linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] KVM: SVM: use NPT page attributes

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Message-ID: <559FA2CC.9000607@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:47:40 +0200
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	Xiao Guangrong <guangrong.xiao@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	jroedel@...e.de, alex.williamson@...hat.com, ogerlitz@...lanox.com,
	amirv@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] KVM: SVM: use NPT page attributes



On 10/07/2015 03:19, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
>> yes, this is correct.  QEMU still does not have support for disabling
>> "quirks", so gCR0.CD is currently hidden on SVM.  I would like to
>> include this series in 4.2, while for 4.3 I will disable the quirk above
>> altogether (it is superseded by the way PAT is forced to all-WB).
> 
> That plan sounds good to me.
> 
> You will drop disabled_quirks completely or just enable it in Qemu? :)

I will drop this quirk completely.  Other quirks (well, there's just
one) will remain.

Paolo
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