linux-kernel - RE: [patch 5/6] x86/fpu: Provide fpu_update_guest

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Message-ID: <BN9PR11MB5276775D3CFD7F90B6F306F48C769@BN9PR11MB5276.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Wed, 15 Dec 2021 06:14:44 +0000
From:   "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Jing Liu <jing2.liu@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Zhong, Yang" <yang.zhong@...el.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Christopherson,, Sean" <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        "Nakajima, Jun" <jun.nakajima@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [patch 5/6] x86/fpu: Provide fpu_update_guest_xcr0/xfd()

> From: Tian, Kevin
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 2:26 PM
> > +static inline int fpu_update_guest_xfd(struct fpu_guest *guest_fpu, u64
> xcr0,
> > u64 xfd)
> > +{
> > +	return __fpu_update_guest_features(guest_fpu, xcr0, xfd);
> > +}
> 
> no need to pass in xcr0. It can be fetched from vcpu->arch.xcr0.
> 

This is a silly comment. There is not vcpu to be referenced...