linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] X86/KVM: enable Intel MPX for KVM

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Date:	Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:18:57 +0100
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	"Liu, Jinsong" <jinsong.liu@...el.com>
CC:	"gleb@...hat.com" <gleb@...hat.com>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"qemu-devel@...gnu.org" <qemu-devel@...gnu.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"Ren, Qiaowei" <qiaowei.ren@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/4] X86/KVM: enable Intel MPX for KVM

Il 22/01/2014 13:03, Paolo Bonzini ha scritto:
> Il 22/01/2014 06:29, Liu, Jinsong ha scritto:
>> These patches are version 3 to enalbe Intel MPX for KVM.
>>
>> Version 1:
>>   * Add some Intel MPX definiation
>>   * Fix a cpuid(0x0d, 0) exposing bug, dynamic per XCR0 features
>> enable/disable
>>   * vmx and msr handle for MPX support at KVM
>>   * enalbe MPX feature for guest
>>
>> Version 2:
>>   * remove generic MPX definiation, Qiaowei's patch has add the
>> definiation at kernel side
>>   * add MSR_IA32_BNDCFGS to msrs_to_save
>>
>> Version 3:
>>   * rebase on latest kernel, which include Qiaowei's MPX common
>> definiation pulled from HPA's tree
>
> I am afraid there is still some work to do on these patches, so they
> need to be delayed to 3.15.
>
> Patch 1:
>     this seems mostly separate from the rest of the MPX work.  I
>     commented on the missing "ULL" suffix, but I would also like to
>     understand why you put this patch in this series.
>
> Patch 2:
>     As remarked in the reply to this patch:
>     - the vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr has to be unconditional
>     - you need a new kvm_x86_ops member mpx_supported, to disable
>     MPX whenever the two VMX controls are not available.
>
> Patch 3:
>     this patch needs to be rebased.  Apart from that it is fine,
>     but please move the VMX bits together with patch 2, and the
>     other bits together with patch 4.
>
> Patch 4:
>     this patch needs to be rebased and to use the new mpx_supported
>     member
>
> If you also want to look at nested VMX support for MPX, that would be
> nice.  It should not be hard.  Otherwise we can take care of that later.
>
> Thanks for your work,
>
> Paolo

Are you going to send v4?

Paolo
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