linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] KVM: X86: Add per-VM no-HLT-exiting capability

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Date:   Mon, 5 Feb 2018 15:22:31 +0800
From:   Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@...il.com>
To:     Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] KVM: X86: Add per-VM no-HLT-exiting capability

2018-02-03 3:02 GMT+08:00 Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>:
> 2018-02-01 23:11-0800, Wanpeng Li:
>> From: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>
>>
>> If host CPUs are dedicated to a VM, we can avoid VM exits on HLT.
>> This patch adds the per-VM non-HLT-exiting capability.
>>
>> Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
>> Cc: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>
>> ---
>
> SMM handling needs more work: I think we should vmx_clear_hlt() upon SMI
> and RSM needs to implement auto halt restart (AMD might differ).

Do it in v2.

>
> And also look if we don't need vmx_clear_hlt() around INIT handling,

You are right, the guest stuck after utilizing system_reset command in
qemu monitor w/o vmx_clear_hlt() around INIT handling, fix it in v2.

Regards,
Wanpeng Li