From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: marc.zyngier@arm.com (Marc Zyngier) Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 13:11:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] arm64: KVM: Disable virtual timer even if the guest is not using it In-Reply-To: <20150917111735.GA19365@cbox> References: <1442419087-24648-1-git-send-email-marc.zyngier@arm.com> <1442419087-24648-3-git-send-email-marc.zyngier@arm.com> <20150917111735.GA19365@cbox> Message-ID: <55FAADEC.2020803@arm.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On 17/09/15 12:17, Christoffer Dall wrote: > On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 04:58:06PM +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote: >> When running a guest with the architected timer disabled (with QEMU and >> the kernel_irqchip=off option, for example), it is important to make >> sure the timer gets turned off. Otherwise, the guest may try to >> enable it anyway, leading to a screaming HW interrupt. >> >> The fix is to unconditionally turn off the virtual timer on guest >> exit. >> >> Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org >> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier >> --- >> arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S | 4 ++-- >> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S >> index 6addf97..38f5434 100644 >> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S >> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp.S >> @@ -570,8 +570,6 @@ alternative_endif > > The context confuses me; did you happen to base this on your VHE > patches? No, that's on top of 4.3-rc1, which happens to have this: [...] alternative_if_not ARM64_HAS_SYSREG_GIC_CPUIF bl __restore_vgic_v2_state alternative_else bl __restore_vgic_v3_state alternative_endif .endm .macro save_timer_state [...] and for some reason git doesn't use save_timer_state as the context anchor. >> mrs x3, cntv_ctl_el0 >> and x3, x3, #3 >> str w3, [x0, #VCPU_TIMER_CNTV_CTL] >> - bic x3, x3, #1 // Clear Enable >> - msr cntv_ctl_el0, x3 >> >> isb >> >> @@ -579,6 +577,8 @@ alternative_endif >> str x3, [x0, #VCPU_TIMER_CNTV_CVAL] >> >> 1: >> + msr cntv_ctl_el0, xzr >> + > > We could have a comment here, but ok. I'll add something. >> // Allow physical timer/counter access for the host >> mrs x2, cnthctl_el2 >> orr x2, x2, #3 >> -- >> 2.1.4 >> > > Otherwise: > > Reviewed-by: Christoffer Dall > Thanks! M. -- Jazz is not dead. It just smells funny...