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@ 2012-12-07  7:32 Yang Zhang
  2012-12-07  7:32 ` [PATCH v4 1/2] x86, apicv: add APICv register " Yang Zhang
  2012-12-07  7:32 ` [PATCH v4 2/2] x86, apicv: add virtual interrupt delivery support Yang Zhang
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Yang Zhang @ 2012-12-07  7:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: kvm; +Cc: mtosatti, gleb, Yang Zhang

APIC virtualization is a new feature which can eliminate most of VM exit
when vcpu handle a interrupt:

APIC register virtualization:
        APIC read access doesn't cause APIC-access VM exits.
        APIC write becomes trap-like.

Virtual interrupt delivery:
        Virtual interrupt delivery avoids KVM to inject vAPIC interrupts
        manually, which is fully taken care of by the hardware.

Please refer to Intel SDM volume 3, chapter 29 for more details.
Changes v3 to v4:
 * use one option to control both register virtualization and virtual interrupt
   delivery.
 * Update eoi exit bitmap when programing ioapic or programing apic's id/dfr/ldr.
 * Rebased on top of KVM upstream.

Changes v2 to v3:
 * Drop Posted Interrupt patch from v3.
   According Gleb's suggestion, we will use global vector for all VCPUs as notification
   event vector. So we will rewrite the Posted Interrupt patch. And resend it later.
 * Use TMR to set the eoi exiting bitmap. We only want to set eoi exiting bitmap for
   those interrupt which is level trigger or has notifier in EOI write path. So TMR is
   enough to distinguish the interrupt trigger mode.
 * Simplify some code according Gleb's comments.
 * rebased on top of KVM upstream.

Changes v1 to v2:
 * Add Posted Interrupt support in this series patch.
 * Since there is a notifer hook in vAPIC EOI for PIT interrupt. So always Set PIT
   interrupt in eoi exit bitmap to force vmexit when EOI to interrupt.
 * Rebased on top of KVM upstream

Yang Zhang (2):
  x86, apicv: add APICv register virtualization support
  x86, apicv: add virtual interrupt delivery support

 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h |    4 +
 arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h      |   13 ++++
 arch/x86/kvm/irq.c              |   79 ++++++++++++++++-----
 arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c            |  116 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h            |   13 ++++
 arch/x86/kvm/svm.c              |   19 +++++
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c              |  149 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c              |   18 +++--
 virt/kvm/ioapic.c               |   35 +++++++++
 virt/kvm/ioapic.h               |    1 +
 10 files changed, 413 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)


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