linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 12/17] svm: Temporary deactivate AVIC during ExtINT handling

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Message-ID: <e57e11f4-ec24-6ad1-22ce-97da1910ed02@redhat.com>
Date:   Sat, 2 Nov 2019 11:01:04 +0100
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     "Suthikulpanit, Suravee" <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     "rkrcmar@...hat.com" <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        "joro@...tes.org" <joro@...tes.org>,
        "vkuznets@...hat.com" <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        "rkagan@...tuozzo.com" <rkagan@...tuozzo.com>,
        "graf@...zon.com" <graf@...zon.com>,
        "jschoenh@...zon.de" <jschoenh@...zon.de>,
        "karahmed@...zon.de" <karahmed@...zon.de>,
        "rimasluk@...zon.com" <rimasluk@...zon.com>,
        "Grimm, Jon" <Jon.Grimm@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 12/17] svm: Temporary deactivate AVIC during ExtINT
 handling

On 01/11/19 23:41, Suthikulpanit, Suravee wrote:
> +		/*
> +		 * IRQ window is not needed when AVIC is enabled,
> +		 * unless we have pending ExtINT since it cannot be injected
> +		 * via AVIC. In such case, we need to temporarily disable AVIC,
> +		 * and fallback to injecting IRQ via V_IRQ.
> +		 */
> +		if (kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu))
> +			svm_request_update_avic(vcpu, false);

This must be pretty heavy-weight on SMP VMs, even if most ExtINT guests
do not need SMP in the guest.  One alternative is to enable/disable
APICv when LVT or IOAPIC registers are written with ExtINT mode.  Not a
blocker, just an idea to consider.

Paolo