linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 21/66] KVM: x86: Use supported

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Date:   Tue, 3 Mar 2020 15:34:08 +0100
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
Cc:     Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 21/66] KVM: x86: Use supported_xcr0 to detect MPX
 support

On 03/03/20 00:56, Sean Christopherson wrote:
>  
>  bool kvm_mpx_supported(void)
>  {
> -	return ((host_xcr0 & (XFEATURE_MASK_BNDREGS | XFEATURE_MASK_BNDCSR))
> -		 && kvm_x86_ops->mpx_supported());
> +	return supported_xcr0 & (XFEATURE_MASK_BNDREGS | XFEATURE_MASK_BNDCSR);
>  }

Better check that both bits are set.

Paolo