linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] KVM: x86: check CS.DPL against RPL during task switch

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Date:	Mon, 26 May 2014 14:01:18 -0300
From:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jan.kiszka@...mens.com,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, gleb@...nel.org, avi.kivity@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] KVM: x86: check CS.DPL against RPL during task
 switch

On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 06:51:30PM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Table 7-1 of the SDM mentions a check that the code segment's
> DPL must match the selector's RPL.  This was not done by KVM,
> fix it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>

Exception number is incorrect, however not introduced by this patchset.

Reviewed-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>

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