kvm: x86: Reset paravirtual MSRs
authorJan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:48:14 +0000 (21:48 +0100)
committerMarcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>
Sun, 23 Jan 2011 04:27:21 +0000 (02:27 -0200)
Make sure to write the cleared MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME, MSR_KVM_WALL_CLOCK,
and MSR_KVM_ASYNC_PF_EN to the kernel state so that a freshly booted
guest cannot be disturbed by old values.

Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
CC: Glauber Costa <glommer@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>
target-i386/kvm.c

index 454ddb182f236ae431ba6ac2fe2d92485c75eaaa..825af428d935ae6eaed73bb39f009d8bbb6690d0 100644 (file)
@@ -845,6 +845,13 @@ static int kvm_put_msrs(CPUState *env, int level)
         if (smp_cpus == 1 || env->tsc != 0) {
             kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_IA32_TSC, env->tsc);
         }
+    }
+    /*
+     * The following paravirtual MSRs have side effects on the guest or are
+     * too heavy for normal writeback. Limit them to reset or full state
+     * updates.
+     */
+    if (level >= KVM_PUT_RESET_STATE) {
         kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME,
                           env->system_time_msr);
         kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[n++], MSR_KVM_WALL_CLOCK, env->wall_clock_msr);