linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/7] KVM: x86: never write to memory from kvm_vcpu_check

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Date:   Tue, 20 Sep 2022 01:15:54 +0000
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        mlevitsk@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/7] KVM: x86: never write to memory from
 kvm_vcpu_check_block

On Sat, Sep 17, 2022, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> The eponymous patch breaks handling of INITs (and SIPIs) that are "latched"[1]
> and later become unblocked, e.g. due to entering VMX non-root mode or because SVM's
> GIF is set.  vmx_init_signal_test fails because KVM fails to re-evaluate pending
> events after entering guest/non-root.  It passes now because KVM always checks
> nested events in the outer run loop.
> 
> I have fixes, I'll (temporarily) drop this from the queue and post a new version of
> this series on Monday.

And by "Monday" I meant "Tuesday", the weird pending_events snapshot thing sent me
down a bit of a rabbit hole.