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Re: [PATCH] kvm: x86: fix a race condition result to lost INIT

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2017-07-30 19:33 GMT+08:00  <peng.hao2@zte.com.cn>:
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>>2017-07-30 18:42 GMT+08:00  <peng.hao2@zte.com.cn>:
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>>>> 2017-07-31 0:24 GMT+08:00 Peng Hao <peng.hao2@zte.com.cn>:
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>>>> > when SMP VM start, AP may lost INIT because of receiving INIT between
>>>> > kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_get/set_vcpu_events.
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>>>> >    vcpu 0                             vcpu 1
>>>> >                                kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_get_vcpu_events
>>>> >                                        events->smi.latched_init=0
>>>> >  send INIT to vcpu1
>>>> >    set vcpu1's pending_events
>>>> >                                kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events
>>>> >                                     events->smi.latched_init == 0
>>>> >                                       clear INIT in pending_events
>>>> > I don't think it need set/clear kernel state according to userspace's
>>>> > info.
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>>>> > Signed-off-by: Peng Hao <peng.hao2@zte.com.cn>
>>>> > ---
>>>> >  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 6 ------
>>>> >  1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
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>>>> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
>>>> > index 6c7266f..393a7b7 100644
>>>> > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
>>>> > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
>>>> > @@ -3157,12 +3157,6 @@ static int
>>>> > kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>>>> >                         vcpu->arch.hflags |= HF_SMM_INSIDE_NMI_MASK;
>>>> >                 else
>>>> >                         vcpu->arch.hflags &= ~HF_SMM_INSIDE_NMI_MASK;
>>>> > -               if (lapic_in_kernel(vcpu)) {
>>>> > -                       if (events->smi.latched_init)
>>>> > -                               set_bit(KVM_APIC_INIT,
>>>> > &vcpu->arch.apic->pending_events);
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>>>> This is not correct, you will lose the INIT after live migration. I
>>>> just send out another patch to fix it. Thanks for the report.
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>>> yes, you're right. I should modify on qemu not kernel.
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>>There is a patch here to fix it in kvm, https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/7/30/72
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> I was affected by sipi, kernel never report  valid sipi to user space,
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> we don't care whether sipi is lost  after migration. Why?

Please refer to Paolo's suggestion,
https://www.mail-archive.com/qemu-devel@nongnu.org/msg464882.html

Regards,
Wanpeng Li

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>>>> > -                       else
>>>> > -                               clear_bit(KVM_APIC_INIT,
>>>> > &vcpu->arch.apic->pending_events);
>>>> > -               }
>>>> >         }
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Re: [PATCH] kvm: x86: fix a race condition result to lost INIT Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@gmail.com> - 2017-07-31 00:30 +0200

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