linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/5] KVM: add a check to ensure grow start value is nonzero

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Date:   Sat, 26 Oct 2019 11:23:56 +0800
From:   Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, mtosatti@...hat.com,
        joao.m.martins@...cle.com, rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com,
        rkrcmar@...hat.com, pbonzini@...hat.com,
        Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] KVM: add a check to ensure grow start value is nonzero

vcpu->halt_poll_ns could be zeroed in certain cases (e.g. by
halt_poll_ns_shrink). If halt_poll_ns_grow_start is zero,
vcpu->halt_poll_ns will never be larger than zero.

Signed-off-by: Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>
---
 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 2ca2979..1b6fe3b 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -2266,6 +2266,13 @@ static void grow_halt_poll_ns(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		goto out;
 
 	val *= grow;
+
+	/*
+	 * vcpu->halt_poll_ns needs a nonzero start point to grow if it's zero.
+	 */
+	if (!grow_start)
+		grow_start = 1;
+
 	if (val < grow_start)
 		val = grow_start;
 
-- 
1.8.3.1