linux-kernel - [PATCHv5 3/6] kvm: switch pit creation to slots

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Date:	Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:24:21 +0300
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	Gregory Haskins <ghaskins@...ell.com>, avi@...hat.com
Cc:	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, avi@...hat.com,
	mtosatti@...hat.com, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, markmc@...hat.com
Subject: [PATCHv5 3/6] kvm: switch pit creation to slots_lock

switch pit creation to slots_lock. slots_lock is already taken for read
everywhere, so we only need to take it for write when creating pit.
This is in preparation to removing in_range and kvm->lock around it.

Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 5a66bb9..a2505ca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 				   sizeof(struct kvm_pit_config)))
 			goto out;
 	create_pit:
-		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
+		down_write(&kvm->slots_lock);
 		r = -EEXIST;
 		if (kvm->arch.vpit)
 			goto create_pit_unlock;
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 		if (kvm->arch.vpit)
 			r = 0;
 	create_pit_unlock:
-		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
+		up_write(&kvm->slots_lock);
 		break;
 	case KVM_IRQ_LINE_STATUS:
 	case KVM_IRQ_LINE: {
-- 
1.6.2.2

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