Re: [PATCH v4] x86/xen: Add support for HVMOP_set_evtchn_upcall_vector

[Jan Beulich]

On 03.11.2022 14:38, Jan Beulich wrote:
> On 29.07.2022 09:04, Jane Malalane wrote:
>> @@ -125,6 +130,9 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_SYSVEC(sysvec_xen_hvm_callback)
>>  {
>>  	struct pt_regs *old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
>>  
>> +	if (xen_percpu_upcall)
>> +		ack_APIC_irq();
>> +
>>  	inc_irq_stat(irq_hv_callback_count);
>>  
>>  	xen_hvm_evtchn_do_upcall();
>> @@ -168,6 +176,15 @@ static int xen_cpu_up_prepare_hvm(unsigned int cpu)
>>  	if (!xen_have_vector_callback)
>>  		return 0;
>>  
>> +	if (xen_percpu_upcall) {
>> +		rc = xen_set_upcall_vector(cpu);
> 
> From all I can tell at least for APs this happens before setup_local_apic().
> With there being APIC interaction in this operation mode, as seen e.g. in
> the earlier hunk above, I think this is logically wrong. And it leads to
> apic_pending_intr_clear() issuing its warning: The vector registration, as
> an intentional side effect, marks the vector as pending. Unless IRQs were
> enabled at any point between the registration and the check, there's
> simply no way for the corresponding IRR bit to be dealt with (by
> propagating to ISR when the interrupt is delivered, and then being cleared
> from ISR by EOI).

With Roger's help I now have a pointer to osstest also exposing the issue:

http://logs.test-lab.xenproject.org/osstest/logs/174592/test-amd64-amd64-xl-pvhv2-intel/huxelrebe0---var-log-xen-console-guest-debian.guest.osstest.log.gz

Jan