Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC/PATCH 2] kvm: x86: handle KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS/KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_SMM properly

["Herongguang (Stephen)" <herongguang.he@huawei.com>]

On 2016/9/22 17:29, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
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> On 22/09/2016 09:51, Herongguang (Stephen) wrote:
>> After making memory consistent between source and destination
>> (https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-09/msg03069.html),
>> there can
>> still reproduce instruction emulation failure in destination side if
>> migration when VM’s in grub stage:
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> Hi!  Did you follow up on that patch, by the way?
Yes, I have some concern, see that post.

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>> So I think there is some lacking in kvm-kmod’s
>> kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events that handles KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_SMM.
>> I tried following patch,
>> it seems works fine.
>>
>> Do you think this patch is appropriate or not enough? Thanks.
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> Yes.  I would just call kvm_mmu_reset_context unconditionally at the end
> of kvm_vcpu_iocyl_x86_set_x86_vcpu_events.  Please send this patch as
> non-RFC.
>
> Patch 3 is also okay, please send it separately.
Ok, I will test and post it tomorrow, thanks!

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> Thanks,
>
> Paolo
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>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
>> index 19f9f9e..f39e839 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
>> @@ -3013,8 +3013,10 @@ static int
>> kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>>                  vcpu->arch.apic->sipi_vector = events->sipi_vector;
>>
>>          if (events->flags & KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_SMM) {
>> -               if (events->smi.smm)
>> +               if (events->smi.smm) {
>>                          vcpu->arch.hflags |= HF_SMM_MASK;
>> +                       kvm_mmu_reset_context(vcpu);
>> +               }
>>                  else
>>                          vcpu->arch.hflags &= ~HF_SMM_MASK;
>>                  vcpu->arch.smi_pending = events->smi.pending;
>>
>>
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