Re: [PATCH v3 6/6] KVM: nVMX: Enable nested posted interrupt processing.

From: Wincy Van
Date: Wed Jan 28 2015 - 00:54:58 EST


On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 5:55 AM, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> On 24/01/2015 11:24, Wincy Van wrote:
>> if (!nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode(vmcs12) &&
>> !nested_cpu_has_apic_reg_virt(vmcs12) &&
>> - !nested_cpu_has_vid(vmcs12))
>> + !nested_cpu_has_vid(vmcs12) &&
>> + !nested_cpu_has_posted_intr(vmcs12))
>> return 0;
>>
>> if (nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode(vmcs12))
>> r = nested_vmx_check_virt_x2apic(vcpu, vmcs12);
>> if (nested_cpu_has_vid(vmcs12))
>> r |= nested_vmx_check_vid(vcpu, vmcs12);
>> + if (nested_cpu_has_posted_intr(vmcs12))
>> + r |= nested_vmx_check_posted_intr(vcpu, vmcs12);
>
> These "if"s are always true.
>

Why? L1 may config these features seperately, we should check them one by one.
e.g. L1 may enable posted interrupt processing and virtual interrupt
delivery, but leaving virtualize x2apic mode disabled, then
nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode will return false.

> Paolo
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