linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v3 1/7] KVM: x86: only allow exits disable before vCPUs created

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Date:   Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:12:48 +0000
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Kechen Lu <kechenl@...dia.com>
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, pbonzini@...hat.com, vkuznets@...hat.com,
        somduttar@...dia.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 1/7] KVM: x86: only allow exits disable before
 vCPUs created

On Tue, Jun 14, 2022, Kechen Lu wrote:
> From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
> 
> Since VMX and SVM both would never update the control bits if exits
> are disable after vCPUs are created, only allow setting exits
> disable flag before vCPU creation.
> 
> Fixes: 4d5422cea3b6 ("KVM: X86: Provide a capability to disable MWAIT
> intercepts")

Don't wrap the Fixes: line (ignore any complaints from checkpatch).

> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kechen Lu <kechenl@...dia.com>
> ---