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Date:	Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:12:32 +0100
From:	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>, Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
CC:	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] kvm/x86: call kvm_lapic_sync_from_vapic with preemption disabled

The function uses kmap_atomic. Calling it with preemption enabled is
racy.

Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index b556b6a..ff833f4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -3203,6 +3203,8 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 
 	kvm_guest_exit();
 
+	kvm_lapic_sync_from_vapic(vcpu);
+
 	preempt_enable();
 
 	down_read(&vcpu->kvm->slots_lock);
@@ -3218,7 +3220,6 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 	if (vcpu->arch.exception.pending && kvm_x86_ops->exception_injected(vcpu))
 		vcpu->arch.exception.pending = false;
 
-	kvm_lapic_sync_from_vapic(vcpu);
 
 	r = kvm_x86_ops->handle_exit(kvm_run, vcpu);
 out:
-- 
1.5.6.4


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