* Avi Kivity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >i'm also wondering about this bit:
> >
> > kvm_run->exit_type = 0;
> > if (fail) {
> > kvm_run->exit_type = KVM_EXIT_TYPE_FAIL_ENTRY;
> > kvm_run->exit_reason = vmcs_read32(VM_INSTRUCTION_ERROR);
> > kvm_cr3_cache_sync(vcpu);
> > r = 0;
> > } else {
> > if (fs_gs_ldt_reload_needed) {
> > load_ldt(ldt_sel);
> > load_fs(fs_sel);
> >
> >are you sure we dont need an FS reload in the 'fail' case?
> >
>
> The manual is not explicit about it, but I think that an entry failure
> during loading of guest state _can_ cause fs to be loaded, so yes,
> that path is missing the segment reloads.
ok, i'll send a patch.
> Non -rt kvm cannot preempt there even with CONFIG_PREEMPT=y. Can
> interrupts reference current? If so, that fix is needed badly for
> .21.
interrupts can reference 'current' (although it's generally not
encouraged) - for example scheduler_tick(), but the IRQ entry code loads
%fs anyway via SAVE_ALL, so it's not an issue.
Ingo
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