Re: [PATCH] KVM: VMX: Check if bus lock vmexit was preempted

[Paolo Bonzini]

On 23/09/21 02:59, Hao Xiang wrote:
> EXIT_REASON.bus_lock_detected may or may not be set when 
> exit_reason=EXIT_REASON_BUS_LOCK,  It clould depend on hardware 
> implementaion. No matter when intel states it clearly, I think it is 
> better that we avoid repeated assignment by adding additional check 
> condition in vmx_handle_exit.  Of course , it is also ok that 
> hand_bus_lock_vmexit do nothing , but the code is not clear, and the 
> code logic will be inconsistent with spec description.

For 5.16 we'll go with something like Sean's sketch, that sets the 
bus_lock_detected bit on EXIT_REASON_BUS_LOCK.

Paolo