Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [RFC v2 16/32] x86/tdx: Handle MWAIT, MONITOR and WBINVD | From | Dave Hansen <> | Date | Tue, 11 May 2021 10:42:40 -0700 |
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On 5/11/21 10:06 AM, Andi Kleen wrote: >> How do these end up in practice? Do they still say "general protection >> fault..."? > > Yes, but there's a #VE specific message before it that prints the exit > reason. > >> Isn't that really mean for anyone that goes trying to figure out what >> caused these? If they see a "general protection fault" from WBINVD and >> go digging in the SDM for how a #GP can come from WBINVD, won't they be >> sorely disappointed? > > They'll see both the message and also that it isn't a true #VE in the > backtrace.
Is there a good reason for the enduring "general protection fault..." message other than an aversion to refactoring the code?
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