linux/Documentation/kvm/locking.txt
Jan Kiszka 38a778aa18 KVM: Start lock documentation
The goal of this document shall be
- overview of all locks used in KVM core
- provide details on the scope of each lock
- explain the lock type, specifically of a raw spin locks
- provide a lock ordering guide

Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
2011-03-17 13:08:31 -03:00

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KVM Lock Overview
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1. Acquisition Orders
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(to be written)
2. Reference
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Name: kvm_lock
Type: raw_spinlock
Arch: any
Protects: - vm_list
- hardware virtualization enable/disable
Comment: 'raw' because hardware enabling/disabling must be atomic /wrt
migration.
Name: kvm_arch::tsc_write_lock
Type: raw_spinlock
Arch: x86
Protects: - kvm_arch::{last_tsc_write,last_tsc_nsec,last_tsc_offset}
- tsc offset in vmcb
Comment: 'raw' because updating the tsc offsets must not be preempted.