linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] KVM: cleanup (physical) CPU hotplug

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Date:	Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:57:09 +0200
From:	Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org, gleb@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] KVM: cleanup (physical) CPU hotplug

On 2013-09-16 16:06, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Remove the useless argument, and do not do anything if there are no
> VMs running at the time of the hotplug.

kvm_cpu_hotplug already filters !kvm_usage_count. If we need the check
to be under kvm_lock, drop that line as well. If that is not required
(machine still halted?), drop the related changes here.

Jan

> 
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: gleb@...hat.com
> Cc: jan.kiszka@...mens.com
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
> ---
>  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 14 ++++++++------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> index 979bff4..75522b3 100644
> --- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> +++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> @@ -2681,10 +2681,11 @@ static void hardware_enable_nolock(void *junk)
>  	}
>  }
>  
> -static void hardware_enable(void *junk)
> +static void hardware_enable(void)
>  {
>  	raw_spin_lock(&kvm_lock);
> -	hardware_enable_nolock(junk);
> +	if (kvm_usage_count)
> +		hardware_enable_nolock(NULL);
>  	raw_spin_unlock(&kvm_lock);
>  }
>  
> @@ -2698,10 +2699,11 @@ static void hardware_disable_nolock(void *junk)
>  	kvm_arch_hardware_disable(NULL);
>  }
>  
> -static void hardware_disable(void *junk)
> +static void hardware_disable(void)
>  {
>  	raw_spin_lock(&kvm_lock);
> -	hardware_disable_nolock(junk);
> +	if (kvm_usage_count)
> +		hardware_disable_nolock(NULL);
>  	raw_spin_unlock(&kvm_lock);
>  }
>  
> @@ -2756,12 +2758,12 @@ static int kvm_cpu_hotplug(struct notifier_block *notifier, unsigned long val,
>  	case CPU_DYING:
>  		printk(KERN_INFO "kvm: disabling virtualization on CPU%d\n",
>  		       cpu);
> -		hardware_disable(NULL);
> +		hardware_disable();
>  		break;
>  	case CPU_STARTING:
>  		printk(KERN_INFO "kvm: enabling virtualization on CPU%d\n",
>  		       cpu);
> -		hardware_enable(NULL);
> +		hardware_enable();
>  		break;
>  	}
>  	return NOTIFY_OK;
> 

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