[PATCH v2 3/4] KVM: X86: Fix vCPU preempted state from guest's point of view

From: Wanpeng Li
Date: Wed May 12 2021 - 22:00:18 EST


From: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Commit 66570e966dd9 (kvm: x86: only provide PV features if enabled in guest's
CPUID) avoids to access pv tlb shootdown host side logic when this pv feature
is not exposed to guest, however, kvm_steal_time.preempted not only leveraged
by pv tlb shootdown logic but also mitigate the lock holder preemption issue.
>From guest's point of view, vCPU is always preempted since we lose the reset
of kvm_steal_time.preempted before vmentry if pv tlb shootdown feature is not
exposed. This patch fixes it by clearing kvm_steal_time.preempted before
vmentry.

Fixes: 66570e966dd9 (kvm: x86: only provide PV features if enabled in guest's CPUID)
Reviewed-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index dfb7c32..bed7b53 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -3105,6 +3105,8 @@ static void record_steal_time(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
st->preempted & KVM_VCPU_FLUSH_TLB);
if (xchg(&st->preempted, 0) & KVM_VCPU_FLUSH_TLB)
kvm_vcpu_flush_tlb_guest(vcpu);
+ } else {
+ st->preempted = 0;
}

vcpu->arch.st.preempted = 0;
--
2.7.4