linux-kernel - [PATCH v6 0/4] KVM: x86: Fix hard lockup with periodic timer in guest

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Message-ID: <20251113205114.1647493-1-seanjc@google.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:51:10 -0800
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	fuqiang wang <fuqiang.wng@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 0/4] KVM: x86: Fix hard lockup with periodic timer in guest

fuqiang's patch/series to fix a bug in KVM's local APIC timer emulation where
it can trigger a hard lockup due to restarting an hrtimer with an expired
deadline over and over (and over).

v6:
 - Split the apic_timer_fn() change to a separate patch (mainly for a
   bisection point).
 - Handle (and WARN on) period=0 in apic_timer_fn().
 - Add a patch to grab a pointer to the kvm_timer struct locally.
 - Tag the fixes (and prep work) for stable@.

v5:
 - https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251107034802.39763-1-fuqiang.wng@gmail.com
 - Add more details in commit messages and letters.

v4:
 - https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251105135340.33335-1-fuqiang.wng@gmail.com
 - merge two patch into one

v3:
 - https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251022150055.2531-1-fuqiang.wng@gmail.com
 - Fix: advanced SW timer (hrtimer) expiration does not catch up to current
   time.
 - optimize the commit message of patch 2

v2:
 - https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251021154052.17132-1-fuqiang.wng@gmail.com
 - Added a bugfix for hardlockup in v2

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251013125117.87739-1-fuqiang.wng@gmail.com

Sean Christopherson (2):
  KVM: x86: WARN if hrtimer callback for periodic APIC timer fires with
    period=0
  KVM: x86: Grab lapic_timer in a local variable to cleanup periodic
    code

fuqiang wang (2):
  KVM: x86: Explicitly set new periodic hrtimer expiration in
    apic_timer_fn()
  KVM: x86: Fix VM hard lockup after prolonged inactivity with periodic
    HV timer

 arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)


base-commit: 16ec4fb4ac95d878b879192d280db2baeec43272
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2.52.0.rc1.455.g30608eb744-goog