linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] KVM: SVM: Add fast MMIO bus writes

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Message-ID: <176823893687.1370888.9283265803166208148.b4-ty@google.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:38:56 -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
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] KVM: SVM: Add fast MMIO bus writes

On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:16:40 -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Add support for expediting fast MMIO bus writes in SVM's npt_interception()
> to match VMX's support in handle_ept_misconfig().
> 
> I don't recall what prompted me to write the patches; I suspect it was a
> "well, why not?" situation.  They've been sitting in one of my bajillion
> branches since May, and I rediscovered them while looking for something
> else.
> 
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 svm, thanks!

[1/2] KVM: SVM: Rename "fault_address" to "gpa" in npf_interception()
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/737f2a382f89
[2/2] KVM: SVM: Add support for expedited writes to the fast MMIO bus
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/01cde4eaaeca

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