linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: LAPIC: write 0 to TMICT should also cancel vmx-preemption timer

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Fri, 4 Jun 2021 08:36:22 +0800
From:   Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@...il.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, kvm <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        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>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: LAPIC: write 0 to TMICT should also cancel
 vmx-preemption timer

On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 at 23:20, Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jun 03, 2021, Wanpeng Li wrote:
> > From: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>
> >
> > According to the SDM 10.5.4.1:
> >
> >   A write of 0 to the initial-count register effectively stops the local
> >   APIC timer, in both one-shot and periodic mode.
> >
> > The lapic timer oneshot/periodic mode which is emulated by vmx-preemption
> > timer doesn't stop since vmx->hv_deadline_tsc is still set.
>
> But the VMX preemption timer is only used for deadline, never for oneshot or
> periodic.  Am I missing something?

Yes, it is upstream.
https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/1477304593-3453-1-git-send-email-wanpeng.li@hotmail.com/

    Wanpeng