[PATCH] KVM: VMX: Conditionally reload debug register 6

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Only reload debug register 6 if we're running with the guest's
debug registers.  Saves around 150 cycles from the guest lightweight
exit path.

Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c |    6 ++++--
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 05cd554..70b0c54 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -3629,7 +3629,8 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 */
 	vmcs_writel(HOST_CR0, read_cr0());
 
-	set_debugreg(vcpu->arch.dr6, 6);
+	if (vcpu->arch.switch_db_regs)
+		set_debugreg(vcpu->arch.dr6, 6);
 
 	asm(
 		/* Store host registers */
@@ -3731,7 +3732,8 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 				  | (1 << VCPU_EXREG_PDPTR));
 	vcpu->arch.regs_dirty = 0;
 
-	get_debugreg(vcpu->arch.dr6, 6);
+	if (vcpu->arch.switch_db_regs)
+		get_debugreg(vcpu->arch.dr6, 6);
 
 	vmx->idt_vectoring_info = vmcs_read32(IDT_VECTORING_INFO_FIELD);
 	if (vmx->rmode.irq.pending)
-- 
1.6.4.1

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