[PATCH 5/7] KVM: Move kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick() to common code as kvm_vcpu_should_kick()
From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Wed Oct 28 2026 - 15:25:55 EST
Dedup kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick() now that all architectures except for PPC
have identical implementations. PPC's implementation is unreachable as PPC
always invokes __kvm_vcpu_kick() with @force=true.
No functional change intended.
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c | 5 -----
arch/loongarch/kvm/vcpu.c | 5 -----
arch/mips/kvm/mips.c | 5 -----
arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c | 5 -----
arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c | 5 -----
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 5 -----
include/linux/kvm_host.h | 1 -
virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 11 ++++++++---
8 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 775d11f96813..99d540d67b5b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -128,11 +128,6 @@ bool is_kvm_arm_initialised(void)
return kvm_arm_initialised;
}
-int kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
- return kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode(vcpu) == IN_GUEST_MODE;
-}
-
int kvm_vm_ioctl_enable_cap(struct kvm *kvm,
struct kvm_enable_cap *cap)
{
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kvm/vcpu.c b/arch/loongarch/kvm/vcpu.c
index 4026b9bf9f2d..76afd386abd2 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kvm/vcpu.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kvm/vcpu.c
@@ -379,11 +379,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
vcpu->arch.mp_state.mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
}
-int kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
- return kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode(vcpu) == IN_GUEST_MODE;
-}
-
bool kvm_arch_vcpu_in_kernel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
unsigned long val;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
index c37e212bc0a3..273dd932d119 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
@@ -120,11 +120,6 @@ bool kvm_arch_vcpu_in_kernel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
return false;
}
-int kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
- return kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode(vcpu) == IN_GUEST_MODE;
-}
-
int kvm_arch_enable_virtualization_cpu(void)
{
return kvm_mips_callbacks->enable_virtualization_cpu();
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 09c94b849185..ac259fcd85c2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ bool kvm_arch_vcpu_in_kernel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
return false;
}
-int kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
- return 1;
-}
-
/*
* Common checks before entering the guest world. Call with interrupts
* enabled.
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c
index dd786f758eb7..3981ba39ffc2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c
@@ -239,11 +239,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
!kvm_riscv_vcpu_stopped(vcpu) && !vcpu->arch.pause);
}
-int kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
- return kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode(vcpu) == IN_GUEST_MODE;
-}
-
bool kvm_arch_vcpu_in_kernel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
return (vcpu->arch.guest_context.sstatus & SR_SPP) ? true : false;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 32563a91fba9..d9fa2690153a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -10472,11 +10472,6 @@ unsigned long kvm_arch_vcpu_get_ip(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
return kvm_rip_read(vcpu);
}
-int kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
- return kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode(vcpu) == IN_GUEST_MODE;
-}
-
static inline u32 kvm_async_pf_hash_fn(gfn_t gfn)
{
BUILD_BUG_ON(!is_power_of_2(ASYNC_PF_PER_VCPU));
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 3b9844c3906d..9db42f58c561 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -1694,7 +1694,6 @@ void kvm_arch_disable_virtualization_cpu(void);
bool kvm_vcpu_has_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
int kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
bool kvm_arch_vcpu_in_kernel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-int kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
bool kvm_arch_dy_runnable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
bool kvm_arch_dy_has_pending_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
bool kvm_arch_vcpu_preempted_in_kernel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 67addb9e48a7..e1a9da8b43d7 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void vcpu_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(vcpu_put);
-/* TODO: merge with kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick */
+/* TODO: merge with kvm_vcpu_should_kick */
static bool kvm_request_needs_ipi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned req)
{
int mode = kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode(vcpu);
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ static bool kvm_request_needs_ipi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned req)
return mode == IN_GUEST_MODE;
}
+static int kvm_vcpu_should_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+ return kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode(vcpu) == IN_GUEST_MODE;
+}
+
static void ack_kick(void *_completed)
{
}
@@ -3930,7 +3935,7 @@ void __kvm_vcpu_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool wait, bool force)
/*
* Note, the vCPU could get migrated to a different pCPU at any point
- * after kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(), which could result in sending an
+ * after kvm_vcpu_should_kick(), which could result in sending an
* IPI to the previous pCPU. But, that's ok because the purpose of the
* IPI is to force the vCPU to leave IN_GUEST_MODE, and migrating the
* vCPU also requires it to leave IN_GUEST_MODE
@@ -3939,7 +3944,7 @@ void __kvm_vcpu_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool wait, bool force)
* check also modifies vcpu->mode and KVM PPC needs to avoid that side
* effect for unknown historical reasons.
*/
- if (force || kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(vcpu)) {
+ if (force || kvm_vcpu_should_kick(vcpu)) {
cpu = READ_ONCE(vcpu->cpu);
if (cpu != me && (unsigned int)cpu < nr_cpu_ids && cpu_online(cpu)) {
/*
--
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