linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] KVM: Recover IRTE to remapped mode if the interrupt is not single-destination

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Date:	Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:22:38 +0100
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	Radim Krcmár <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
	"Wu, Feng" <feng.wu@...el.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/4] KVM: Recover IRTE to remapped mode if the
 interrupt is not single-destination



On 22/01/2016 14:05, Radim Krcmár wrote:
> > This is a good question. I also thought about this before, but after
> > thinking it a bit more, seems we don't need to do this. 
> > If we don't do this, the in-flight interrupts will continue to be
> > delivered in PI mode while we are changing it to remapped
> > mode in IRTE. Even if we do this, the in-flight interrupts are
> > also delivered in PI mode before setting 'SN' anyway, so seems
> > we really don't need this, what is your opinion?
> I'd remove it.

It may be necessary because IRTE writes (128 bits) are not atomic.

If so, no need to send v5, I'll add it back.

Paolo