KVM: VMX: Avoid exit when setting cr8 if the local apic is in the kernel
With apic in userspace, we must exit to userspace after a cr8 write in order
to update the tpr. But if the apic is in the kernel, the exit is unnecessary.
Noticed by Joerg Roedel.
Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@qumranet.com>
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
index 3b44573..8308434 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -1973,6 +1973,8 @@
vcpu_load_rsp_rip(vcpu);
set_cr8(vcpu, vcpu->regs[reg]);
skip_emulated_instruction(vcpu);
+ if (irqchip_in_kernel(vcpu->kvm))
+ return 1;
kvm_run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_SET_TPR;
return 0;
};