On 2012-01-30 16:07, Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 01/17/2012 08:40 PM, Eric B Munson wrote:
>> Now that we have a flag that will tell the guest it was suspended, create an
>> interface for that communication using a KVM ioctl.
>>
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
>> index e1d94bf..1931e5c 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
>> @@ -1491,6 +1491,19 @@ following algorithm:
>> Some guests configure the LINT1 NMI input to cause a panic, aiding in
>> debugging.
>>
>> +4.65 KVMCLOCK_GUEST_PAUSED
>> +
>> +Capability: KVM_CAP_GUEST_PAUSED
>> +Architechtures: Any that implement pvclocks (currently x86 only)
>> +Type: vcpu ioctl
>
> vm ioctl.
>
>> +Parameters: None
>> +Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
>> +
>> +This signals to the host kernel that the specified guest is being paused by
>> +userspace. The host will set a flag in the pvclock structure that is checked
>> +from the soft lockup watchdog. This ioctl can be called during pause or
>> +unpause.
>> +
>> 5. The kvm_run structure
>>
>>
>> +/*
>> + * kvm_set_guest_paused() indicates to the guest kernel that it has been
>> + * stopped by the hypervisor. This function will be called from the host only.
>> + */
>> +static int kvm_set_guest_paused(struct kvm *kvm)
>> +{
>> + struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
>> + struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info *src;
>> + int i;
>> +
>> + kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
>> + if (!vcpu->arch.time_page)
>> + continue;
>> + src = &vcpu->arch.hv_clock;
>> + src->flags |= PVCLOCK_GUEST_STOPPED;
>
> This looks racy. The vcpu can remove its kvmclock concurrently with
> this access, and src will be NULL.
There is no race here (src is member of the vcpu), but arch.time might
have become invalid. KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE instead of mark_page_dirty
would indeed be the way to go. Trivial solution, I would say.
However, the concept of "guest stopped" has VM, not VCPU scope. That
makes the call more appropriate as a VM ioctl. If that thing should
really become per-vcpu, at least call it KVMCLOCK_VCPU_STOPPED.
Jan
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