3 files changed, 24 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/bluepill_unsafe.go b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/bluepill_unsafe.go
index 979be5d89..eb05950cd 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/bluepill_unsafe.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/bluepill_unsafe.go
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ func bluepillArchContext(context unsafe.Pointer) *arch.SignalContext64 {
 //
 //go:nosplit
 func bluepillGuestExit(c *vCPU, context unsafe.Pointer) {
+	// Increment our counter.
+	atomic.AddUint64(&c.guestExits, 1)
+
 	// Copy out registers.
 	bluepillArchExit(c, bluepillArchContext(context))
 
@@ -89,9 +92,6 @@ func bluepillHandler(context unsafe.Pointer) {
 	// Sanitize the registers; interrupts must always be disabled.
 	c := bluepillArchEnter(bluepillArchContext(context))
 
-	// Increment the number of switches.
-	atomic.AddUint32(&c.switches, 1)
-
 	// Mark this as guest mode.
 	switch atomic.SwapUint32(&c.state, vCPUGuest|vCPUUser) {
 	case vCPUUser: // Expected case.
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/context.go b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/context.go
index 6e6b76416..17268d127 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/context.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/context.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 package kvm
 
 import (
+	"sync/atomic"
+
 	pkgcontext "gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/context"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/arch"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sentry/platform"
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ func (c *context) Switch(ctx pkgcontext.Context, mm platform.MemoryManager, ac a
 	// Clear the address space.
 	cpu.active.set(nil)
 
+	// Increment the number of user exits.
+	atomic.AddUint64(&cpu.userExits, 1)
+
 	// Release resources.
 	c.machine.Put(cpu)
 
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/machine.go b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/machine.go
index 455e2bd20..61ed24d01 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/machine.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/machine.go
@@ -103,8 +103,11 @@ type vCPU struct {
 	// tid is the last set tid.
 	tid uint64
 
-	// switches is a count of world switches (informational only).
-	switches uint32
+	// userExits is the count of user exits.
+	userExits uint64
+
+	// guestExits is the count of guest to host world switches.
+	guestExits uint64
 
 	// faults is a count of world faults (informational only).
 	faults uint32
@@ -127,6 +130,7 @@ type vCPU struct {
 	// vCPUArchState is the architecture-specific state.
 	vCPUArchState
 
+	// dieState holds state related to vCPU death.
 	dieState dieState
 }
 
@@ -540,6 +544,8 @@ var pid = syscall.Getpid()
 //
 // This effectively unwinds the state machine.
 func (c *vCPU) bounce(forceGuestExit bool) {
+	origGuestExits := atomic.LoadUint64(&c.guestExits)
+	origUserExits := atomic.LoadUint64(&c.userExits)
 	for {
 		switch state := atomic.LoadUint32(&c.state); state {
 		case vCPUReady, vCPUWaiter:
@@ -595,6 +601,14 @@ func (c *vCPU) bounce(forceGuestExit bool) {
 			// Should not happen: the above is exhaustive.
 			panic("invalid state")
 		}
+
+		// Check if we've missed the state transition, but
+		// we can safely return at this point in time.
+		newGuestExits := atomic.LoadUint64(&c.guestExits)
+		newUserExits := atomic.LoadUint64(&c.userExits)
+		if newUserExits != origUserExits && (!forceGuestExit || newGuestExits != origGuestExits) {
+			return
+		}
 	}
 }