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Consider the following scenario: 1. CPU A calls vmx_deliver_nested_posted_interrupt() to send an IPI to CPU B via virtual posted-interrupt mechanism. 2. CPU B is currently executing L2 guest. 3. vmx_deliver_nested_posted_interrupt() calls kvm_vcpu_trigger_posted_interrupt() which will note that vcpu->mode == IN_GUEST_MODE. 4. Assume that before CPU A sends the physical POSTED_INTR_NESTED_VECTOR IPI, CPU B exits from L2 to L0 during event-delivery (valid IDT-vectoring-info). 5. CPU A now sends the physical IPI. The IPI is received in host and it's handler (smp_kvm_posted_intr_nested_ipi()) does nothing. 6. Assume that before CPU A sets pi_pending=true and KVM_REQ_EVENT, CPU B continues to run in L0 and reach vcpu_enter_guest(). As KVM_REQ_EVENT is not set yet, vcpu_enter_guest() will continue and resume L2 guest. 7. At this point, CPU A sets pi_pending=true and KVM_REQ_EVENT but it's too late! CPU B already entered L2 and KVM_REQ_EVENT will only be consumed at next L2 entry! Another scenario to consider: 1. CPU A calls vmx_deliver_nested_posted_interrupt() to send an IPI to CPU B via virtual posted-interrupt mechanism. 2. Assume that before CPU A calls kvm_vcpu_trigger_posted_interrupt(), CPU B is at L0 and is about to resume into L2. Further assume that it is in vcpu_enter_guest() after check for KVM_REQ_EVENT. 3. At this point, CPU A calls kvm_vcpu_trigger_posted_interrupt() which will note that vcpu->mode != IN_GUEST_MODE. Therefore, do nothing and return false. Then, will set pi_pending=true and KVM_REQ_EVENT. 4. Now CPU B continue and resumes into L2 guest without processing the posted-interrupt until next L2 entry! To fix both issues, we just need to change vmx_deliver_nested_posted_interrupt() to set pi_pending=true and KVM_REQ_EVENT before calling kvm_vcpu_trigger_posted_interrupt(). It will fix the first scenario by chaging step (6) to note that KVM_REQ_EVENT and pi_pending=true and therefore process nested posted-interrupt. It will fix the second scenario by two possible ways: 1. If kvm_vcpu_trigger_posted_interrupt() is called while CPU B has changed vcpu->mode to IN_GUEST_MODE, physical IPI will be sent and will be received when CPU resumes into L2. 2. If kvm_vcpu_trigger_posted_interrupt() is called while CPU B hasn't yet changed vcpu->mode to IN_GUEST_MODE, then after CPU B will change vcpu->mode it will call kvm_request_pending() which will return true and therefore force another round of vcpu_enter_guest() which will note that KVM_REQ_EVENT and pi_pending=true and therefore process nested posted-interrupt. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: 705699a13994 ("KVM: nVMX: Enable nested posted interrupt processing") Signed-off-by: Liran Alon <liran.alon@oracle.com> Reviewed-by: Nikita Leshenko <nikita.leshchenko@oracle.com> Reviewed-by: Krish Sadhukhan <krish.sadhukhan@oracle.com> [Add kvm_vcpu_kick to also handle the case where L1 doesn't intercept L2 HLT and L2 executes HLT instruction. - Paolo] Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com>
Linux kernel ============ This file was moved to Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst Please notice that there are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or ``make pdfdocs``. There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory, several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation. See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file. 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.