[Qemu-devel] [PATCH] mttcg: Handle EXCP_ATOMIC exception

[Pranith Kumar]

The patch enables handling atomic code in the guest. This should be
preferably done in cpu_handle_exception(), but the current assumptions
regarding when we can execute atomic sections cause a deadlock. 

Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <address@hidden>
---
 cpus.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cpus.c b/cpus.c
index 8f98060..c4ba7d8 100644
--- a/cpus.c
+++ b/cpus.c
@@ -1315,6 +1315,9 @@ static void *qemu_tcg_rr_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
                 if (r == EXCP_DEBUG) {
                     cpu_handle_guest_debug(cpu);
                     break;
+                } else if (r == EXCP_ATOMIC) {
+                    cpu_exec_step_atomic(cpu);
+                    break;
                 }
             } else if (cpu->stop) {
                 if (cpu->unplug) {
@@ -1385,6 +1388,10 @@ static void *qemu_tcg_cpu_thread_fn(void *arg)
                  */
                 g_assert(cpu->halted);
                 break;
+            case EXCP_ATOMIC:
+                qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
+                cpu_exec_step_atomic(cpu);
+                qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
             default:
                 /* Ignore everything else? */
                 break;
-- 
2.10.2