linux-kernel - Re: [V3 PATCH 0/2] Execute hypercalls from guests according to cpu

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Date:   Fri, 23 Dec 2022 14:36:18 -0800
From:   Vishal Annapurve <vannapurve@...gle.com>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, shuah@...nel.org,
        bgardon@...gle.com, seanjc@...gle.com, oupton@...gle.com,
        peterx@...hat.com, vkuznets@...hat.com, dmatlack@...gle.com,
        pgonda@...gle.com, andrew.jones@...ux.dev
Subject: Re: [V3 PATCH 0/2] Execute hypercalls from guests according to cpu

On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 9:38 AM Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> > This series adds support of executing hypercall as per the native cpu
> > type queried using cpuid instruction. CPU vendor type is stored after
> > one time execution of cpuid instruction to be reused later.
>
> Makes sense, are you going to add more patches that use the new function?
>
> Paolo
>
>

Yeah, another series [1] uploaded recently, uses this newly added function.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221223001352.3873203-1-vannapurve@google.com/

- Vishal