linux-kernel - Re: [RFCv2 PATCH 07/12] KVM: SVM: Introduce helper function kvm_get_apic

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Date:   Tue, 5 Apr 2022 16:36:23 +0700
From:   Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@....com>
To:     Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     pbonzini@...hat.com, seanjc@...gle.com, joro@...tes.org,
        jon.grimm@....com, wei.huang2@....com, terry.bowman@....com
Subject: Re: [RFCv2 PATCH 07/12] KVM: SVM: Introduce helper function
 kvm_get_apic_id

Maxim

On 4/5/22 10:58 AM, Suravee Suthikulpanit wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>       avic_invalidate_logical_id_entry(vcpu);
>>>       if (ldr)
>>> @@ -464,7 +471,12 @@ static int avic_handle_apic_id_update(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>   {
>>>       u64 *old, *new;
>>>       struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
>>> -    u32 id = kvm_xapic_id(vcpu->arch.apic);
>>> +    u32 id;
>>> +    int ret;
>>> +
>>> +    ret = kvm_get_apic_id(vcpu, &id);
>>> +    if (ret)
>>> +        return 1;
>>
>> Well this function is totally broken anyway and I woudn't even bother touching it,
>> maximum, just stick 'return 0' in the very start of this function if the apic is
>> in x2apic mode now.
>>
>> Oh well...
>>
> 
> Sorry, I'm not sure if I understand what you mean by "broken".
> 
> This function setup/update the AVIC physical APIC ID table, whenever the APIC ID is
> initialize or updated. It is needed in both xAPIC and x2APIC cases.

Actually, I will rework this part and send out change in the next revision.

Thanks,
Suravee