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Private interrupts are currently part of the CPU interface structure that is part of each and every vcpu we create. Currently, we have 32 of them per vcpu, resulting in a per-vcpu array that is just shy of 4kB. On its own, that's no big deal, but it gets in the way of other things: - each vcpu gets mapped at EL2 on nVHE/hVHE configurations. This requires memory that is physically contiguous. However, the EL2 code has no purpose looking at the interrupt structures and could do without them being mapped. - supporting features such as EPPIs, which extend the number of private interrupts past the 32 limit would make the array even larger, even for VMs that do not use the EPPI feature. Address these issues by moving the private interrupt array outside of the vcpu, and replace it with a simple pointer. We take this opportunity to make it obvious what gets initialised when, as that path was remarkably opaque, and tighten the locking. Reviewed-by: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@linux.dev> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240502154545.3012089-1-maz@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.