linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: X86: Call kvm_x86_ops.cpuid

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Date:   Thu, 28 May 2020 18:15:29 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@...el.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: X86: Call kvm_x86_ops.cpuid_update() after CPUIDs
 fully updated

On 28/05/20 17:40, Xiaoyao Li wrote:
>>
>>> kvm_x86_ops.cpuid_update() is used to update vmx/svm settings based on
>>> updated CPUID settings. So it's supposed to be called after CPUIDs are
>>> fully updated, not in the middle stage.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@...el.com>
>>
>> Are you seeing anything bad happening from this?
> 
> Not yet.
> 
> IMO changing the order is more reasonable and less confusing.

Indeed, I just could not decide whether to include it in 5.7 or not.

Paolo