linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 00/13] KVM: x86: SMM support

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Message-ID: <87fv6ri89l.fsf@tassilo.jf.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 20 May 2015 08:22:14 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:	"Zhang\, Yang Z" <yang.z.zhang@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kvm\@vger.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"rkrcmar\@redhat.com" <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
	"bsd\@redhat.com" <bsd@...hat.com>,
	"guangrong.xiao\@linux.intel.com" <guangrong.xiao@...ux.intel.com>,
	"wanpeng.li\@linux.intel.com" <wanpeng.li@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/13] KVM: x86: SMM support

Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com> writes:

> On 19/05/2015 16:25, Zhang, Yang Z wrote:
>> Paolo Bonzini wrote on 2015-04-30:
>>> This patch series introduces system management mode support.
>> 
>> Just curious what's motivation to add vSMM supporting? Is there any
>> usage case inside guest requires SMM? Thanks.
>
> SMM provides the trusted base for UEFI Secure Boot.

I was wondering the same thing. This definitely should be somewhere in
the changelogs!

-Andi

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