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amd64: Add sysctl knobs for loader tunables
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Authored by zlei on Oct 16 2023, 5:22 PM.
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Summary

The following loader tunable do not have corresponding sysctl MIB
entries. Add them so that they can be retrieved, and sysctl -T will
also report them correctly.

  1. hw.clflush_disable
  2. hw.memtest.tests
  3. hw.skz63_enable
  4. hw.use_xsave
  5. hw.vmm.ept.use_exec_only
  6. hw.vmm.ept.use_hw_ad_bits
  7. hw.vmm.ept.use_superpages
  8. hw.vmm.npt.enable_superpage
  9. hw.xsave_mask

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zlei created this revision.Oct 16 2023, 5:22 PM
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zlei requested review of this revision.Oct 16 2023, 5:22 PM
zlei added a parent revision: D42251: vmx: Prefer consistent naming for loader tunables.Oct 17 2023, 9:50 AM
alc added inline comments.Oct 17 2023, 5:09 PM
sys/amd64/vmm/amd/npt.c
51
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I would suggest initializing the variables at their definitions, rather than at run-time.

kib added inline comments.Oct 17 2023, 5:44 PM
sys/amd64/amd64/fpu.c
173

The description is wrong.

That said, I do not see much use for these and other x86-related tunables to be exposed as sysctl. They are debugging tools, useful only for people who understand the code.

zlei added inline comments.Oct 18 2023, 3:24 AM
sys/amd64/amd64/fpu.c
173

Thanks for the explanation.
That make sense. Those tunables are not documented and confused me until git blame shows theirs history.

zlei mentioned this in D42218: x86: Add sysctl knobs for loader tunables.Oct 18 2023, 3:28 AM
zlei added a child revision: D42274: pmap: Prefer consistent naming for loader tunable.Oct 18 2023, 10:32 AM
kib added inline comments.Oct 18 2023, 4:40 PM
sys/amd64/amd64/fpu.c
173

If you want to add some information about these tunables, a source comment would be appropriate.

patmaddox added a subscriber: patmaddox.Oct 19 2023, 9:43 PM
zlei abandoned this revision.Oct 20 2023, 9:28 AM

Abandoned as no need to add sysctl knobs for debugging purpose only tunables.

They are debugging tools, useful only for people who understand the code.

sys/amd64/vmm/amd/npt.c
66

Actually the flag enable_superpage can be retrieved from npt_flags which is exposed via sysctl MIB hw.vmm.npt.pmap_flags.

So hw.vmm.npt.enable_superpage should be for debugging purpose only. A new sysctl knob for it is redundant.

sys/amd64/vmm/intel/ept.c
76

Redundant.
They can be retrieved from sysctl MIB hw.vmm.ept.pmap_flags.

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