linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 18/18] KVM: selftests/kvm_create_max_vcpus: check KVM_MAX

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Message-ID: <Y1nPLpybEYWh+Znu@google.com>
Date:   Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:22:06 +0000
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Wei Wang <wei.w.wang@...el.com>
Cc:     pbonzini@...hat.com, dmatlack@...gle.com, vipinsh@...gle.com,
        ajones@...tanamicro.com, eric.auger@...hat.com,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 18/18] KVM: selftests/kvm_create_max_vcpus: check
 KVM_MAX_VCPUS

On Mon, Oct 24, 2022, Wei Wang wrote:
> If the KVM side max vcpu number is larger than the one supported by the
> userspace selftests, adjust the max number.

No, this defeats the purpose of the test.  "create max vCPUs" means "create the
maximum number allowed by KVM", not "create the arbitrary max supported by selftests".