Re: [PATCH] kvm tools: Add 'kvm nmi' command

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On Wed, Dec 07, 2011 at 12:33:05PM +0200, Gleb Natapov wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 07, 2011 at 02:31:11PM +0400, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 07, 2011 at 12:21:52PM +0200, Gleb Natapov wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 06, 2011 at 10:42:55PM +0200, Sasha Levin wrote:
> > > > +static void handle_nmi(int fd, u32 type, u32 len, u8 *msg)
> > > > +{
> > > > +	u32 vcpu = *(u32 *)msg;
> > > > +
> > > > +	ioctl(kvm_cpus[vcpu]->vcpu_fd, KVM_NMI);
> > >
> > > You need to check that vcpu apic's LINT1 is configured to receive
> > > NMI (and not masked obviously) before injecting NMI. 
> > > 
> > 
> > I've been configuring mptable to have lint1 as nmi receiver,
> > so it should remain so I suppose (if only we've not masked it
> > somewhere else ;)
> > 
>
> That's up to the guest. mptable is just a hint to an OS on how things is
> wired in HW.
> 

Yup, but while we support linux kernels only it should be fine. Still
of course on long term we need a check.

	Cyrill
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