ipi_arg->reserved = 0;
ipi_arg->vp_set.valid_bank_mask = 0;
- if (!cpumask_equal(mask, cpu_present_mask)) {
+ /*
+ * Use HV_GENERIC_SET_ALL and avoid converting cpumask to VP_SET
+ * when the IPI is sent to all currently present CPUs.
+ */
+ if (!cpumask_equal(mask, cpu_present_mask) || exclude_self) {
ipi_arg->vp_set.format = HV_GENERIC_SET_SPARSE_4K;
if (exclude_self)
nr_bank = cpumask_to_vpset_noself(&(ipi_arg->vp_set), mask);
else
nr_bank = cpumask_to_vpset(&(ipi_arg->vp_set), mask);
- }
- if (nr_bank < 0)
- goto ipi_mask_ex_done;
- if (!nr_bank)
+
+ /*
+ * 'nr_bank <= 0' means some CPUs in cpumask can't be
+ * represented in VP_SET. Return an error and fall back to
+ * native (architectural) method of sending IPIs.
+ */
+ if (nr_bank <= 0)
+ goto ipi_mask_ex_done;
+ } else {
ipi_arg->vp_set.format = HV_GENERIC_SET_ALL;
+ }
status = hv_do_rep_hypercall(HVCALL_SEND_IPI_EX, 0, nr_bank,
ipi_arg, NULL);