linux-kernel - Re: [kvm-devel] [RFC] Deferred interrupt handling.

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Date:	Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:46:49 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"Dor Laor" <dor.laor@...ranet.com>
Cc:	"Avi Kivity" <avik@...ranet.com>,
	<kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] [RFC] Deferred interrupt handling.

> - Make the device the last irqaction in the list
> - Our dummy handler will always return IRQ_HANDLED in case any other
> previous
>   irqaction did not return such. It will also issue the timer and mask
> the irq in this case.

Ok

>   btw, if I'm not mistaken only after bad 99900/100000 the irq is
> disabled.

(and with GIT providing that they occurred in a short time period)

> - If the timer pops before the guest acks the irq, the timer handler
> will
>   ack the irq and unmask it. The timer's job is only to prevent
> deadlocks.

Ok I see what you are doing. It's either inspired or insane and I am not
quite sure which of the two. I agree it should work although may cause
performance crunches now and then and will also need care getting the
locking right.

Alan
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