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If we do have the vcpu mutex, as is the case if kvm_running_vcpu is set to the target vcpu of the kick, changes to vcpu->mode do not need atomic operations; cmpxchg is only needed _outside_ the mutex to ensure that the IN_GUEST_MODE->EXITING_GUEST_MODE change does not race with the vcpu thread going OUTSIDE_GUEST_MODE. Use this to optimize the case of a vCPU sending an interrupt to itself. Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.