On Tue, 7 Aug 2018 14:51:31 +0200 David Hildenbrand <[email protected]> wrote:
> When we change the crycb (or execution controls), we also have to make sure > that the vSIE shadow datastructures properly consider the changed > values before rerunning the vSIE. We can achieve that by simply using a > VCPU request now. Is this actually a concrete problem right now, or does this only become a real concern with vfio-ap? > > This has to be a synchronous request (== handled before entering the > (v)SIE again). > > The request will make sure that the vSIE handler is left, and that the > request will be processed (NOP), therefore forcing a reload of all > vSIE data (including rebuilding the crycb) when re-entering the vSIE > interception handler the next time. > > Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <[email protected]> > --- > arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 1 + > arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 7 ++++++- > 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <[email protected]>
