linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 03/11] KVM: x86: dynamic kvm_apic

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Date:	Fri, 1 Jul 2016 18:38:00 +0200
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
Cc:	Andrew Honig <ahonig@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kvm <kvm@...r.kernel.org>, "Lan, Tianyu" <tianyu.lan@...el.com>,
	Igor Mammedov <imammedo@...hat.com>,
	Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@....de>, Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 03/11] KVM: x86: dynamic kvm_apic_map



On 01/07/2016 17:43, Radim Krčmář wrote:
> > Forgot to reply about this: letting SET_LAPIC change x2APIC IDs is nonsense.
> > 
> > In x2APIC mode + new capability disabled SET_LAPIC should ignore the id
> > register altogether for backwards compatibility.
> 
> I'd still shift SET_LAPIC APIC ID to have internal APIC ID register in
> hardware-compatible format.

With the capability disabled, APIC ID should always be in bits 31-24 for
both GET and SET.  But I think we agree, it's simpler to reason in v2
code and testcases. :)

Paolo