linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 01/11] perf/x86/intel/pt: Move Intel-PT MSR bit definitions to a public header

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Message-ID: <20180430135727.GA12258@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:57:27 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Luwei Kang <luwei.kang@...el.com>
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org, pbonzini@...hat.com,
        rkrcmar@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, joro@...tes.org,
        Chao Peng <chao.p.peng@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 01/11] perf/x86/intel/pt: Move Intel-PT MSR bit
 definitions to a public header

On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 07:21:48PM +0800, Luwei Kang wrote:
> From: Chao Peng <chao.p.peng@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> Intel Processor Trace virtualization enabling in guest need
> to use these MSR bits, so move them to public header msr-index.h.
> Introduce RTIT_CTL_FABRIC_EN and sync the definitions to
> latest spec.

You forgot to Cc the maintainers.

Also, this patch does 2 things, I think we have a rule that says that's
a bad thing.