linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: VMX: avoid running vmx_handle_exit

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Date:   Tue, 7 Sep 2021 08:50:30 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@...hat.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        "maintainer:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)" <x86@...nel.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "open list:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)" 
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: VMX: avoid running vmx_handle_exit_irqoff in
 case of emulation

On 06/09/21 23:07, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> Note that I posted V2 of this patch series ([PATCH v2 0/6] KVM: few more SMM fixes)
> 
> There I addressed the review feedback from this patch series,
> and for this particular case, I synthesized invalid VM exit as was suggested.

Yes, that's intended.  I will revert this version in 5.16.

Paolo