linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] KVM: ioapic: clear IRR for edge-triggered interrupts at delivery

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Date:	Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:26:16 -0600
From:	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gleb@...nel.org, mtosatti@...hat.com,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] KVM: ioapic: clear IRR for edge-triggered
 interrupts at delivery

On Tue, 2014-03-18 at 15:54 +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> This ensures that IRR bits are set in the KVM_GET_IRQCHIP result only if
> the interrupt is still sitting in the IOAPIC.  After the next patches, it
> avoids spurious reinjection of the interrupt when KVM_SET_IRQCHIP is
> called.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
> ---
>  virt/kvm/ioapic.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

Makes sense

Reviewed-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>

> diff --git a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
> index 0b4914147b9d..25e16a6898ed 100644
> --- a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
> +++ b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
> @@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ static int ioapic_service(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, int irq, bool line_status)
>  	irqe.level = 1;
>  	irqe.shorthand = 0;
>  
> +	if (irqe.trig_mode == IOAPIC_EDGE_TRIG)
> +		ioapic->irr &= ~(1 << irq);
> +
>  	if (irq == RTC_GSI && line_status) {
>  		BUG_ON(ioapic->rtc_status.pending_eoi != 0);
>  		ret = kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic(ioapic->kvm, NULL, &irqe,



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