diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 0df6b1f..fdfbed9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -292,6 +292,10 @@ static inline void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_uninit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_sched_in(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_block_finish(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
+static inline u64 kvm_arch_timer_remaining(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return -1ULL;
+}
 
 static inline void kvm_arm_init_debug(void) {}
 static inline void kvm_arm_setup_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index e63d23b..f510d71 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ static inline void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_uninit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_sched_in(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_block_finish(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
+static inline u64 kvm_arch_timer_remaining(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return -1ULL;
+}
 
 void kvm_arm_init_debug(void);
 void kvm_arm_setup_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 6733ac5..baf9472 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -814,6 +814,10 @@ static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_uninit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_sched_in(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_blocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_unblocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
+static inline u64 kvm_arch_timer_remaining(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return -1ULL;
+}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_block_finish(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 
 #endif /* __MIPS_KVM_HOST_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index ec35af3..5986c79 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -729,5 +729,9 @@ static inline void kvm_arch_exit(void) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_blocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_unblocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_block_finish(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
+static inline u64 kvm_arch_timer_remaining(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return -1ULL;
+}
 
 #endif /* __POWERPC_KVM_HOST_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 37b9017..bdb01a1 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -696,6 +696,10 @@ static inline void kvm_arch_flush_shadow_memslot(struct kvm *kvm,
 		struct kvm_memory_slot *slot) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_blocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_unblocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
+static inline u64 kvm_arch_timer_remaining(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return -1ULL;
+}
 
 void kvm_arch_vcpu_block_finish(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index bbb5b28..cfeeac3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -256,6 +256,17 @@ static inline int apic_lvtt_tscdeadline(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 	return apic->lapic_timer.timer_mode == APIC_LVT_TIMER_TSCDEADLINE;
 }
 
+u64 apic_get_timer_expire(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct kvm_lapic *apic = vcpu->arch.apic;
+	struct hrtimer *timer = &apic->lapic_timer.timer;
+
+	if (!hrtimer_active(timer))
+		return -1ULL;
+	else
+		return ktime_to_ns(hrtimer_get_remaining(timer));
+}
+
 static inline int apic_lvt_nmi_mode(u32 lvt_val)
 {
 	return (lvt_val & (APIC_MODE_MASK | APIC_LVT_MASKED)) == APIC_DM_NMI;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
index 891c6da..ee4da6c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
@@ -212,4 +212,5 @@ bool kvm_intr_is_single_vcpu_fast(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_lapic_irq *irq,
 			struct kvm_vcpu **dest_vcpu);
 int kvm_vector_to_index(u32 vector, u32 dest_vcpus,
 			const unsigned long *bitmap, u32 bitmap_size);
+u64 apic_get_timer_expire(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index c805cf4..1b89a68 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -7623,6 +7623,11 @@ bool kvm_vcpu_compatible(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 struct static_key kvm_no_apic_vcpu __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_no_apic_vcpu);
 
+u64 kvm_arch_timer_remaining(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return apic_get_timer_expire(vcpu);
+}
+
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct page *page;
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index b1fa8f1..14d6c23 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@ int kvm_vcpu_yield_to(struct kvm_vcpu *target);
 void kvm_vcpu_on_spin(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_load_guest_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_put_guest_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+u64 kvm_arch_timer_remaining(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 void kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(struct kvm *kvm);
 void kvm_reload_remote_mmus(struct kvm *kvm);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index dd4ac9d..4c1914a 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ module_param(halt_poll_ns_grow, uint, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 static unsigned int halt_poll_ns_shrink;
 module_param(halt_poll_ns_shrink, uint, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
+/* lower-end of message passing workload latency TCP_RR's poll time < 10us */
+static unsigned int halt_poll_ns_timer = 0;
+module_param(halt_poll_ns_timer, uint, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
+
 /*
  * Ordering of locks:
  *
@@ -2014,12 +2018,15 @@ void kvm_vcpu_block(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	ktime_t start, cur;
 	DECLARE_SWAITQUEUE(wait);
 	bool waited = false;
-	u64 block_ns;
+	u64 block_ns, delta, remaining;
 
+	remaining = kvm_arch_timer_remaining(vcpu);
 	start = cur = ktime_get();
-	if (vcpu->halt_poll_ns) {
-		ktime_t stop = ktime_add_ns(ktime_get(), vcpu->halt_poll_ns);
+	if (vcpu->halt_poll_ns || remaining < halt_poll_ns_timer) {
+		ktime_t stop;
 
+		delta = vcpu->halt_poll_ns ? vcpu->halt_poll_ns : remaining;
+		stop = ktime_add_ns(ktime_get(), delta);
 		++vcpu->stat.halt_attempted_poll;
 		do {
 			/*
