From: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@xxxxxxxxxxx> WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 1952 at arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c:1529 kvm_lapic_expired_hv_timer+0xb5/0xd0 [kvm] CPU: 3 PID: 1952 Comm: qemu-system-x86 Not tainted 4.12.0-rc1+ #24 RIP: 0010:kvm_lapic_expired_hv_timer+0xb5/0xd0 [kvm] Call Trace: handle_preemption_timer+0xe/0x20 [kvm_intel] vmx_handle_exit+0xc9/0x15f0 [kvm_intel] ? lock_acquire+0xdb/0x250 ? lock_acquire+0xdb/0x250 ? kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0xdf3/0x1ce0 [kvm] kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run+0xe55/0x1ce0 [kvm] kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x384/0x7b0 [kvm] ? kvm_vcpu_ioctl+0x384/0x7b0 [kvm] ? __fget+0xf3/0x210 do_vfs_ioctl+0xa4/0x700 ? __fget+0x114/0x210 SyS_ioctl+0x79/0x90 do_syscall_64+0x8f/0x750 ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x1a/0x1c entry_SYSCALL64_slow_path+0x25/0x25 This can be reproduced sporadically during boot L2 on a preemptible L1, and splat on L1. CPU0 CPU1 vmx_cancel_hv_timer vCPU0's vmx->hv_deadline_tsc = -1 preempt occur clear preemption timer field in CPU1's active vmcs vCPU0's apic_timer.hv_timer_in_use = false vmx_vcpu_run(vCPU0) vmx_arm_hv_timer if (vmx->hv_deadline_tsc == -1) nothing change handle_preemption_timer(vCPU0) kvm_lapic_expired_hv_timer WARN_ON(!apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use); Preemption can occur during cancel preemption timer, and there will be inconsistent status in lapic, vmx and vmcs field. This patch fixes it by disable preemption for cancelling preemption timer. Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c index c329d28..6e6f345 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c @@ -1495,8 +1495,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_lapic_hv_timer_in_use); static void cancel_hv_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic) { + preempt_disable(); kvm_x86_ops->cancel_hv_timer(apic->vcpu); apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use = false; + preempt_enable(); } static bool start_hv_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic) -- 2.7.4