linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] KVM: x86: clean/fix memory barriers in irqchip_in

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Date:	Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:32:08 -0700
From:	Steve Rutherford <srutherford@...gle.com>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	mtosatti@...hat.com, rkrcmar@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] KVM: x86: clean/fix memory barriers in
 irqchip_in_kernel

On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 03:28:58PM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> index 2d62229aac26..23e47a0b054b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> @@ -3626,30 +3626,25 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
>  			r = kvm_ioapic_init(kvm);
>  			if (r) {
>  				mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
> -				kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev(kvm, KVM_PIO_BUS,
> -							  &vpic->dev_master);
> -				kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev(kvm, KVM_PIO_BUS,
> -							  &vpic->dev_slave);
> -				kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev(kvm, KVM_PIO_BUS,
> -							  &vpic->dev_eclr);
> +				kvm_destroy_pic(vpic);
>  				mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
> -				kfree(vpic);
>  				goto create_irqchip_unlock;
>  			}
>  		} else
>  			goto create_irqchip_unlock;
> -		smp_wmb();
> -		kvm->arch.vpic = vpic;
> -		smp_wmb();
>  		r = kvm_setup_default_irq_routing(kvm);
>  		if (r) {
>  			mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
>  			mutex_lock(&kvm->irq_lock);
>  			kvm_ioapic_destroy(kvm);
> -			kvm_destroy_pic(kvm);
> +			kvm_destroy_pic(vpic);
>  			mutex_unlock(&kvm->irq_lock);
>  			mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
> +			goto create_irqchip_unlock;
>  		}
> +		/* Write kvm->irq_routing before kvm->arch.vpic.  */
> +		smp_wmb();
I assume this pairs with irqchip_in_kernel? 
> +		kvm->arch.vpic = vpic;
>  	create_irqchip_unlock:
>  		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
>  		break;
> -- 
> 1.8.3.1
> 
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