Since kvmppc_hv_find_lock_hpte() is called from both virtmode and realmode, so it can trigger the deadlock. Suppose the following scene: Two physical cpuM, cpuN, two VM instances A, B, each VM has a group of vcpus. If on cpuM, vcpu_A_1 holds bitlock X (HPTE_V_HVLOCK), then is switched out, and on cpuN, vcpu_A_2 try to lock X in realmode, then cpuN will be caught in realmode for a long time. What makes things even worse if the following happens, On cpuM, bitlockX is hold, on cpuN, Y is hold. vcpu_B_2 try to lock Y on cpuM in realmode vcpu_A_2 try to lock X on cpuN in realmode Oops! deadlock happens Signed-off-by: Liu Ping Fan <pingfank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c index 043eec8..28160ac 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c @@ -474,8 +474,10 @@ static int kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_hv_xlate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t eaddr, } /* Find the HPTE in the hash table */ + preempt_disable(); index = kvmppc_hv_find_lock_hpte(kvm, eaddr, slb_v, HPTE_V_VALID | HPTE_V_ABSENT); + preempt_enable(); if (index < 0) return -ENOENT; hptep = (unsigned long *)(kvm->arch.hpt_virt + (index << 4)); -- 1.8.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm-ppc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
