Drop the local "kick" variable and the unnecessary "fallthrough" logic from sev_snp_ap_creation(), and simply pivot on the request when deciding whether or not to immediate force a state update on the target vCPU. No functional change intended. Reviewed-by: Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta@xxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c | 15 +++++---------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c index bad5834ec143..ccac840ee7be 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c @@ -3938,7 +3938,6 @@ static int sev_snp_ap_creation(struct vcpu_svm *svm) struct vcpu_svm *target_svm; unsigned int request; unsigned int apic_id; - bool kick; int ret; request = lower_32_bits(svm->vmcb->control.exit_info_1); @@ -3956,18 +3955,10 @@ static int sev_snp_ap_creation(struct vcpu_svm *svm) target_svm = to_svm(target_vcpu); - /* - * The target vCPU is valid, so the vCPU will be kicked unless the - * request is for CREATE_ON_INIT. - */ - kick = true; - mutex_lock(&target_svm->sev_es.snp_vmsa_mutex); switch (request) { case SVM_VMGEXIT_AP_CREATE_ON_INIT: - kick = false; - fallthrough; case SVM_VMGEXIT_AP_CREATE: if (vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RAX] != sev->vmsa_features) { vcpu_unimpl(vcpu, "vmgexit: mismatched AP sev_features [%#lx] != [%#llx] from guest\n", @@ -4012,7 +4003,11 @@ static int sev_snp_ap_creation(struct vcpu_svm *svm) target_svm->sev_es.snp_ap_waiting_for_reset = true; - if (kick) { + /* + * Unless Creation is deferred until INIT, signal the vCPU to update + * its state. + */ + if (request != SVM_VMGEXIT_AP_CREATE_ON_INIT) { kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_UPDATE_PROTECTED_GUEST_STATE, target_vcpu); kvm_vcpu_kick(target_vcpu); } -- 2.48.1.711.g2feabab25a-goog