linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 08/21] KVM: selftests: Split PMU caps sub-tests to avoid writing MSR after KVM

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Message-ID: <Y+vIGskVnzMbfIQo@google.com>
Date:   Tue, 14 Feb 2023 09:42:50 -0800
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Like Xu <like.xu.linux@...il.com>
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@...el.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 08/21] KVM: selftests: Split PMU caps sub-tests to
 avoid writing MSR after KVM_RUN

On Tue, Feb 14, 2023, Like Xu wrote:
> Nit, could this patch be applied before the relevant KVM modifications [1] so that
> a CI bot doesn't generate an error report before this selftests patch is applied ?

Yeah, good call.  CI aside, this patch should definitely land before the KVM change.

> [1] KVM: x86: Disallow writes to immutable feature MSRs after KVM_RUN