linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: LAPIC: Advancing the timer expiration on guest initiated write

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Date:   Fri, 12 Mar 2021 19:12:39 +0100
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: LAPIC: Advancing the timer expiration on guest
 initiated write

On 04/03/21 01:35, Wanpeng Li wrote:
> From: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>
> 
> Advancing the timer expiration should only be necessary on guest initiated
> writes. When we cancel the timer and clear .pending during state restore,
> clear expired_tscdeadline as well.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>
> ---
> v1 -> v2:
>   * update patch description
> 
>   arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c | 1 +
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
> index 45d40bf..f2b6e79 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
> @@ -2595,6 +2595,7 @@ int kvm_apic_set_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_lapic_state *s)
>   
>   	apic_update_ppr(apic);
>   	hrtimer_cancel(&apic->lapic_timer.timer);
> +	apic->lapic_timer.expired_tscdeadline = 0;
>   	apic_update_lvtt(apic);
>   	apic_manage_nmi_watchdog(apic, kvm_lapic_get_reg(apic, APIC_LVT0));
>   	update_divide_count(apic);
> 

Queued, thanks.

Paolo