On Tue, 2009-05-12 at 16:44 -0300, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> index 4d00942..ba067db 100644
> --- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> +++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> @@ -250,7 +250,15 @@ static void deassign_host_irq(struct kvm *kvm,
>                       disable_irq_nosync(assigned_dev->
>                                          host_msix_entries[i].vector);
>  
> +             /*
> +              * FIXME: kvm_assigned_dev_interrupt_work_handler can deadlock
> +              * with cancel_work_sync, since it requires kvm->lock for irq
> +              * injection. This is a hack, the irq code must use
> +              * a separate lock.
> +              */
> +             mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
>               cancel_work_sync(&assigned_dev->interrupt_work);
> +             mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);

Seems to work, I assume you've got a similar unlock/lock for the
MSI/INTx block.  Thanks,

Alex

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