linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fix msr list

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Message-ID: <20091012175026.GA4768@amt.cnet>
Date:	Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:50:27 -0300
From:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
To:	Glauber Costa <glommer@...hat.com>
Cc:	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, avi@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix msr list

On Tue, Oct 06, 2009 at 01:24:50PM -0400, Glauber Costa wrote:
> For a while now, we are issuing a rdmsr instruction to find out which msrs in our
> save list are really supported by the underlying machine. However, it fails to account
> for kvm-specific msrs, such as the pvclock ones.
> 
> This patch moves then to the beginning of the list, and skip testing them.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa <glommer@...hat.com>

Applied, thanks.

But this alone won't fix migration to include the two pvclock MSRs
right?

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