linux-kernel - Re: patch kvm-add-vt-x-machine-check-support.patch added to 2.6.30-stable tree

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Message-ID: <20090701145836.GA8480@suse.de>
Date:	Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:58:36 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
	Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.L-H@....de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ying.huang@...el.com,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: patch kvm-add-vt-x-machine-check-support.patch added to
 2.6.30-stable tree

On Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 05:47:15PM +0300, Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 07/01/2009 05:18 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 04:41:54PM +0300, Avi Kivity wrote:
> >    
> >> Should be in struct vmx_vcpu; otherwise ack.
> >>      
> >
> > Done
> >
> > ---
> >
> > KVM: Add VT-x machine check support v4
> >
> > VT-x needs an explicit MC vector intercept to handle machine checks in the
> > hypervisor.
> >
> > It also has a special option to catch machine checks that happen
> > during VT entry.
> >
> > Do these interceptions and forward them to the Linux machine check
> > handler. Make it always look like user space is interrupted because
> > the machine check handler treats kernel/user space differently.
> >
> > Thanks to Huang Ying and Jiang Yunhong for help and testing.
> >
> >    
> 
> Ack, thanks.  Stable boys, please use this instead of the patch from 
> mainline and the two patches it dragged in.

So, I should use this instead of:
	kvm-vmx-fix-handling-of-a-fault-during-nmi-unblocked-due-to-iret.patch
	kvm-move-exit-due-to-nmi-handling-into-vmx_complete_interrupts.patch
	kvm-add-vt-x-machine-check-support.patch

thanks,

greg k-h
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