linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 1/2] KVM: x86: always use "acknowledge interrupt on exit"

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Date:	Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:21:36 +0200
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	bsd@...hat.com, rkrcmar@...hat.com
Subject: [RFC PATCH 1/2] KVM: x86: always use "acknowledge interrupt on exit"

This is necessary to simplify handle_external_intr in the next patch.
It means that nested KVM will require 3.16 on the host (or 3.17 if you
have APICv enabled).

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index e185649fb8b7..4e9657730bf6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -3362,12 +3362,12 @@ static __init int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf)
 		      vmx_capability.ept, vmx_capability.vpid);
 	}
 
-	min = VM_EXIT_SAVE_DEBUG_CONTROLS;
+	min = VM_EXIT_SAVE_DEBUG_CONTROLS | VM_EXIT_ACK_INTR_ON_EXIT;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	min |= VM_EXIT_HOST_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE;
 #endif
 	opt = VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_PAT | VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PAT |
-		VM_EXIT_ACK_INTR_ON_EXIT | VM_EXIT_CLEAR_BNDCFGS;
+		VM_EXIT_CLEAR_BNDCFGS;
 	if (adjust_vmx_controls(min, opt, MSR_IA32_VMX_EXIT_CTLS,
 				&_vmexit_control) < 0)
 		return -EIO;
@@ -3380,8 +3380,7 @@ static __init int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (!(_cpu_based_2nd_exec_control &
-		SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUAL_INTR_DELIVERY) ||
-		!(_vmexit_control & VM_EXIT_ACK_INTR_ON_EXIT))
+		SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUAL_INTR_DELIVERY))
 		_pin_based_exec_control &= ~PIN_BASED_POSTED_INTR;
 
 	min = VM_ENTRY_LOAD_DEBUG_CONTROLS;
-- 
1.8.3.1