Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] KVM: nVMX: Rework interception of IRQs and NMIs

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On 2014-03-07 16:44, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Il 06/03/2014 18:33, Jan Kiszka ha scritto:
>> Move the check for leaving L2 on pending and intercepted IRQs or NMIs
>> from the *_allowed handler into a dedicated callback. Invoke this
>> callback at the relevant points before KVM checks if IRQs/NMIs can be
>> injected. The callback has the task to switch from L2 to L1 if needed
>> and inject the proper vmexit events.
>>
>> The rework fixes L2 wakeups from HLT and provides the foundation for
>> preemption timer emulation.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h |  2 ++
>>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c              | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c              | 15 +++++++--
>>  3 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
> 
> With this patch do we still need
> 
>         if (is_guest_mode(vcpu) && nested_exit_on_intr(vcpu))
>                 /*
>                  * We get here if vmx_interrupt_allowed() said we can't
>                  * inject to L1 now because L2 must run. The caller will have
>                  * to make L2 exit right after entry, so we can inject to L1
>                  * more promptly.
>                  */
>                 return -EBUSY;
> 
> in enable_irq_window?  If not, enable_nmi_window and enable_irq_window
> can both return void.

I don't see right now why this should have changed. We still cannot
interrupt vmlaunch/vmresume.

> 
> And perhaps, vmx_check_nested_events could use the preemption timer trick
> from Jailhouse instead of smp_send_reschedule.

That would exclude CPUs without preemption timer support...

Jan

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