Re: [RFC PATCH] cpus: Initialize current_cpu with the first vCPU created

[Paolo Bonzini]

On 07/09/20 22:35, Alexander Bulekov wrote:
>>> RFC because I believe the correct fix is to NOT use current_cpu
>>> out of cpus.c, at least use qemu_get_cpu(0) to get the first vCPU.
>> Yes, I agree -- I don't think this is the correct fix.
>> current_cpu is documented as "only valid inside cpu_exec()",
>> ie if you're actually on a vcpu thread you can use it, but if
>> you're not on a CPU thread, like the monitor, you need to
>> say which vCPU you want to affect. For the monitor, that
> Following up on this old thread.. Does qtest count as a pseudo-vCPU?
> Since qtest already uses first_cpu for all of its address_space calls,
> would it be appropriate to set current_cpu to first_cpu in qtest's
> initialization? 

No, current_cpu should never be set on non-vCPU threads.

Paolo