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Curious what's the expectation from the KVM maintainers for this > patch. Couldn't be directly sent out to the x86 maintainer? > I developed the test during KVM development and mainly kept it here for reference. As mentioned in the cover letter, patches 1-5 should only be considered for inclusion for KVM support. Yes, eventually planning to submit it directly to the x86 maintainers.