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authorThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>2024-09-10 14:49:53 +0300
committerThomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>2024-09-10 14:49:53 +0300
commit2f7eedca6cecbfad52d5b52c1550066d9252c947 (patch)
treeffce8be3ceee2c845a951d11b99578ca468639a4 /arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h
parentbd7c8ff9fef4b21a97f9b30a7364845ee6eaaf23 (diff)
parentda3ea35007d0af457a0afc87e84fddaebc4e0b63 (diff)
downloadlinux-2f7eedca6cecbfad52d5b52c1550066d9252c947.tar.xz
Merge branch 'linus' into timers/core
To update with the latest fixes.
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h')
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h12
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h
index a053c1293975..68da67df304d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h
@@ -66,13 +66,15 @@ static inline bool vcpu_is_preempted(long cpu)
#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
/*
- * virt_spin_lock_key - enables (by default) the virt_spin_lock() hijack.
+ * virt_spin_lock_key - disables by default the virt_spin_lock() hijack.
*
- * Native (and PV wanting native due to vCPU pinning) should disable this key.
- * It is done in this backwards fashion to only have a single direction change,
- * which removes ordering between native_pv_spin_init() and HV setup.
+ * Native (and PV wanting native due to vCPU pinning) should keep this key
+ * disabled. Native does not touch the key.
+ *
+ * When in a guest then native_pv_lock_init() enables the key first and
+ * KVM/XEN might conditionally disable it later in the boot process again.
*/
-DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(virt_spin_lock_key);
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(virt_spin_lock_key);
/*
* Shortcut for the queued_spin_lock_slowpath() function that allows