linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] KVM: x86: kvm_mwait_in

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Message-ID: <20171130131203.qyfmwipazzk4yzvx@pd.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 30 Nov 2017 14:12:04 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        Jan H. Schönherr <jschoenh@...zon.de>,
        KarimAllah Ahmed <karahmed@...zon.de>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] KVM: x86: kvm_mwait_in_guest() cleanup

On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 10:23:40PM +0100, Radim Krčmář wrote:
> This is a rebased version of an old series that simplified
> kvm_mwait_in_guest: https://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg149238.html
> 
> AMD errata 400 patch was dropped thanks to Boris's review;
> [2/3] got an expanded commit message and I didn't include Alexander's
> r-b since the context changed when we didn't drop support for ancient
> CPUs.
> 
> Radim Krčmář (3):
>   KVM: x86: prevent MWAIT in guest with buggy MONITOR
>   KVM: x86: drop bogus MWAIT check
>   KVM: x86: simplify kvm_mwait_in_guest()
> 
>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.h | 32 ++------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

Looks ok to me, AFAICT. So FWIW:

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

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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