linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 20/30] KVM: SVM: preserve VGIF across VMCB switch

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Date:   Mon, 1 Jun 2020 09:30:44 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Krish Sadhukhan <krish.sadhukhan@...cle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 20/30] KVM: SVM: preserve VGIF across VMCB switch

On 01/06/20 01:11, Krish Sadhukhan wrote:
>>
>> +    svm->vmcb->control.int_ctl             =
>> +        (svm->nested.ctl.int_ctl & ~mask) |
>> +        (svm->nested.hsave->control.int_ctl & mask);
> 
> 
> If this is the very first VMRUN, do we have any int_ctl saved in hsave ?

Yes, copy_vmcb_control_area(hsave, vmcb) is called before
enter_svm_guest_mode (which calls nested_prepare_vmcb_control).

Paolo