[Bug 206579] KVM with passthrough generates "BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference" and crashes

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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=206579

--- Comment #39 from Anthony (anthonysanwo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) ---
(In reply to muncrief from comment #38)
> (In reply to Anthony from comment #37)
> > ... I just wanted to check if I am missing anything on my side as I am not
> 100% sure on how to tell avic is working looking a trace, perf stat/live. ... 
> 
> You can tell if avic is working by executing "perf kvm stat live" and then
> looking for "avic_incomplete_ipi" and "avic_unaccelerated_" in the VM-EXIT
> column. If it's not working you'll see "vintr" instead.
> 
> By the way the way "avic_unaccelerated_" is actually
> "avic_unaccelerated_access" in the code but evidently it gets truncated in
> the perf command output.

Oh if that's the case then my understanding has just been poor as I assumed the
kvm_apicv_update_request counter should be higher to show the times where apicv
has been activated and deactivated which should also be reflected in a trace.
At least that is what it reads like to me reading this patch -
https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1153605/

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