Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:40:18 +0800 | From | Wanpeng Li <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] KVM: x86: fix xen guest panic due to lack of KVM_REQ_EVENT |
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Hi Paolo, On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:16:16AM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote: >Il 25/08/2014 11:08, Wanpeng Li ha scritto: >> Hi Paolo, >> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 11:01:07AM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote: >>> Il 25/08/2014 09:58, Wanpeng Li ha scritto: >>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c >>>> index c10408e..b7c0073 100644 >>>> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c >>>> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c >>>> @@ -4928,6 +4928,8 @@ static void toggle_interruptibility(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 mask) >>>> if (!mask) >>>> kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_EVENT, vcpu); >>>> } >>>> + if (!(int_shadow || mask)) >>>> + kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_EVENT, vcpu); >>>> } >>>> >>>> static void inject_emulated_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) >>> >>> No, this patch undoes the optimization in the buggy patch. >>> >>> A KVM_REQ_EVENT must be missing somewhere else. >>> >> >> Could you give some tips in order that I can figure it out? > >I have no idea right now (I was planning to debug it this week). > >(BTW, look at the original commit that introduced KVM_REQ_EVENT -- >https://git.kernel.org/cgit/virt/kvm/kvm.git/commit/?id=3842d135 -- and >compare the patch and the commit message. You can see that it was added >to the emulator because it is a "place that can set EFLAGS" and this >idea is preserved in the buggy patch). > >The important thing is that (despite Xen being involved) this is not >related to nested virtualization. So I would first of all try to see if >some module parameter makes it go away (apicv and unrestricted mode
This bug can be reproduced w/o apicv.
>especially), then capture a trace of the panic. At least this is how I >was planning to start... :)
Great, I will also continue to debug it. ;-)
Regards, Wanpeng Li
> >Paolo
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