Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/4] KVM: x86: kvm_mwait_in_guest() cleanup and fixes | From | Alexander Graf <> | Date | Wed, 3 May 2017 21:45:57 +0200 |
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On 03.05.17 21:37, Radim Krčmář wrote: > kvm_mwait_in_guest() was overcomplicated and also missed one AMD bug > that should prevent MWAIT pass through. > > This series ignores errata that don't have any Linux bug defined; > I know of two minor (not affecting the host) Core 2 errata: > AG36. Split Locked Stores May not Trigger the Monitoring Hardware > AG106. A REP STOS/MOVS to a MONITOR/MWAIT Address Range May Prevent > Triggering of the Monitoring Hardware > > None of them are really worthy of a new condition if Linux never hit > them ... we still have the OS X bug that Gabriel is hitting, but I'm ok > with the original approach that sacrificed it for "greater good".
I like the series :)
Reviewed-by: Alexander Graf <agraf@suse.de>
Alex
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