linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v8 01/12] perf/x86/intel/pt: Move Intel-PT MSRs bit definitions to a public header

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Date:   Wed, 16 May 2018 09:42:58 +0000
From:   "Kang, Luwei" <luwei.kang@...el.com>
To:     Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v8 01/12] perf/x86/intel/pt: Move Intel-PT MSRs bit
 definitions to a public header

> > From: Chao Peng <chao.p.peng@...ux.intel.com>
> >
> > Intel Processor Trace virtualization enabling in KVM guest need to
> > access these MSRs bit definitions, so move them to public header file
> > msr-index.h.
> > @@ -115,6 +148,7 @@
> >  #define MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR2_B		0x00000585
> >  #define MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR3_A		0x00000586
> >  #define MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR3_B		0x00000587
> > +#define MSR_IA32_RTIT_ADDR_RANGE	4
> 
> This one wasn't there before, so belongs in a different patch.

What about move this definition to "arch/x86/include/asm/intel_pt.h " and be added in patch 8 (implementation of context switch).

Thanks,
Luwei Kang

> 
> Regards,
> --
> Alex