linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 32/36] xen/x86: Remove SME feature in PV guests

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Date:   Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:09:57 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Cc:     linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
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        Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>,
        Toshimitsu Kani <toshi.kani@....com>,
        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
        Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Larry Woodman <lwoodman@...hat.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Andrey Ryabinin <aryabinin@...tuozzo.com>,
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        Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 32/36] xen/x86: Remove SME feature in PV guests

On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 01:55:54PM -0500, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> Xen does not currently support SME for PV guests. Clear the SME cpu

nitpick: s/cpu/CPU/

> capability in order to avoid any ambiguity.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c |    1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> index f33eef4..e6ecf42 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> @@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ static void __init xen_init_capabilities(void)
>  	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_MTRR);
>  	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_ACC);
>  	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_X2APIC);
> +	setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_SME);
>  
>  	if (!xen_initial_domain())
>  		setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_ACPI);

Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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