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DateSun, 19 Apr 2009 11:39:16 +0300
FromAvi Kivity <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH -v2] Add MCE support to KVM
Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Huang Ying wrote:
>> The related MSRs are emulated. MCE capability is exported via
>> extension KVM_CAP_MCE and ioctl KVM_X86_GET_MCE_CAP_SUPPORTED. A new
>> vcpu ioctl command KVM_X86_SETUP_MCE is used to setup MCE emulation
>> such as the mcg_cap. MCE is injected via vcpu ioctl command
>> KVM_X86_SET_MCE. Extended machine-check state (MCG_EXT_P) and CMCI are
>> not simulated.
>>
>
> Maybe I'm missing something, but couldn't this be implemented entirely
> within userspace? There's nothing VT/SVM specific about this. If the
> issue is setting these MSRs from userspace via KVM_SET_MSRS isn't
> enough, perhaps we should add userspace MSR handling.
>

You also need to inject the MCE.

--
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.



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