Re: [PATCH 2/4] KVM: SVM: Fixes setting V_IRQ while AVIC is still enabled
From: Suravee Suthikulpanit
Date:  Wed May 06 2020 - 21:29:30 EST
On 5/6/20 11:29 PM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
On 06/05/20 15:17, Suravee Suthikulpanit wrote:
   */
-void kvm_request_apicv_update(struct kvm *kvm, bool activate, ulong bit)
+void kvm_request_apicv_update(struct kvm *kvm, bool activate, ulong bit,
+			      struct kvm_vcpu *except)
  {
  	unsigned long old, new, expected;
  
@@ -8110,7 +8111,16 @@ void kvm_request_apicv_update(struct kvm *kvm, bool activate, ulong bit)
  	trace_kvm_apicv_update_request(activate, bit);
  	if (kvm_x86_ops.pre_update_apicv_exec_ctrl)
  		kvm_x86_ops.pre_update_apicv_exec_ctrl(kvm, activate);
-	kvm_make_all_cpus_request(kvm, KVM_REQ_APICV_UPDATE);
+
+	/*
+	 * Sending request to update APICV for all other vcpus,
+	 * while update the calling vcpu immediately instead of
+	 * waiting for another #VMEXIT to handle the request.
+	 */
+	kvm_make_all_cpus_request_except(kvm, KVM_REQ_APICV_UPDATE,
+					 except);
+	if (except)
+		kvm_vcpu_update_apicv(except);
Can you use kvm_get_running_vcpu() instead of touching all callers?
Also a slightly better subject would be "KVM: SVM: Disable AVIC before
setting V_IRQ".
Paolo
Right, that's better idea. I'll send out V2 separately.
Thanks,
Suravee