Instead of testing specially next_cpu in host_alarm_handler, just do that in qemu_notify_event. The idea is, if we are not running (or not yet running) target CPU code, prepare things so that the execution loop is exited asap; just make that clear.
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonz...@redhat.com> --- vl.c | 10 +++------- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c index a546d85..1328979 100644 --- a/vl.c +++ b/vl.c @@ -1055,13 +1055,6 @@ static void host_alarm_handler(int host_signum) qemu_get_clock(host_clock))) { t->expired = alarm_has_dynticks(t); - -#ifndef CONFIG_IOTHREAD - if (next_cpu) { - /* stop the currently executing cpu because a timer occured */ - cpu_exit(next_cpu); - } -#endif t->pending = 1; qemu_notify_event(); } @@ -3365,6 +3358,9 @@ void qemu_notify_event(void) if (env) { cpu_exit(env); } + if (next_cpu && env != next_cpu) { + cpu_exit(next_cpu); + } } void qemu_mutex_lock_iothread(void) {} -- 1.6.6