From 0d9ce162cf46c99628cc5da9510b959c7976735b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junaid Shahid Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 17:14:28 -0800 Subject: kvm: Convert kvm_lock to a mutex It doesn't seem as if there is any particular need for kvm_lock to be a spinlock, so convert the lock to a mutex so that sleepable functions (in particular cond_resched()) can be called while holding it. Signed-off-by: Junaid Shahid Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini --- Documentation/virtual/kvm/locking.txt | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/virtual') diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/locking.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/locking.txt index 1bb8bcaf8497..635cd6eaf714 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/locking.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/locking.txt @@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ The acquisition orders for mutexes are as follows: On x86, vcpu->mutex is taken outside kvm->arch.hyperv.hv_lock. -For spinlocks, kvm_lock is taken outside kvm->mmu_lock. - Everything else is a leaf: no other lock is taken inside the critical sections. @@ -169,7 +167,7 @@ which time it will be set using the Dirty tracking mechanism described above. ------------ Name: kvm_lock -Type: spinlock_t +Type: mutex Arch: any Protects: - vm_list -- cgit v1.2.3