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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH][SVM] fix guest hang

To: Christoph Egger <Christoph.Egger@xxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH][SVM] fix guest hang
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:08:32 +0000
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Good catch. Actually I think it is better to clear interrupt_shadow in
update_guest_eip. I did this, plus a few other cleanups as c/s 16398 in the
unstable staging tree. Please take a look and make sure I didn't screw up.

 Thanks,
 Keir

On 20/11/07 12:56, "Christoph Egger" <Christoph.Egger@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Hi Keir!
> 
> Attached patch fixes a boot hang we have seen with SLES 9.3 and FreeBSD HVM
> guests. Both are 32bit guests and run with a 64bit hypervisor.
> 
> The patch does the following:
> 1) Cache current vcpu in svm_vmexit_do_hlt
> 2) Check for interrupt shadow in svm_vmexit_do_hlt and handle it like a
>     pending interrupt
> 
> The boot hang happens when the hlt is intercepted and the interrupt shadow
> field in vmcb is set, then the guest waits forever for the next timer
> interrupt.
> 
> Change 1) is a cleanup, 2) is the fix
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Egger <Christoph.Egger@xxxxxxx>
> 



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