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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/kvm_host.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/kvm_host.h | 6 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h index a805ddcb7eb0..84c5396564f7 100644 --- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h +++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h @@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ struct kvm_vcpu { static inline int kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) { + /* + * The memory barrier ensures a previous write to vcpu->requests cannot + * be reordered with the read of vcpu->mode. It pairs with the general + * memory barrier following the write of vcpu->mode in VCPU RUN. + */ + smp_mb__before_atomic(); return cmpxchg(&vcpu->mode, IN_GUEST_MODE, EXITING_GUEST_MODE); } |