linux_dsm_epyc7002/arch/arm
Paolo Bonzini 460df4c1fc KVM: race-free exit from KVM_RUN without POSIX signals
The purpose of the KVM_SET_SIGNAL_MASK API is to let userspace "kick"
a VCPU out of KVM_RUN through a POSIX signal.  A signal is attached
to a dummy signal handler; by blocking the signal outside KVM_RUN and
unblocking it inside, this possible race is closed:

          VCPU thread                     service thread
   --------------------------------------------------------------
        check flag
                                          set flag
                                          raise signal
        (signal handler does nothing)
        KVM_RUN

However, one issue with KVM_SET_SIGNAL_MASK is that it has to take
tsk->sighand->siglock on every KVM_RUN.  This lock is often on a
remote NUMA node, because it is on the node of a thread's creator.
Taking this lock can be very expensive if there are many userspace
exits (as is the case for SMP Windows VMs without Hyper-V reference
time counter).

As an alternative, we can put the flag directly in kvm_run so that
KVM can see it:

          VCPU thread                     service thread
   --------------------------------------------------------------
                                          raise signal
        signal handler
          set run->immediate_exit
        KVM_RUN
          check run->immediate_exit

Reviewed-by: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
2017-02-17 12:27:37 +01:00
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boot ARM: dts: da850-evm: fix read access to SPI flash 2017-01-19 16:23:19 -08:00
common Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
configs This pull request contains fixes to multi_v7_defconfig for Broadcom ARM-based 2017-01-16 22:07:31 -08:00
crypto crypto: arm/crc32 - accelerated support based on x86 SSE implementation 2016-12-07 20:01:24 +08:00
firmware
include KVM: arm/arm64: Move cntvoff to each timer context 2017-02-08 15:13:33 +00:00
kernel ARM: 8613/1: Fix the uaccess crash on PB11MPCore 2017-01-16 17:30:46 +00:00
kvm KVM: race-free exit from KVM_RUN without POSIX signals 2017-02-17 12:27:37 +01:00
lib Merge branches 'clkdev', 'fixes', 'misc' and 'sa1100-base' into for-linus 2016-12-14 11:13:46 +00:00
mach-alpine
mach-artpec ARM: ARTPEC-6: add select MFD_SYSCON to MACH_ARTPEC6 2016-11-26 00:06:34 +01:00
mach-asm9260
mach-aspeed
mach-at91
mach-axxia
mach-bcm
mach-berlin
mach-clps711x
mach-cns3xxx
mach-davinci ARM: davinci: da8xx: Fix sleeping function called from invalid context 2017-01-02 16:15:07 +05:30
mach-digicolor
mach-dove
mach-ebsa110
mach-efm32
mach-ep93xx clocksource: Use a plain u64 instead of cycle_t 2016-12-25 11:04:12 +01:00
mach-exynos
mach-footbridge clocksource: Use a plain u64 instead of cycle_t 2016-12-25 11:04:12 +01:00
mach-gemini
mach-highbank
mach-hisi
mach-imx ARM: i.MX: remove map_io callback 2017-01-02 14:02:09 +08:00
mach-integrator ARM: SoC platform updates for v4.10 2016-12-15 15:39:02 -08:00
mach-iop13xx Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
mach-iop32x
mach-iop33x
mach-ixp4xx clocksource: Use a plain u64 instead of cycle_t 2016-12-25 11:04:12 +01:00
mach-keystone
mach-ks8695
mach-lpc18xx
mach-lpc32xx ARM: SoC platform updates for v4.10 2016-12-15 15:39:02 -08:00
mach-mediatek
mach-meson
mach-mmp clocksource: Use a plain u64 instead of cycle_t 2016-12-25 11:04:12 +01:00
mach-moxart
mach-mv78xx0
mach-mvebu cpu/hotplug: Cleanup state names 2016-12-25 10:47:44 +01:00
mach-mxs
mach-netx
mach-nomadik
mach-nspire
mach-omap1 ARM: OMAP1: DMA: Correct the number of logical channels 2017-01-06 08:46:06 -08:00
mach-omap2 ARM: OMAP2+: Fix WL1283 Bluetooth Baud Rate 2017-01-05 09:29:09 -08:00
mach-orion5x ARM: orion5x: remove legacy support of ls-chl 2016-11-19 09:14:28 +01:00
mach-oxnas ARM: oxnas: Add OX820 config and makefile entry 2016-11-23 09:53:55 +01:00
mach-picoxcell
mach-prima2
mach-pxa ARM: SoC platform updates for v4.10 2016-12-15 15:39:02 -08:00
mach-qcom
mach-realview
mach-rockchip
mach-rpc Replace <asm/uaccess.h> with <linux/uaccess.h> globally 2016-12-24 11:46:01 -08:00
mach-s3c24xx Samsung mach/soc update for v4.10: 2017-01-04 16:12:17 +01:00
mach-s3c64xx MTD updates for v4.10-rc1: 2016-12-17 16:41:10 -08:00
mach-s5pv210
mach-sa1100 Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.armlinux.org.uk/~rmk/linux-arm 2016-12-15 16:06:15 -08:00
mach-shmobile ARM: SoC driver updates for v4.10 2016-12-15 16:03:25 -08:00
mach-socfpga
mach-spear
mach-sti
mach-stm32
mach-sunxi
mach-tango
mach-tegra
mach-u300
mach-uniphier
mach-ux500 ARM: ux500: fix prcmu_is_cpu_in_wfi() calculation 2017-01-12 13:25:39 +01:00
mach-versatile
mach-vexpress
mach-vt8500
mach-w90x900
mach-zx
mach-zynq
mm cpu/hotplug: Cleanup state names 2016-12-25 10:47:44 +01:00
net
nwfpe
oprofile
plat-iop clocksource: Use a plain u64 instead of cycle_t 2016-12-25 11:04:12 +01:00
plat-omap
plat-orion
plat-pxa
plat-samsung virtio, vhost: new device, fixes, speedups 2016-12-15 18:13:41 -08:00
plat-versatile
probes
tools Merge branch 'syscalls' into for-linus 2016-12-14 11:14:00 +00:00
vdso
vfp cpu/hotplug: Cleanup state names 2016-12-25 10:47:44 +01:00
xen cpu/hotplug: Cleanup state names 2016-12-25 10:47:44 +01:00
Kconfig Samsung mach/soc update for v4.10: 2017-01-04 16:12:17 +01:00
Kconfig-nommu
Kconfig.debug
Makefile Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.armlinux.org.uk/~rmk/linux-arm 2016-12-15 16:06:15 -08:00