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SubjectRe: [PATCH v8 4/4] kvm: vmx: virtualize split lock detection
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On 4/16/2020 3:47 AM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com> writes:
>
>> Due to the fact that TEST_CTRL MSR is per-core scope, i.e., the sibling
>> threads in the same physical CPU core share the same MSR, only
>> advertising feature split lock detection to guest when SMT is disabled
>> or unsupported, for simplicitly.
>
> That's not for simplicity. It's for correctness because you cannot
> provide consistent state to a guest.
>

I'll correct it.

Thanks!
-Xiaoyao

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