linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] KVM: selftests: Test TPR / CR8 sync and interrupt masking

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Message-ID: <176823924809.1374312.10892154373822814026.b4-ty@google.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:38:52 -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, 
	"Maciej S . Szmigiero" <maciej.szmigiero@...cle.com>, Naveen N Rao <naveen@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] KVM: selftests: Test TPR / CR8 sync and interrupt masking

On Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:49:37 -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Add a few extra TPR / CR8 tests to x86's xapic_state_test to see if:
>   * TPR is 0 on reset,
>   * TPR, PPR and CR8 are equal inside the guest,
>   * TPR and CR8 read equal by the host after a VMExit
>   * TPR borderline values set by the host correctly mask interrupts in the
>     guest.
> 
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 selftests, thanks!

[1/1] KVM: selftests: Test TPR / CR8 sync and interrupt masking
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/0b28194c4c8e

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