1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci.c b/hw/vfio/pci.c
index ad508abd6f..898296fd54 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci.c
@@ -402,6 +402,23 @@ static int vfio_enable_vectors(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, bool msix)
     int ret = 0, i, argsz;
     int32_t *fds;
 
+    /*
+     * If dynamic MSI-X allocation is supported, the vectors to be allocated
+     * and enabled can be scattered. Before kernel enabling MSI-X, setting
+     * nr_vectors causes all these vectors to be allocated on host.
+     *
+     * To keep allocation as needed, use vector 0 with an invalid fd to get
+     * MSI-X enabled first, then set vectors with a potentially sparse set of
+     * eventfds to enable interrupts only when enabled in guest.
+     */
+    if (msix && !vdev->msix->noresize) {
+        ret = vfio_enable_msix_no_vec(vdev);
+
+        if (ret) {
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+
     argsz = sizeof(*irq_set) + (vdev->nr_vectors * sizeof(*fds));
 
     irq_set = g_malloc0(argsz);