linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v6 4/9] KVM: VMX: Move MSR_IA32_VMX

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Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 05:01:43 +0000
From: "Li, Xin3" <xin3.li@...el.com>
To: "Li, Xiaoyao" <xiaoyao.li@...el.com>, Sean Christopherson
	<seanjc@...gle.com>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar
	<mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Dave Hansen
	<dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>, "Paolo
 Bonzini" <pbonzini@...hat.com>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, "Peter
 Zijlstra" <peterz@...radead.org>
CC: "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>, "Kang, Shan"
	<shan.kang@...el.com>, "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v6 4/9] KVM: VMX: Move MSR_IA32_VMX_BASIC bit defines to
 asm/vmx.h

> On 3/9/2024 9:27 AM, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > From: Xin Li <xin3.li@...el.com>
> >
> > Move the bit defines for MSR_IA32_VMX_BASIC from msr-index.h to vmx.h
> > so that they are colocated with other VMX MSR bit defines, and with
> > the helpers that extract specific information from an MSR_IA32_VMX_BASIC
> value.
> 
> My understanding of msr-index.h is, it contains the index of various MSRs and the
> bit definitions of each MSRs.

"index" in the name kind of tell what it wants to focus.

> Put the definition of each bit or bits below the definition of MSR index instead of
> dispersed in different headers looks more intact for me.

You're right when there is no other proper header for a MSR field definition.

While the Linux code is maintained in the manner of "divide and conquer",
thus I would say the VMX fields definitions belong to the KVM community,
and fortunately, there is such a vmx header.

BTW, It looks to me that some perf MSRs and fields are not in msr-index.h,
which avoids bothering the tip maintainers all the time.

Thanks!
    Xin