This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled KVM: x86: ignore APICv if LAPIC is not enabled to the 5.15-stable tree which can be found at: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary The filename of the patch is: kvm-x86-ignore-apicv-if-lapic-is-not-enabled.patch and it can be found in the queue-5.15 subdirectory. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree, please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it. >From 78311a514099932cd8434d5d2194aa94e56ab67c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2021 07:35:44 -0500 Subject: KVM: x86: ignore APICv if LAPIC is not enabled From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx> commit 78311a514099932cd8434d5d2194aa94e56ab67c upstream. Synchronize the two calls to kvm_x86_sync_pir_to_irr. The one in the reenter-guest fast path invoked the callback unconditionally even if LAPIC is present but disabled. In this case, there are no interrupts to deliver, and therefore posted interrupts can be ignored. Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c @@ -9723,7 +9723,7 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_v if (likely(exit_fastpath != EXIT_FASTPATH_REENTER_GUEST)) break; - if (vcpu->arch.apicv_active) + if (kvm_lapic_enabled(vcpu) && vcpu->arch.apicv_active) static_call(kvm_x86_sync_pir_to_irr)(vcpu); if (unlikely(kvm_vcpu_exit_request(vcpu))) { Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx are queue-5.15/kvm-nvmx-abide-to-kvm_req_tlb_flush_guest-request-on-nested-vmentry-vmexit.patch queue-5.15/kvm-x86-mmu-fix-tlb-flush-range-when-handling-disconnected-pt.patch queue-5.15/kvm-nvmx-flush-current-vpid-l1-vs.-l2-for-kvm_req_tlb_flush_guest.patch queue-5.15/kvm-x86-use-vcpu-arch.walk_mmu-for-kvm_mmu_invlpg.patch queue-5.15/kvm-disallow-user-memslot-with-size-that-exceeds-unsigned-long.patch queue-5.15/kvm-nvmx-emulate-guest-tlb-flush-on-nested-vm-enter-with-new-vpid12.patch queue-5.15/kvm-x86-ignore-apicv-if-lapic-is-not-enabled.patch queue-5.15/kvm-fix-avic_set_running-for-preemptable-kernels.patch queue-5.15/kvm-x86-check-pir-even-for-vcpus-with-disabled-apicv.patch queue-5.15/kvm-x86-use-a-stable-condition-around-all-vt-d-pi-paths.patch queue-5.15/kvm-mmu-shadow-nested-paging-does-not-have-pku.patch queue-5.15/kvm-ensure-local-memslot-copies-operate-on-up-to-date-arch-specific-data.patch queue-5.15/kvm-vmx-prepare-sync_pir_to_irr-for-running-with-apicv-disabled.patch