linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] KVM: selftests: Fix PMU counters test flakiness

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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:55:32 -0700
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, 
	Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] KVM: selftests: Fix PMU counters test flakiness

On Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:55:55 -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> v2 of Maxim's patch to fix the flakiness with the PMU counters test do to
> a single CLFLUSH not guaranteeing an LLC miss.
> 
> v2:
>  - Add a prep patch to tweak the macros in preparation for moving CLFUSH{,OPT}
>    into the loop.
>  - Keep the MFENCE (because paranoia doesn't hurt in this case).
> 
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 selftests, thanks!

[1/2] KVM: selftests: Rework macros in PMU counters test to prep for multi-insn loop
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/5bb9af07d37c
[2/2] KVM: selftests: Increase robustness of LLC cache misses in PMU counters test
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/4669de42aa6c

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