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KVM: x86: Rate-limit global clock updates on vCPU load
authorLei Chen <lei.chen@smartx.com>
Thu, 9 Apr 2026 14:22:26 +0000 (22:22 +0800)
committerSean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Wed, 13 May 2026 16:57:44 +0000 (09:57 -0700)
commit8fe2e698fce4a95a3ac2c25fe59832a3c22534c6
tree671c5ff5dea470c32030bc69f208522cdac1fd0d
parentfff82ea9d900b6bbebc58d34b7a63789de1ad10d
KVM: x86: Rate-limit global clock updates on vCPU load

commit 446fcce2a52b ("Revert "x86: kvm: rate-limit global clock updates"")
dropped the rate limiting for KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE.

As a result, kvm_arch_vcpu_load() can queue global clock update requests
every time a vCPU is scheduled when the master clock is disabled or when
the vCPU is loaded for the first time.

Restore the throttling with a per-VM ratelimit state and gate
KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE through __ratelimit(), so frequent vCPU
scheduling does not generate a steady stream of redundant clock update
requests.

Fixes: 446fcce2a52b ("Revert "x86: kvm: rate-limit global clock updates"")
Signed-off-by: Lei Chen <lei.chen@smartx.com>
Reported-by: Jaroslav Pulchart <jaroslav.pulchart@gooddata.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAK8fFZ5gY8_Mw2A=iZVFNVKQNrXQzVsn-HTd+Me9K6ZfmdgA+Q@mail.gmail.com/
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260409142226.2581-1-lei.chen@smartx.com
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c