linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Revert "KVM: nVMX: Do not expose MPX VMX controls when guest MPX disabled"

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Message-ID: <860ea999-76c3-9ffe-054c-2f88bb914a56@redhat.com>
Date:   Fri, 22 Jul 2022 19:34:06 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        oliver.upton@...ux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "KVM: nVMX: Do not expose MPX VMX controls when
 guest MPX disabled"

On 7/22/22 19:23, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Can you drop the PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL revert?  I figured out how to achieve what you
> intended, but in a more robust (and IMO more logical) manner.
> 
> If you don't drop it before I concoct the series, I'll just include a throwaway
> patch to revert it.

I didn't drop it in the end (pushed before reading this), but it's 
intended to be temporary and I'll of course drop it if your series 
supersedes it instead of building upon it.

You don't need to include the revert but you can also do that if you prefer.

Paolo