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From: Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@amd.com>
To: "Radim Krčmář" <rkrcmar@redhat.com>
Cc: <pbonzini@redhat.com>, <joro@8bytes.org>, <bp@alien8.de>,
	<gleb@kernel.org>, <alex.williamson@redhat.com>,
	<kvm@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	<wei@redhat.com>, <sherry.hurwitz@amd.com>
Subject: Re: [PART1 RFC v2 10/10] svm: Manage vcpu load/unload when enable AVIC
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:58:05 +0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <56E6A74D.8090807@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160310140141.GA23501@potion.brq.redhat.com>

Hi,

On 03/10/2016 09:01 PM, Radim Krčmář wrote:
> Well, we haven't reached an agreement on is_running yet.  The situation:
> if we don't unset vcpu1.is_running when vcpu1 is scheduled out and vcpu2
> gets scheduled on vcpu1's physical core, then vcpu2 would receive a
> doorbell intended to vcpu1.

That's why, in V2, I added the logic to check if the is_running bit is 
set for the current vcpu (e.g. vcpu1) when unloaded, then restore the 
bit during loading later of if it was set during previous unloaded. This 
way, when we load the new vcpu (e.g. vcpu2), the is_running will be set 
as it was before unloading.

> We'd like to keep is_running set when there is no reason to vmexit, but
> not if a guest can negatively affect other guests.

Not sure how this can affect other guests?

> How does receiving a stray doorbell affect the performance?

As far as I know, the doorbell only affects the CPU during vmrun. Once 
received, it will check the IRR in vAPIC backing page.  So, I think if 
IRR bit is not set, the affect should be rather minimal.

Thanks,
Suravee

  reply	other threads:[~2016-03-14 11:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 54+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-03-04 20:45 [PART1 RFC v2 00/10] KVM: x86: Introduce SVM AVIC support Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-04 20:45 ` [PART1 RFC v2 01/10] KVM: x86: Misc LAPIC changes to exposes helper functions Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-04 20:46 ` [PART1 RFC v2 02/10] KVM: x86: Introducing kvm_x86_ops VCPU blocking/unblocking Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-07 15:42   ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-14  6:19     ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-04 20:46 ` [PART1 RFC v2 03/10] svm: Introduce new AVIC VMCB registers Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-07 15:44   ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-14  7:41     ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-14 12:25       ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-15 12:51         ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-04 20:46 ` [PART1 RFC v2 04/10] svm: clean up V_TPR, V_IRQ, V_INTR_PRIO, and V_INTR_MASKING Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-04 20:46 ` [PART1 RFC v2 05/10] KVM: x86: Detect and Initialize AVIC support Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-07 16:41   ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-15 17:09     ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-15 17:22       ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-16  6:22         ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-16  7:20           ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-16  8:21             ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-16 11:12               ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-04 20:46 ` [PART1 RFC v2 06/10] svm: Add interrupt injection via AVIC Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-07 15:36   ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-08 21:54     ` Radim Krčmář
2016-03-09 11:10       ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-09 16:00         ` Radim Krčmář
2016-03-14  9:41           ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-14 12:27             ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-14  9:50         ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-14  5:25     ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-14  8:54       ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-04 20:46 ` [PART1 RFC v2 07/10] svm: Add VMEXIT handlers for AVIC Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-07 15:58   ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-08 22:05     ` Radim Krčmář
2016-03-09 10:56       ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-09 20:55   ` Radim Krčmář
2016-03-10 19:34     ` Radim Krčmář
2016-03-10 19:54       ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-10 20:44         ` Radim Krčmář
2016-03-17  3:58     ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-17  9:35       ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-17 19:44     ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-17 20:27       ` [PATCH] KVM: split kvm_vcpu_wake_up from kvm_vcpu_kick Radim Krčmář
2016-03-18  5:13         ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-04 20:46 ` [PART1 RFC v2 08/10] svm: Do not expose x2APIC when enable AVIC Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-04 20:46 ` [PART1 RFC v2 09/10] svm: Do not intercept CR8 " Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-07 15:39   ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-14  6:09     ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-14 12:28       ` Paolo Bonzini
2016-03-04 20:46 ` [PART1 RFC v2 10/10] svm: Manage vcpu load/unload " Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-09 21:46   ` Radim Krčmář
2016-03-10 14:01     ` Radim Krčmář
2016-03-14 11:58       ` Suravee Suthikulpanit [this message]
2016-03-14 16:54         ` Radim Krčmář
2016-03-14 11:48     ` Suravee Suthikulpanit
2016-03-14 16:40       ` Radim Krčmář

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