[PATCH] riscv: skip csr restore if vcpu preempted reload

[Nutty.Liu]

On 8/7/2025 7:42 PM, Jinyu Tang wrote:
> The kvm_arch_vcpu_load() function is called in two cases for riscv:
> 1. When entering KVM_RUN from userspace ioctl.
> 2. When a preempted VCPU is scheduled back.
>
> In the second case, if no other KVM VCPU has run on this CPU since the
> current VCPU was preempted, the guest CSR values are still valid in
> the hardware and do not need to be restored.
>
> This patch is to skip the CSR write path when:
> 1. The VCPU was previously preempted
> (vcpu->scheduled_out == 1).
> 2. It is being reloaded on the same physical CPU
> (vcpu->arch.last_exit_cpu == cpu).
> 3. No other KVM VCPU has used this CPU in the meantime
> (vcpu == __this_cpu_read(kvm_former_vcpu)).
>
> This reduces many CSR writes with frequent preemption on the same CPU.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jinyu Tang <tjytimi at 163.com>
> ---
>   arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu.c | 9 +++++++++
>   1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
Reviewed-by: Nutty Liu <nutty.liu at hotmail.com>

Thanks,
Nutty