linux-kernel - Re: [PART1 RFC 6/9] svm: Add interrupt injection via AVIC

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Date:	Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:30:48 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:	Suravee Suthikulpanit <Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com>,
	joro@...tes.org, alex.williamson@...hat.com, gleb@...nel.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, wei@...hat.com,
	sherry.hurwitz@....com
Subject: Re: [PART1 RFC 6/9] svm: Add interrupt injection via AVIC

On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 07:21:17PM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Hmm, currently things such as MSR_VM_HSAVE_PA are defined in msr-index.h.

But that one is used in 3 files AFAICT.

> It's okay for me to move them to kvm_host.h or similar, but they should
> all be treated the same.  Right now this means adding the doorbell MSR
> to msr-index.h.

Only if it is used in multiple files. The doorbell thing is used once in
svm.c.

We don't want to make msr-index.h an encyclopedia of any MSR ever
defined :-)

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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