Re: [Qemu-devel] in_asm substitute for accel=kvm:tcg

[Gleb Natapov]

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 08:49:51PM +0300, Andriy Gapon wrote:
> on 19/09/2013 19:53 Paolo Bonzini said the following:
> > Il 19/09/2013 16:36, Andriy Gapon ha scritto:
> >> Not sure how the code ends up at 0x9315 after that.
> > 
> > Events are dropped, probably corresponding to more emulation.
> 
> I've got a trace without dropped events between the last "normal" instruction
> and the loop (and also including a snippet where the same code is executed
> without a problem):
Which kernel version is this? What BSD version?


> ...
> qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048876: kvm_emulate_insn:     0:9366:b1 10
> (prot32)
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048877: kvm_entry:            vcpu 0
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048878: kvm_emulate_insn:     0:9368:8e d1
> (prot32)
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048880: kvm_entry:            vcpu 0
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048882: kvm_exit:             reason
> CR_ACCESS rip 0x9312 info 0 0
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048883: kvm_cr:               cr_write 0 
> = 0x10
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048885: kvm_entry:            vcpu 0
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048886: kvm_emulate_insn:     0:9315:ea 1a
> 93 00 00 (real)
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048887: kvm_entry:            vcpu 0
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048888: kvm_emulate_insn:     0:931a:31 c0
> (real)
> ... ...
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048990: kvm_set_irq:          gsi 4 level > 0
> source 0
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048991: kvm_pic_set_irq:      chip 0 pin 4
> (edge|masked)
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.048992: kvm_ioapic_set_irq:   pin 4 dst 0
> vec=0 (Fixed|physical|edge|masked)
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.049001: kvm_entry:            vcpu 0
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.049002: kvm_exit:             reason
> IO_INSTRUCTION rip 0x1e675 info 3fd0008 0
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.049005: kvm_emulate_insn:     
> a000:1e675:ec
> (prot32)
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.049005: kvm_pio:              pio_read at
> 0x3fd size 1 count 1
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.049006: kvm_userspace_exit:   reason
> KVM_EXIT_IO (2)
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.049024: kvm_entry:            vcpu 0
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.049027: kvm_exit:             reason
> CR_ACCESS rip 0x9312 info 0 0
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.049028: kvm_cr:               cr_write 0 
> = 0x10
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.049030: kvm_entry:            vcpu 0
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.049031: kvm_emulate_insn:     0:9315: 
> (real)
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.049033: kvm_emulate_insn:     0:9315: 
> (real)
>  qemu-system-x86-12024 [003] 278157.049034: kvm_emulate_insn:     0:9315: 
> (real)
> ...
> 
> It's strange that no instruction gets reported in those repeating "0:9315:
> (real)" lines.  It's like kvm is somehow losing track of what should be 
> executed
> and just loops over the same ip without actually doing anything.
> 
> -- 
> Andriy Gapon

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                        Gleb.