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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Add MCE support to KVM
On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 03:25:19PM +0300, Avi Kivity wrote:
> Andi Kleen wrote:
> >>Right, but we can allocate the maximum number, no? it's a fairly small
> >>amount of memory.
> >>
> >
> >There are 255 banks worst case which need upto 4 (in theory 5) MSRs each
> >
> >
>
> That's 8KB, which would normally not be allocated. But I think we can
> live with it.
>
> Do we actually need to support 255 banks?

Probably not. Current CPUs all have a single digit number.

e.g. 64 would be plenty for now.

> Or can we support a smaller
> number transparently?

Not transparently. In theory software can hardcode that for cpu model X bank Y
is available and does Z. Software doesn't have too, Intel provides a bank
independent way to report errors too, but we don't know if everyone uses it.
Linux doesn't rely on bank numbers on Intel at least.

-Andi
--
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.


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