linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 09/27] KVM: VMX: Do not use MAX_POSSIBLE_PASSTHROUGH

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Message-ID: <43e47da0-1257-4e68-9669-8e3d4915fa57@zytor.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:32:13 -0800
From: Xin Li <xin@...or.com>
To: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, seanjc@...gle.com, pbonzini@...hat.com,
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        luto@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, andrew.cooper3@...rix.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 09/27] KVM: VMX: Do not use
 MAX_POSSIBLE_PASSTHROUGH_MSRS in array definition

On 11/26/2024 11:10 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 11:02:31PM -0800, Xin Li wrote:
>> This is a patch that cleanup the existing code for better accommodate
>> new VMX pass-through MSRs.  And it can be a standalone one.
> 
> Well, your very *next* patch is adding more MSRs to that array. So it needs to
> be part of this series.
> 

It's self-contained.  Another approach is to send cleanup patches in a 
separate preparation patch set.

Thanks!
     Xin