linux-kernel - [PATCH 7/7] KVM: Use CPU_DYING for disabling virtualization

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Date:	Thu, 24 May 2007 15:10:15 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
To:	kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, shaohua.li@...el.com,
	lhcs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] KVM: Use CPU_DYING for disabling virtualization

Only at the CPU_DYING stage can we be sure that no user process will
be scheduled onto the cpu and oops when trying to use virtualization
extensions.

Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
---
 drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
index a632c8d..e9aa86d 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -2915,8 +2915,8 @@ static int kvm_cpu_hotplug(struct notifier_block *notifier, unsigned long val,
 	int cpu = (long)v;
 
 	switch (val) {
-	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
-	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE_FROZEN:
+	case CPU_DYING:
+	case CPU_DYING_FROZEN:
 	case CPU_UP_CANCELED:
 	case CPU_UP_CANCELED_FROZEN:
 		printk(KERN_INFO "kvm: disabling virtualization on CPU%d\n",
-- 
1.5.0.6

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