linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 4/8] KVM: x86: Aviod clear the PEBS counter when PEBS enabled in guest

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Date:   Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:55:53 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Luwei Kang <luwei.kang@...el.com>
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        pbonzini@...hat.com, rkrcmar@...hat.com,
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        x86@...nel.org, ak@...ux.intel.com, thomas.lendacky@....com,
        acme@...nel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com, jolsa@...hat.com,
        namhyung@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 4/8] KVM: x86: Aviod clear the PEBS counter when PEBS
 enabled in guest

On Sun, Oct 27, 2019 at 07:11:13PM -0400, Luwei Kang wrote:
> This patch introduce a parameter that avoid clear the PEBS event
> counter while running in the guest. The performance counter which
> use for PEBS event can be enabled through VM-entry when PEBS is
> enabled in guest by PEBS output to Intel PT.

Please write coherent Changelogs. I have no clue what you're trying to
say.

Also, maybe this attrocious coding style is accepted in KVM, but I'm not
having it. Pretty much all your linebreaks and subsequent indenting is
against style.