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SubjectRe: [patch V4 part 1 12/36] x86/kvm: Sanitize kvm_async_pf_task_wait()
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"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org> writes:
> On Tue, May 05, 2020 at 03:16:14PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>> RCU is watching for:
>>
>> #1 The vCPU exited and current is definitely not the idle task
>>
>> #2a The #PF entry code on the guest went through enter_from_user_mode()
>> which reactivates RCU
>
> I have to double-check... The NO_HZ_FULL case transitioning to/from
> userspace is entirely non-preemptible, correct? (After rcu_user_enter()
> and before rcu_user_exit(), respectively.)

Yes. It runs with interrupts disabled down to the actual return (sysret,
iret).

Thanks,

tglx


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