linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] KVM: VMX: Move IRQ invocation to assembly subroutine

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Message-ID: <CAFULd4bUpn=oRntt3_H2hmNmMwm=tp-kumhetCssjWJCH9Yx5w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:38:09 +0200
From:   Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@...il.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] KVM: VMX: Move IRQ invocation to assembly subroutine

On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 9:15 PM Sean Christopherson
<sean.j.christopherson@...el.com> wrote:
>
> Move the asm blob that invokes the appropriate IRQ handler after VM-Exit
> into a proper subroutine.  Unconditionally create a stack frame in the
> subroutine so that, as objtool sees things, the function has standard
> stack behavior.  The dynamic stack adjustment makes using unwind hints
> problematic.
>
> Suggested-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
> Cc: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>

Acked-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@...il.com>

Uros.