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Subject[PATCH] KVM: x86: disable on 32-bit unless CONFIG_BROKEN
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32-bit KVM has extra complications in the code due to:

- different ways to write 64-bit values in VMCS

- different handling of DS and ES selectors as well as FS/GS bases

- lack of CR8 and EFER

- lack of XFD

- impossibility of writing 64-bit PTEs atomically

The last is the big one, because it prevents from using the TDP MMU
unconditionally.

Since 32-bit processors with virtualization extensions are a historical
curiosity, and even 32-bit userspace can only deal with small guests
due to limited address space, it makes sense to restrict KVM to 64-bit
hosts and kernels.

In preparation for that make 32-bit KVM depend on CONFIG_BROKEN, and
opportunistically rephrase the help message---processors with
virtualization extensions are supported even if they are not
"fairly recent".

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig | 10 ++++++----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
index e3cbd7706136..a107df22ffee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ if VIRTUALIZATION
config KVM
tristate "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
depends on HAVE_KVM
+ depends on X86_64 || BROKEN
depends on HIGH_RES_TIMERS
depends on X86_LOCAL_APIC
select PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
@@ -50,12 +51,13 @@ config KVM
select HAVE_KVM_PM_NOTIFIER if PM
help
Support hosting fully virtualized guest machines using hardware
- virtualization extensions. You will need a fairly recent
- processor equipped with virtualization extensions. You will also
- need to select one or more of the processor modules below.
+ virtualization extensions. You will also need to select one or
+ more of the processor modules below.

This module provides access to the hardware capabilities through
- a character device node named /dev/kvm.
+ a character device node named /dev/kvm. You might have to enable
+ virtualization extensions in the firmware setup if the device is
+ not visible.

To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called kvm.
--
2.31.1
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