KVM: x86: limit difference between kvmclock updates

kvmclock updates which are isolated to a given vcpu, such as vcpu->cpu
migration, should not allow system_timestamp from the rest of the vcpus
to remain static. Otherwise ntp frequency correction applies to one
vcpu's system_timestamp but not the others.

So in those cases, request a kvmclock update for all vcpus. The worst
case for a remote vcpu to update its kvmclock is then bounded by maximum
nohz sleep latency.

Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Gleb Natapov <gleb@redhat.com>

arch/x86/kvm/x86.c

@@ -1588,6 +1588,30 @@ static int kvm_guest_time_update(struct kvm_vcpu *v)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * kvmclock updates which are isolated to a given vcpu, such as
+ * vcpu->cpu migration, should not allow system_timestamp from
+ * the rest of the vcpus to remain static. Otherwise ntp frequency
+ * correction applies to one vcpu's system_timestamp but not
+ * the others.
+ *
+ * So in those cases, request a kvmclock update for all vcpus.
+ * The worst case for a remote vcpu to update its kvmclock
+ * is then bounded by maximum nohz sleep latency.
+ */
+
+static void kvm_gen_kvmclock_update(struct kvm_vcpu *v)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct kvm *kvm = v->kvm;
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
+
+	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
+		set_bit(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, &vcpu->requests);
+		kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
+	}
+}
+
 static bool msr_mtrr_valid(unsigned msr)
 {
 	switch (msr) {
@@ -1985,7 +2009,7 @@ int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		kvmclock_reset(vcpu);
 
 		vcpu->arch.time = data;
-		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu);
+		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu);
 
 		/* we verify if the enable bit is set... */
 		if (!(data & 1))
@@ -2702,7 +2726,7 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
 		 * kvmclock on vcpu->cpu migration
 		 */
 		if (!vcpu->kvm->arch.use_master_clock || vcpu->cpu == -1)
-			kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu);
+			kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu);
 		if (vcpu->cpu != cpu)
 			kvm_migrate_timers(vcpu);
 		vcpu->cpu = cpu;
@@ -5703,6 +5727,8 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			__kvm_migrate_timers(vcpu);
 		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_MASTERCLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu))
 			kvm_gen_update_masterclock(vcpu->kvm);
+		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu))
+			kvm_gen_kvmclock_update(vcpu);
 		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu)) {
 			r = kvm_guest_time_update(vcpu);
 			if (unlikely(r))

include/linux/kvm_host.h

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static inline bool is_error_page(struct page *page)
 #define KVM_REQ_MCLOCK_INPROGRESS 19
 #define KVM_REQ_EPR_EXIT          20
 #define KVM_REQ_SCAN_IOAPIC       21
+#define KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE 22
 
 #define KVM_USERSPACE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID		0
 #define KVM_IRQFD_RESAMPLE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID	1