linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] KVM: x86/pmu: Stop adding speculative Intel GP PMCs that don't exist yet

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Message-ID: <a90c28df-eb54-f20a-13a5-9ee4172f870e@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:54:13 +0800
From:   Like Xu <like.xu.linux@...il.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] KVM: x86/pmu: Stop adding speculative Intel GP
 PMCs that don't exist yet

On 8/10/2022 3:38 am, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Does this need Cc:stable@...r.kernel.org?  Or is this benign enough that we don't
> care?

Considering stable kernel may access IA32_OVERCLOCKING_STATUS as well,
cc stable list helps to remove the illusion of pmu msr scope for stable tree 
maintainers.

> 
> No need for a v4, the above nits can be handled when applying.

Thanks, so kind of you.

> 
>> Suggested-by: Jim Mattson<jmattson@...gle.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Like Xu<likexu@...cent.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Jim Mattson<jmattson@...gle.com>
>> ---
> In the future, please provide a cover letter even for trivial series, it helps
> (me at least) mentally organize patches.

Roger that.

> 
> Thanks!
>