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-rw-r--r--hw/kvm/pci-assign.c17
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/hw/kvm/pci-assign.c b/hw/kvm/pci-assign.c
index 8ee94287ff..896cfe8a59 100644
--- a/hw/kvm/pci-assign.c
+++ b/hw/kvm/pci-assign.c
@@ -1031,6 +1031,19 @@ static bool assigned_dev_msix_masked(MSIXTableEntry *entry)
     return (entry->ctrl & cpu_to_le32(0x1)) != 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * When MSI-X is first enabled the vector table typically has all the
+ * vectors masked, so we can't use that as the obvious test to figure out
+ * how many vectors to initially enable.  Instead we look at the data field
+ * because this is what worked for pci-assign for a long time.  This makes
+ * sure the physical MSI-X state tracks the guest's view, which is important
+ * for some VF/PF and PF/fw communication channels.
+ */
+static bool assigned_dev_msix_skipped(MSIXTableEntry *entry)
+{
+    return !entry->data;
+}
+
 static int assigned_dev_update_msix_mmio(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
 {
     AssignedDevice *adev = DO_UPCAST(AssignedDevice, dev, pci_dev);
@@ -1041,7 +1054,7 @@ static int assigned_dev_update_msix_mmio(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
 
     /* Get the usable entry number for allocating */
     for (i = 0; i < adev->msix_max; i++, entry++) {
-        if (assigned_dev_msix_masked(entry)) {
+        if (assigned_dev_msix_skipped(entry)) {
             continue;
         }
         entries_nr++;
@@ -1070,7 +1083,7 @@ static int assigned_dev_update_msix_mmio(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
     for (i = 0; i < adev->msix_max; i++, entry++) {
         adev->msi_virq[i] = -1;
 
-        if (assigned_dev_msix_masked(entry)) {
+        if (assigned_dev_msix_skipped(entry)) {
             continue;
         }