linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: SVM: Add Virtual GIF feature definition

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Date:   Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:13:58 -0500
From:   "Natarajan, Janakarajan" <Janakarajan.Natarajan@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Cc:     "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Radim Krcmar <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        "Ghannam, Yazen" <Yazen.Ghannam@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: SVM: Add Virtual GIF feature definition

On 8/16/2017 12:36 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 10:54:49AM -0500, Janakarajan Natarajan wrote:
>> Define a new cpufeature definition for Virtual GIF.
> "Define ... definition" ?
>
>> Signed-off-by: Janakarajan Natarajan <Janakarajan.Natarajan@....com>
>> ---
>>   arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 1 +
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
>> index ca3c48c..58e7211 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
>> @@ -287,6 +287,7 @@
>>   #define X86_FEATURE_PFTHRESHOLD (15*32+12) /* pause filter threshold */
>>   #define X86_FEATURE_AVIC	(15*32+13) /* Virtual Interrupt Controller */
>>   #define X86_FEATURE_VIRTUAL_VMLOAD_VMSAVE (15*32+15) /* Virtual VMLOAD VMSAVE */
>> +#define X86_FEATURE_V_GIF	(15*32+16) /* Virtual GIF */
> PPR calls it vGIF so make that X86_FEATURE_VGIF.

I will send a v2 with the changes.

>
> Thanks.
>