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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/3] KVM: x86: always expose VIRT_SSBD to guests
    On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 10:26:41AM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
    > Even though it is preferrable to use SPEC_CTRL (represented by
    > X86_FEATURE_AMD_SSBD) instead of VIRT_SPEC, VIRT_SPEC is always
    > supported anyway because otherwise it would be impossible to
    > migrate from old to new CPUs. Make this apparent in the
    > result of KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID as well.
    >
    > While at it, reuse X86_FEATURE_* constants for the SVM leaf too.
    >
    > However, we need to hide the bit on Intel processors, so move
    > the setting to svm_set_supported_cpuid.
    >
    > Cc: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
    Reviewed-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>

    Thank you!

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