On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 09:03:11PM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> Posted interrupt patch:
> 2) Must move IN_GUEST_MODE assignment after local_irq_disable, in
> vcpu_enter_guest function. Otherwise:
> 
> cpu0                  vcpu1<->cpu1
> 
>                       vcpu->mode = IN_GUEST_MODE
> 
> if IN_GUEST_MODE == true
>       send IPI
>                       local_irq_disable
> 
> PIR not transferred to VIRR, misses interrupt.
> 
cpu0 will set KVM_REQ_EVENT, so vmentry will be aborted after
local_irq_disable() by ->requests check.

> 3) Must check outstanding PIR notification bit unconditionally on
> every VM-entry, because:
> 
>       1. local_irq_disable
>       2. vcpu->mode = IN_GUEST_MODE
>       3. vmenter
>       4. vmexit
>       5. vcpu->mode = OUTSIDE_GUEST_MODE
> 
> If PIR-IPI-interrupt is sent between an event which triggers VM-exit
> (for example, an external interrupt due to a device), and step 5
> (assignment of vcpu->mode), the PIR->VIRR transfer before vmentry must
> be made.
Not sure I understand, but I think KVM_REQ_EVENT will cover that too.

> 
> 4) Today, an interrupt notification is cached on IRR until its delivered - 
> further
> interrupt injection is not generating further interrupt notification
> bits. With PIR, behaviour changes: Its possible to have one bit in PIR and 
> another 
> on IRR APIC page (if timing is right). Is this harmless? Why?
> 
> 

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