linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] KVM: x86: Cleanup #MC and XCR0/XSS/PKRU handling

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Message-ID: <d77d8c4c009d42a56341180d83138b111b75aff7.camel@intel.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 23:35:18 +0000
From: "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
To: "pbonzini@...hat.com" <pbonzini@...hat.com>, "seanjc@...gle.com"
	<seanjc@...gle.com>
CC: "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>, "Kohler, Jon"
	<jon@...anix.com>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org"
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] KVM: x86: Cleanup #MC and XCR0/XSS/PKRU handling

On Thu, 2025-10-30 at 15:42 -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Sean Christopherson (4):
>   KVM: SVM: Handle #MCs in guest outside of fastpath
>   KVM: VMX: Handle #MCs on VM-Enter/TD-Enter outside of the fastpath
>   KVM: x86: Load guest/host XCR0 and XSS outside of the fastpath run
>     loop
>   KVM: x86: Load guest/host PKRU outside of the fastpath run loop

Reviewed-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>

Interesting analysis.