linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/15] KVM: VMX: Use flag to indicate "active" uret MSRs instead of sorting list

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Date:   Mon, 10 May 2021 10:55:24 -0700
From:   Reiji Watanabe <reijiw@...gle.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        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 09/15] KVM: VMX: Use flag to indicate "active" uret MSRs
 instead of sorting list

> > Shouldn't vmx_setup_uret_msr(,MSR_TSC_AUX,) be called to update
> > the new flag load_into_hardware for MSR_TSC_AUX when CPUID
> > (X86_FEATURE_RDTSCP/X86_FEATURE_RDPID) of the vCPU is updated ?
>
> Yes.  I have a patch in the massive vCPU RESET/INIT series to do exactly that.
> I honestly can't remember if there was a dependency that "required" the fix to
> be buried in the middle of that series.  I suspect not; I'm guessing I just
> didn't think it was worth backporting to stable kernels and so didn't prioritize
> hoisting the patch out of that mess.
>
> https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210424004645.3950558-34-seanjc@google.com

I see. I hadn't checked the patch.
Thank you for your answer !

Regards,
Reiji