Re: [PATCH 07/12] KVM: nVMX: Disable vmcs02 posted interrupts if vmcs12 PID isn't mappable

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On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 5:11 PM Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Can we instead word it along the lines of:
>
>   Defer the KVM_INTERNAL_EXIT until KVM actually attempts to consume the posted
>   interrupt descriptor on behalf of the vCPU.  Note, KVM may process posted
>   interrupts when it architecturally should not.  Bugs aside, userspace can at
>   least rely on KVM to not process posted interrupts if there is no (posted?)
>   interrupt activity whatsoever.

How about:

Defer the KVM_INTERNAL_EXIT until KVM tries to access the contents of
the VMCS12 posted interrupt descriptor. (Note that KVM may do this
when it should not, per the architectural specification.)



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