Since kvmppc_hv_find_lock_hpte() is called from both virtmode and
realmode, so it can trigger the deadlock.
Suppose the following scene:
Two physical cpuM, cpuN, two VM instances A, B, each VM has a group of vcpus.
If on cpuM, vcpu_A_1 holds bitlock X (HPTE_V_HVLOCK), then is switched out,
and on cpuN, vcpu_A_2 try to lock X in realmode, then cpuN will be caught in
realmode for a long time.
What makes things even worse if the following happens,
On cpuM, bitlockX is hold, on cpuN, Y is hold.
vcpu_B_2 try to lock Y on cpuM in realmode
vcpu_A_2 try to lock X on cpuN in realmode
Oops! deadlock happens
Signed-off-by: Liu Ping Fan <pingf...@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
index 043eec8..28160ac 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
@@ -474,8 +474,10 @@ static int kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_hv_xlate(struct kvm_vcpu
*vcpu, gva_t eaddr,
}
/* Find the HPTE in the hash table */
+ preempt_disable();
index = kvmppc_hv_find_lock_hpte(kvm, eaddr, slb_v,
HPTE_V_VALID | HPTE_V_ABSENT);
+ preempt_enable();
if (index < 0)
return -ENOENT;
hptep = (unsigned long *)(kvm->arch.hpt_virt + (index << 4));
--
1.8.1.4
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