Re: [PATCH] KVM: x86: Kick VCPU outside PIC lock again

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Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 02/24/2010 12:13 PM, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>>    
>>> I see.  Won't we hit the same issue when we call pic functions from
>>> atomic context during the guest entry sequence?
>>>
>>>      
>> If there are such call paths, for sure. What concrete path(s) do you
>> have in mind?
>>
>>    
> 
> vcpu_enter_guest() -> inject_pending_event() -> 
> kvm_cpu_{has,get}_interrupt() -> various pic functions if you're unlucky.

But do they kick anyone or just check/pull information? Never saw any
warnings during my tests last year (granted: with older -rt and kvm
versions).

Jan

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