linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] KVM: x86: Fix KVM behavior that does not follow spec

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Date:	Wed, 23 Apr 2014 17:47:36 -0300
From:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
To:	Nadav Amit <namit@...technion.ac.il>
Cc:	gleb@...nel.org, pbonzini@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] KVM: x86: Fix KVM behavior that does not follow spec

On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 02:33:06AM +0300, Nadav Amit wrote:
> This series of patches fix various scenarios in which KVM behavior does not
> follow x86 specifications.  Each patch actually deals with a separate bug.
> These bugs can cause the guest to get stuck (i.e., make no progress), encounter
> spurious injected exceptions, or cause guest code to misbehave. As a result
> guest OS can potentially fail.
> 
> Thanks for reviewing the patches.
> 
> Nadav Amit (5):
>   KVM: x86: Fix wrong/stuck PMU when guest does not use PMI
>   KVM: x86: Fix CR3 reserved bits
>   KVM: x86: IN instruction emulation should ignore REP-prefix
>   KVM: x86: RSI/RDI/RCX are zero-extended when affected by string ops
>   KVM: x86: Processor mode may be determined incorrectly

Applied all except patch 4.


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