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Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:57:44 +0200
From: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>
Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
Anirudh Rayabharam <anrayabh@...ux.microsoft.com>,
Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@...hat.com>,
linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 22/28] KVM: VMX: Clear controls obsoleted by EPT at
runtime, not setup
Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com> writes:
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 8:07 AM Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
>>
>> Clear the CR3 and INVLPG interception controls at runtime based on
>> whether or not EPT is being _used_, as opposed to clearing the bits at
>> setup if EPT is _supported_ in hardware, and then restoring them when EPT
>> is not used. Not mucking with the base config will allow using the base
>> config as the starting point for emulating the VMX capability MSRs.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>
> Nit: These controls aren't "obsoleted" by EPT; they're just no longer
> required.
Sean,
I'm going to update the subject line to "KVM: VMX: Clear controls
unneded with EPT at runtime, not setup" retaining your authorship in v3
(if there are no objections, of course).
>
> Reviewed-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>
>
Thanks!
--
Vitaly
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