linux-kernel - Re: [PART1 RFC 5/9] svm: Add VMEXIT handlers for AVIC

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Date:	Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:59:52 +0700
From:	Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
	Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
CC:	<joro@...tes.org>, <alex.williamson@...hat.com>, <gleb@...nel.org>,
	<kvm@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<wei@...hat.com>, <sherry.hurwitz@....com>,
	"Wu, Feng" <feng.wu@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PART1 RFC 5/9] svm: Add VMEXIT handlers for AVIC

Hi

On 2/19/16 18:44, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>
>
> On 19/02/2016 12:39, Suravee Suthikulpanit wrote:
>>
>> Good point. I have made the change by introducing new function pointer,
>> kvm_x86_ops.vcpu_blocking() and kvm_x86_ops.vcpu_unblocking(). Then
>> provides the hook to set/unset the IsRunningBit here. Also, I no longer
>> set the bit in the vcpu_load/vcpu_put.
>>
>> If this is okay. I'll send out V2 soon.
>
> Great, thanks.  Have you tried making the backing page point to the
> kvm_lapic's regs?  If so, I think you're ready to send out v2 indeed.
>
> Paolo
>

Yes, this also done.  It works quite well. I was just about to reply to 
you regarding this change. (Having trouble looking for the related 
message in the thread :) ).

Thanks,
Suravee