Re: [patch 2/3] KVM: rename KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER to KVM_REQ_UNBLOCK

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On 25/05/21 15:41, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
-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.

A small change:

  This request informs the vCPU to exit kvm_vcpu_block.  It is used for
  example from timer handlers that run on the host on behalf of a vCPU,
  or in order to update the interrupt routing and ensure that assigned
  devices will wake up the vCPU.

Paolo




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