linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] KVM: x86: Cleanup kvm_get

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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 17:35:38 -0800
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Mathias Krause <minipli@...ecurity.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] KVM: x86: Cleanup kvm_get_dr() usage

On Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:07:50 -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Make kvm_get_dr() use an actual return instead of a void return with an
> output, which led to a _lot_ of ugly code, and then open code all direct
> reads to DR6 and DR7, as KVM has a goofy mix of some flows open coding
> reads and some flows bouncing through kvm_get_dr().
> 
> Sean Christopherson (2):
>   KVM: x86: Make kvm_get_dr() return a value, not use an out parameter
>   KVM: x86: Open code all direct reads to guest DR6 and DR7
> 
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 misc, thanks!

[1/2] KVM: x86: Make kvm_get_dr() return a value, not use an out parameter
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/fc5375dd8c06
[2/2] KVM: x86: Open code all direct reads to guest DR6 and DR7
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/2a5f091ce1c9

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