KVM_REQ_UNBLOCK will be used to exit a vcpu from its inner vcpu halt emulation loop. Rename KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER to KVM_REQ_UNBLOCK, switch PowerPC to arch specific request bit. Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@xxxxxxxxxx> Index: kvm/include/linux/kvm_host.h =================================================================== --- kvm.orig/include/linux/kvm_host.h +++ kvm/include/linux/kvm_host.h @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static inline bool is_error_page(struct */ #define KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH (0 | KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP) #define KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD (1 | KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP) -#define KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER 2 +#define KVM_REQ_UNBLOCK 2 #define KVM_REQ_UNHALT 3 #define KVM_REQUEST_ARCH_BASE 8 Index: kvm/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c =================================================================== --- kvm.orig/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c +++ kvm/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c @@ -2794,6 +2794,8 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_check_block(struct k goto out; if (signal_pending(current)) goto out; + if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_UNBLOCK, vcpu)) + goto out; ret = 0; out: Index: kvm/Documentation/virt/kvm/vcpu-requests.rst =================================================================== --- kvm.orig/Documentation/virt/kvm/vcpu-requests.rst +++ kvm/Documentation/virt/kvm/vcpu-requests.rst @@ -118,10 +118,11 @@ KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD necessary to inform each VCPU to completely refresh the tables. This request is used for that. -KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER +KVM_REQ_UNBLOCK This request may be made from a timer handler run on the host on behalf - of a VCPU. It informs the VCPU thread to inject a timer interrupt. + of a VCPU, or when device assignment is performed. It informs the VCPU to + exit the vcpu halt inner loop. KVM_REQ_UNHALT Index: kvm/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h =================================================================== --- kvm.orig/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h +++ kvm/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ /* PPC-specific vcpu->requests bit members */ #define KVM_REQ_WATCHDOG KVM_ARCH_REQ(0) #define KVM_REQ_EPR_EXIT KVM_ARCH_REQ(1) +#define KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER KVM_ARCH_REQ(2) #include <linux/mmu_notifier.h> Index: kvm/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c =================================================================== --- kvm.orig/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c +++ kvm/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c @@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ static void apic_timer_expired(struct kv } atomic_inc(&apic->lapic_timer.pending); - kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER, vcpu); + kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_UNBLOCK, vcpu); if (from_timer_fn) kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu); } Index: kvm/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c =================================================================== --- kvm.orig/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +++ kvm/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c @@ -9300,7 +9300,7 @@ static int vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcp if (r <= 0) break; - kvm_clear_request(KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER, vcpu); + kvm_clear_request(KVM_REQ_UNBLOCK, vcpu); if (kvm_cpu_has_pending_timer(vcpu)) kvm_inject_pending_timer_irqs(vcpu);