host_ctx = kvm_get_host_context(vcpu);
        guest_ctx = kvm_get_guest_context(vcpu);
 
-       vcpu->guest_mode = 1;
+       clear_bit(KVM_REQ_KICK, &vcpu->requests);
 
        r = kvm_vcpu_pre_transition(vcpu);
        if (r < 0)
        kvm_vcpu_post_transition(vcpu);
 
        vcpu->arch.launched = 1;
-       vcpu->guest_mode = 0;
+       set_bit(KVM_REQ_KICK, &vcpu->requests);
        local_irq_enable();
 
        /*
 {
 }
 
-static void vcpu_kick_intr(void *info)
-{
-#ifdef DEBUG
-       struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = (struct kvm_vcpu *)info;
-       printk(KERN_DEBUG"vcpu_kick_intr %p \n", vcpu);
-#endif
-}
-
 void kvm_vcpu_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-       int ipi_pcpu = vcpu->cpu;
-       int cpu = get_cpu();
+       int me;
+       int cpu = vcpu->cpu;
 
        if (waitqueue_active(&vcpu->wq))
                wake_up_interruptible(&vcpu->wq);
 
-       if (vcpu->guest_mode && cpu != ipi_pcpu)
-               smp_call_function_single(ipi_pcpu, vcpu_kick_intr, vcpu, 0);
+       me = get_cpu();
+       if (cpu != me && (unsigned) cpu < nr_cpu_ids && cpu_online(cpu))
+               if (!test_and_set_bit(KVM_REQ_KICK, &vcpu->requests))
+                       smp_send_reschedule(cpu);
        put_cpu();
 }
 
 
 
        local_irq_disable();
 
+       clear_bit(KVM_REQ_KICK, &vcpu->requests);
+       smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+
        if (vcpu->requests || need_resched() || signal_pending(current)) {
                local_irq_enable();
                preempt_enable();
                goto out;
        }
 
-       vcpu->guest_mode = 1;
-       /*
-        * Make sure that guest_mode assignment won't happen after
-        * testing the pending IRQ vector bitmap.
-        */
-       smp_wmb();
-
        if (vcpu->arch.exception.pending)
                __queue_exception(vcpu);
        else
        set_debugreg(vcpu->arch.host_dr6, 6);
        set_debugreg(vcpu->arch.host_dr7, 7);
 
-       vcpu->guest_mode = 0;
+       set_bit(KVM_REQ_KICK, &vcpu->requests);
        local_irq_enable();
 
        ++vcpu->stat.exits;
               || vcpu->arch.nmi_pending;
 }
 
-static void vcpu_kick_intr(void *info)
-{
-#ifdef DEBUG
-       struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = (struct kvm_vcpu *)info;
-       printk(KERN_DEBUG "vcpu_kick_intr %p \n", vcpu);
-#endif
-}
-
 void kvm_vcpu_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-       int ipi_pcpu = vcpu->cpu;
-       int cpu;
+       int me;
+       int cpu = vcpu->cpu;
 
        if (waitqueue_active(&vcpu->wq)) {
                wake_up_interruptible(&vcpu->wq);
                ++vcpu->stat.halt_wakeup;
        }
-       /*
-        * We may be called synchronously with irqs disabled in guest mode,
-        * So need not to call smp_call_function_single() in that case.
-        */
-       cpu = get_cpu();
-       if (vcpu->guest_mode && vcpu->cpu != cpu)
-               smp_call_function_single(ipi_pcpu, vcpu_kick_intr, vcpu, 0);
+
+       me = get_cpu();
+       if (cpu != me && (unsigned)cpu < nr_cpu_ids && cpu_online(cpu))
+               if (!test_and_set_bit(KVM_REQ_KICK, &vcpu->requests))
+                       smp_send_reschedule(cpu);
        put_cpu();
 }