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KVM Lock Overview
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1. Acquisition Orders
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(to be written)
2. Reference
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Name: kvm_lock
Type: raw_spinlock
Arch: any
Protects: - vm_list
- hardware virtualization enable/disable
Comment: 'raw' because hardware enabling/disabling must be atomic /wrt
migration.
Name: kvm_arch::tsc_write_lock
Type: raw_spinlock
Arch: x86
Protects: - kvm_arch::{last_tsc_write,last_tsc_nsec,last_tsc_offset}
- tsc offset in vmcb
Comment: 'raw' because updating the tsc offsets must not be preempted.
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