@@ -10813,8 +10813,21 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu
r = kvm_create_lapic(vcpu, lapic_timer_advance_ns);
if (r < 0)
goto fail_mmu_destroy;
- if (kvm_apicv_activated(vcpu->kvm))
+
+ /*
+ * Defer evaluating inhibits until the vCPU is first run, as
+ * this vCPU will not get notified of any changes until this
+ * vCPU is visible to other vCPUs (marked online and added to
+ * the set of vCPUs). Opportunistically mark APICv active as
+ * VMX in particularly is highly unlikely to have inhibits.
+ * Ignore the current per-VM APICv state so that vCPU creation
+ * is guaranteed to run with a deterministic value, the request
+ * will ensure the vCPU gets the correct state before VM-Entry.
+ */
+ if (enable_apicv) {
vcpu->arch.apicv_active = true;
+ kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_APICV_UPDATE, vcpu);
+ }
} else
static_branch_inc(&kvm_has_noapic_vcpu);