linux-kernel - [PATCH 38/46] KVM: limit lapic periodic timer frequency

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Date:	Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:56:37 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 38/46] KVM: limit lapic periodic timer frequency

From: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>

Otherwise its possible to starve the host by programming lapic timer
with a very high frequency.

Cc: stable@...nel.org
Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c |    9 +++++++++
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index fdddf48..ce195f8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -664,6 +664,15 @@ static void start_apic_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 
 	if (!apic->lapic_timer.period)
 		return;
+	/*
+	 * Do not allow the guest to program periodic timers with small
+	 * interval, since the hrtimers are not throttled by the host
+	 * scheduler.
+	 */
+	if (apic_lvtt_period(apic)) {
+		if (apic->lapic_timer.period < NSEC_PER_MSEC/2)
+			apic->lapic_timer.period = NSEC_PER_MSEC/2;
+	}
 
 	hrtimer_start(&apic->lapic_timer.timer,
 		      ktime_add_ns(now, apic->lapic_timer.period),
-- 
1.6.4.1

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