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    SubjectRe: [PATCHv4 3/5] kvm: host side for eoi optimization
    On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 02:23:45PM -0300, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
    > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 08:21:55PM +0300, Gleb Natapov wrote:
    > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 02:04:27PM -0300, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
    > > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 07:50:48PM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
    > > > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 07:32:06PM +0300, Gleb Natapov wrote:
    > > > > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 07:22:47PM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
    > > > > > > On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 12:49:40PM -0300, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
    > > > > > > > > @@ -1245,9 +1306,20 @@ int kvm_get_apic_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
    > > > > > > > > int vector = kvm_apic_has_interrupt(vcpu);
    > > > > > > > > struct kvm_lapic *apic = vcpu->arch.apic;
    > > > > > > > >
    > > > > > > > > - if (vector == -1)
    > > > > > > > > + /* Detect interrupt nesting and disable EOI optimization */
    > > > > > > > > + if (pv_eoi_enabled(vcpu) && vector == -2)
    > > > > > > > > + pv_eoi_clr_pending(vcpu);
    > > > > > > > > +
    > > > > > > > > + if (vector < 0)
    > > > > > > >
    > > > > > > > With interrupt window exiting, the guest will exit:
    > > > > > > >
    > > > > > > > - as soon as it sets RFLAGS.IF=1 and there is any
    > > > > > > > interrupt pending in IRR.
    > > > > > > > - any new interrupt is set in IRR will kick vcpu
    > > > > > > > out of guest mode and recalculate interrupt-window-exiting.
    > > > > > > >
    > > > > > > > Doesnt this make this bit unnecessary ?
    > > > > > >
    > > > > > > Looks like we could cut it out. But I'm not sure how architectural it is
    > > > > > > that we exit on interrupt window.
    > > > > > We request exit on interrupt window only if there is pending irq that
    > > > > > can be delivered on a guest entry.
    > > > >
    > > > > Aha. If so what Marcelo proposed won't work I think: if we inject A then B
    > > > > which is lower priority, we need an exit on EOI, we can't inject
    > > > > immediately.
    > > >
    > > > Please describe the scenario clearly, i can't see the problem.
    > >
    > > During vcpu entry there are two IRRs set 100 and 200. 200 is injected,
    > > but irq window is not requested because 100 can't be injected, During
    > > EOI exit 100 is injected.
    >
    > interrupt window exiting is always requested if IRR is pending. Except
    > if NMI window is requested (which has higher priority).
    >
    > What am i missing here?

    That if EOI was not yet signalled by guest when we inject
    the low priority irq, then windows exiting is not
    enough we need an exit on EOI.




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