Re: [PATCH v2] kvm: Disable MSI/MSI-X in assigned device reset path

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On 2012-04-16 18:36, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 06:13:03PM +0200, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>> On 2012-04-16 18:08, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 05:10:07PM +0200, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>>>> On 2012-04-16 17:06, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 08:03:17AM -0600, Alex Williamson wrote:
>>>>>> The discussion on this patch seems to have fizzled, with no clear short
>>>>>> term solution.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think we are in concensus, it's just that there are
>>>>> multiple bugs still left to fix.
>>>>>
>>>>> First, we need to prevent guest from touching command
>>>>> register except for the bus master bit. Something like
>>>>
>>>> INTx is harmless as well. Denying access breaks masking for the guest.
>>>
>>> We currently mark intx as emulated, no?
>>
>> If we use the mask also in the kernel for IRQ sharing, we *monitor* it.
>>
>>> Anyway - care fixing it properly?
>>
>> There is nothing to fix.
>>
>> Jan
> 
> Guest access  to command register is a bug.
> E.g. it has no business enabling SERR as SERR crashes
> host when triggered.

Maybe a misunderstanding. I agree that other bits are not guest
business. But INTx should be excluded from this filtering and handled as
is, i.e. passed through.

Jan

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