linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2.1] x86/sev-es: Handle NMI State

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Date:   Fri, 20 Mar 2020 20:42:52 +0100
From:   Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
To:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@...are.com>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kvm list <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Virtualization <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2.1] x86/sev-es: Handle NMI State

On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 07:42:09AM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> FWIW, perf plus the x86 selftests run in a big loop was my best way of
> stressing the NMI path when we mucked with it for PTI.  The selftests
> make sure to hit some of the more rare entry/exit paths.

Yeah, I ran the x86 selftests in an SEV-ES guest on-top of these
patches, that works. But doing this together with 'perf top' is also on
the list of tests to do.

Regards,

	Joerg