linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/2] KVM: x86: avoid potential soft lockup and unneeded mmu reload

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Date:	Mon,  1 Apr 2013 12:06:07 +0800
From:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	mtosatti@...hat.com
Cc:	gleb@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 0/2] KVM: x86: avoid potential soft lockup and unneeded mmu reload

This patch makes kvm_mmu_zap_all be preemptable since it is a slow path,
break the mmu-lock if needed to avoid potential soft lockup. Also it drops
unnecessary kvm_reload_remote_mmus

This is the preparing work about kvm_mmu_zap_all, the fast approach is being
developed

Xiao Guangrong (2):
  KVM: MMU: make kvm_mmu_zap_all preemptable
  KVM: MMU: drop unnecessary kvm_reload_remote_mmus

 arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c |   11 ++++++++++-
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c |    5 +----
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

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1.7.7.6

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