[PATCH v2 12/16] KVM: arm64: Remove evaluation of timer state in kvm_cpu_has_pending_timer()

Marc Zyngier maz at kernel.org
Wed Apr 1 03:36:07 PDT 2026


The vgic-v5 code added some evaluations of the timers in a helper funtion
(kvm_cpu_has_pending_timer()) that is called to determine whether
the vcpu can wake-up.

But looking at the timer there is wrong:

- we want to see timers that are signalling an interrupt to the
  vcpu, and not just that have a pending interrupt

- we already have kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable() that evaluates the
  state of interrupts

- kvm_cpu_has_pending_timer() really is about WFIT, as the timeout
  does not generate an interrupt, and is therefore distinct from
  the point above

As a consequence, revert these changes and teach vgic_v5_has_pending_ppi()
about checking for pending HW interrupts instead.

Fixes: 9491c63b6cd7b ("KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Enlighten arch timer for GICv5")
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260319154937.3619520-1-sascha.bischoff%40arm.com
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz at kernel.org>
---
 arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c   | 6 +-----
 arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v5.c | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
index 37279f8748695..6608c47d1f628 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
@@ -402,11 +402,7 @@ static bool kvm_timer_should_fire(struct arch_timer_context *timer_ctx)
 
 int kvm_cpu_has_pending_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	struct arch_timer_context *vtimer = vcpu_vtimer(vcpu);
-	struct arch_timer_context *ptimer = vcpu_ptimer(vcpu);
-
-	return kvm_timer_should_fire(vtimer) || kvm_timer_should_fire(ptimer) ||
-	       (vcpu_has_wfit_active(vcpu) && wfit_delay_ns(vcpu) == 0);
+	return vcpu_has_wfit_active(vcpu) && wfit_delay_ns(vcpu) == 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v5.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v5.c
index 31040cfb61fc7..8680a8354db9d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v5.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v5.c
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ bool vgic_v5_has_pending_ppi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		irq = vgic_get_vcpu_irq(vcpu, intid);
 
 		scoped_guard(raw_spinlock_irqsave, &irq->irq_lock)
-			has_pending = (irq->enabled && irq_is_pending(irq) &&
-				       irq->priority < priority_mask);
+			if (irq->enabled && irq->priority < priority_mask)
+				has_pending = irq->hw ? vgic_get_phys_line_level(irq) : irq_is_pending(irq);
 
 		vgic_put_irq(vcpu->kvm, irq);
 
-- 
2.47.3




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