linux-kernel - Re: Re: kvm_intel fails to load on Conroe CPUs running Linux 4.12

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Date:   Tue, 8 Aug 2017 22:46:18 +0100
From:   Niall Walsh <lkml@...tux.org>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Sebastian Rachuj <rachus@....de>, rkrcmar@...hat.com,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
        x86@...nel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Re: kvm_intel fails to load on Conroe CPUs running Linux 4.12

Hi,

On 07/08/17 18:50, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Given the rarity of your machine I'm currently leaning towards _not_
> reverting the change.  I'll check another non-Xeon Core 2 tomorrow that
> is from December 2008 (IIRC).  If that one also lacks vNMI, or if I get
> other reports, I suppose I will have to reconsider that.

afraid I've the same issue with 4.12, kvm_intel doesn't load and won't 
(but does on 4.11) on my Dell XPS M1210 with a Core 2 Duo T7200 from 
April 2007.

cpuinfo and vmxcap output attached

Thanks,

Niall

View attachment "cpuinfo" of type "text/plain" (1544 bytes)

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