From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: [PATCH 3/5] KVM: SVM: Defer nmi processing until switch to host state is complete Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 12:35:28 +0200 Message-ID: <11945181301164-git-send-email-avi@qumranet.com> References: <11945181301744-git-send-email-avi@qumranet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Avi Kivity To: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: <11945181301744-git-send-email-avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org If we stgi() too soon, nmis can reach the processor even though interrupts are disabled, catching it in a half-switched state. Delay the stgi() until we're done switching. Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity --- drivers/kvm/svm.c | 8 ++++---- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/kvm/svm.c b/drivers/kvm/svm.c index 3910358..7376805 100644 --- a/drivers/kvm/svm.c +++ b/drivers/kvm/svm.c @@ -1585,10 +1585,6 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run) #endif : "cc", "memory" ); - local_irq_disable(); - - stgi(); - if ((svm->vmcb->save.dr7 & 0xff)) load_db_regs(svm->host_db_regs); @@ -1605,6 +1601,10 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run) reload_tss(vcpu); + local_irq_disable(); + + stgi(); + svm->next_rip = 0; } -- 1.5.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/