as PCI NTB Function driver
+
+Scratchpad Registers:
+---------------------
+
+It is appended after Config region.
+
+.. code-block:: text
+
+
+ +--------------------------------------------------+ Base
+ | |
+ | |
+ | |
+ | Common Config Register |
+ | |
+ | |
+ | |
+ +-----------------------+--------------------------+ Base + span_offset
+ | | |
+ | Peer Span Space | Span Space |
+ | | |
+ | | |
+ +-----------------------+--------------------------+ Base + span_offset
+ | | | + span_count * 4
+ | | |
+ | Span Space | Peer Span Space |
+ | | |
+ +-----------------------+--------------------------+
+ Virtual PCI Pcie Endpoint
+ NTB Driver NTB Driver
+
+
+Doorbell Registers:
+-------------------
+
+ Doorbell Registers are used by the hosts to interrupt each other.
+
+Memory Window:
+--------------
+
+ Actual transfer of data between the two hosts will happen using the
+ memory window.
+
+Modeling Constructs:
+====================
+
+32-bit BARs.
+
+====== ===============
+BAR NO CONSTRUCTS USED
+====== ===============
+BAR0 Config Region
+BAR1 Doorbell
+BAR2 Memory Window 1
+BAR3 Memory Window 2
+BAR4 Memory Window 3
+BAR5 Memory Window 4
+====== ===============
+
+64-bit BARs.
+
+====== ===============================
+BAR NO CONSTRUCTS USED
+====== ===============================
+BAR0 Config Region + Scratchpad
+BAR1
+BAR2 Doorbell
+BAR3
+BAR4 Memory Window 1
+BAR5
+====== ===============================
+
+