Re: [PATCH v2 00/16] interrupt injection rework

[Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>]

Gleb Natapov wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:30:46AM +0200, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>> Avi Kivity wrote:
>>> Gleb Natapov wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> This patch series aims to consolidate IRQ injection code for in kernel
>>>> IRQ chip and userspace one. Also to move IRQ injection logic from
>>>> SVM/VMX specific code to x86.c.
>>>>   
>>> Applied all, thanks for this excellent patchset.
>>>
>> Hmm, to which branch? Or did you just forget to also push it...
>>
>> Gleb, what is your current schedule regarding single-step on NMI iret?
>>
> I was going to look at it shortly. BTW there are other cases when single
> stepping is required. For instance if exception is injected and there is
> NMI pending NMI should be injected immediately after exception handler
> is started, but currently it happens only after a next exit.

So we basically need an NMI windows notification that not only triggers
on iret completion. Sounds OK.

Then I would say: once there is anything to test, even if it's early
stuff, throw it over.

Thanks,
Jan

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