[Xen-devel] [PATCH V3] common/vm_event: synchronize vCPU state in vm_event_resume()

[Razvan Cojocaru <rcojocaru@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vm_event_vcpu_pause() needs to use vcpu_pause_nosync() in order
for the current vCPU to not get stuck. A consequence of this is
that the custom vm_event response handlers will not always see
the real vCPU state in v->arch.user_regs. This patch makes sure
that the state is always synchronized in vm_event_resume, before
any handlers have been called. This problem especially affects
vm_event_set_registers().

Simply checking vm_event_pause_count to make sure the vCPU is
paused suffices since there's only one ring / consumer at a
time, and events are being processed one-by-one, so the
toolstack won't unpause the vCPU behind our backs.

Signed-off-by: Razvan Cojocaru <rcojocaru@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
Changes since V2:
 - Updated the commit text.
---
 xen/common/vm_event.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/xen/common/vm_event.c b/xen/common/vm_event.c
index 941345b..53cab90 100644
--- a/xen/common/vm_event.c
+++ b/xen/common/vm_event.c
@@ -388,6 +388,13 @@ void vm_event_resume(struct domain *d, struct 
vm_event_domain *ved)
         v = d->vcpu[rsp.vcpu_id];
 
         /*
+         * Make sure the vCPU state has been synchronized for the custom
+         * handlers.
+         */
+        if ( atomic_read(&v->vm_event_pause_count) )
+            sync_vcpu_execstate(v);
+
+        /*
          * In some cases the response type needs extra handling, so here
          * we call the appropriate handlers.
          */
-- 
1.9.1


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