Optimize STI; HLT while an interrupt is pending
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| # | Subject and files | Size | Replies | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | KVM: VMX: Cache CPU_BASED_VM_EXEC_CONTROL VMCS fieldarch/ | +29 | 0 replies | |
| 2/3 | KVM: VMX: Short circuit STI; HLT while an interrupt is pendingarch/ | +9 | 6 replies | |
| 3/3 | KVM: SVM: Short circuit STI; HLT while an interrupt is pendingarch/ | +9 | 0 replies |
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Cover letter [PATCH 0/3] Optimize STI; HLT while an interrupt is pending
If the guest executes the following code sequence
CLI
...
(interrupt becomes pending)
STI
HLT
then we will exit on HLT, enter the guest, and exit immediately again on virtual interrupt pending. As this is wasteful, this patch set short circuits the whole operation to inject the interrupt immediately.
(as I've seen this occur very rarely in ftrace, compared to what I saw before I wrote the patch, please don't apply patches 2 and 3 until I've had a chance to benchmark it)
Avi Kivity (3):
KVM: VMX: Cache CPU_BASED_VM_EXEC_CONTROL VMCS field
KVM: VMX: Short circuit STI; HLT while an interrupt is pending
KVM: SVM: Short circuit STI; HLT while an interrupt is pending
arch/x86/kvm/svm.c | 9 +++++++ arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 2 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)