linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.12 81/88] KVM: x86: expose invariant tsc cpuid bit (v2)

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jul 2016 11:41:49 +0200
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.12 81/88] KVM: x86: expose invariant tsc cpuid bit (v2)



On 14/07/2016 11:22, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> we (SUSE) have the patch in SLE12 (based on 3.12) for some time as our
> customer needs to see the invtsc flag. And given it is so simple and
> belongs IMO to the "New device IDs and quirks are also accepted."
> category, I decided to take it into 3.12.
> 
> If you see some problem this could lead to, I can drop it from stable of
> course. But then I would be definitely interested in details to fix this
> in SLE12 as well.

Ok, fair enough.

Paolo