2017-05-26 23:57 GMT+08:00 Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>: > > > On 21/05/2017 05:32, Wanpeng Li wrote: >> 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); > > > I think it's more like this, what do you think? > > CPU0 CPU1 > > preemption timer vmexit > handle_preemption_timer(vCPU0) > kvm_lapic_expired_hv_timer > vmx_cancel_hv_timer > vmx->hv_deadline_tsc = -1 > vmcs_clear_bits > /* hv_timer_in_use still true */ > sched_out > sched_in > kvm_arch_vcpu_load > vmx_set_hv_timer > write vmx->hv_deadline_tsc > vmcs_set_bits > /* back in kvm_lapic_expired_hv_timer */ > hv_timer_in_use = false > ... > vmx_vcpu_run > vmx_arm_hv_run > write preemption timer deadline > spurious preemption timer vmexit > handle_preemption_timer(vCPU0) > kvm_lapic_expired_hv_timer > WARN_ON(!apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use); Looks good to me, thanks for your help, Paolo. :) Regards, Wanpeng Li