Re: [PATCHv2] arch:x86:kvm:Add function for setting pending timer on virtual cpu in x86.c

[Andrej Manduch <amanduch@gmail.com>]

Hi

On 01/08/2015 06:57 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> 
> 
> On 02/01/2015 04:05, Nicholas Krause wrote:
>> Adds the function kvm_vcpu_set_pending_timer for setting a pending timer on a virtual cpu for x86 systems.  This
>> function calls kvm_make_request internally as moved over from lapic.c with the arugments of the virtual cpu passed
>> to the function kvm_vcpu_set_pending_timer and the flag of KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER for requesting a pending timer
>> to kvm. In additon we added a function prototype definition as to allow this function to be used by any files that
>> include the header file,x86.h and need to set the pending timer on a virtual cpu supported by kvm.
>> Signed-off-by: Nicholas Krause <xerofoify@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c | 3 +--
>>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c   | 3 +++
>>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.h   | 1 +
>>  3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
>> index 4f0c0b9..6d69b49 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
>> @@ -1082,8 +1082,7 @@ static void apic_timer_expired(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
>>  		return;
>>  
>>  	atomic_inc(&apic->lapic_timer.pending);
>> -	/* FIXME: this code should not know anything about vcpus */
I don't want to sounds like I'm nitpicking. But I need to ask. Why is
this comment removed?

>> -	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER, vcpu);
>> +	kvm_set_pending_timer(vcpu);
>>  
>>  	if (waitqueue_active(q))
>>  		wake_up_interruptible(q);
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
>> index c259814..7f8d048 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
>> @@ -1083,6 +1083,9 @@ static void update_pvclock_gtod(struct timekeeper *tk)
> 
> The patch didn't apply as is because the ",9" should have been ",10".
> 
> Fixed up and applied.
> 
> Paolo
> 
>>  }
>>  #endif
>>  
>> +void kvm_set_pending_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>> +{
>> +	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER, vcpu);
>> +}
>>  
>>  static void kvm_write_wall_clock(struct kvm *kvm, gpa_t wall_clock)
>>  {
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
>> index cc1d61a..4b7a819 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
>> @@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ static inline void kvm_register_writel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>>  
>>  void kvm_before_handle_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>>  void kvm_after_handle_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>> +void kvm_set_pending_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
>>  int kvm_inject_realmode_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int irq, int inc_eip);
>>  
>>  void kvm_write_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr);
>>
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Kind regards,
b.