From: Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>
To: "Xin Li (Intel)" <xin@zytor.com>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <kvm@vger.kernel.org>,
<pbonzini@redhat.com>, <seanjc@google.com>, <tglx@linutronix.de>,
<mingo@redhat.com>, <bp@alien8.de>, <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
<x86@kernel.org>, <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 3/4] KVM: VMX: Handle the immediate form of MSR instructions
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:04:22 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aItNtifaItfXhXnu@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250730174605.1614792-4-xin@zytor.com>
On Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 10:46:04AM -0700, Xin Li (Intel) wrote:
>Handle two newly introduced VM exit reasons associated with the
>immediate form of MSR instructions.
>
>For proper virtualization of the immediate form of MSR instructions,
>Intel VMX architecture adds the following changes:
The CPUID feature bit also indicates support for the two new VM-exit reasons.
Therefore, KVM needs to reflect EXIT_REASON_MSR_READ/WRITE_IMM VM-exits to
L1 guests in nested cases if KVM claims it supports the new form of MSR
instructions.
I'm also wondering if the emulator needs to support this new instruction. I
suppose it does.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-07-31 11:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-07-30 17:46 [PATCH v1 0/4] " Xin Li (Intel)
2025-07-30 17:46 ` [PATCH v1 1/4] x86/cpufeatures: Add a CPU feature bit for MSR immediate form instructions Xin Li (Intel)
2025-07-30 17:46 ` [PATCH v1 2/4] KVM: x86: Introduce MSR read/write emulation helpers Xin Li (Intel)
2025-07-31 10:34 ` Chao Gao
2025-07-31 16:40 ` Xin Li
2025-07-31 17:19 ` Xin Li
2025-08-01 0:47 ` Sean Christopherson
2025-08-01 1:35 ` Xin Li
2025-08-01 14:37 ` Sean Christopherson
2025-08-01 16:27 ` Xin Li
2025-07-30 17:46 ` [PATCH v1 3/4] KVM: VMX: Handle the immediate form of MSR instructions Xin Li (Intel)
2025-07-31 11:04 ` Chao Gao [this message]
2025-07-31 16:53 ` Xin Li
2025-07-31 22:10 ` Xin Li
2025-07-30 17:46 ` [PATCH v1 4/4] KVM: x86: Advertise support for " Xin Li (Intel)
2025-08-01 14:39 ` Sean Christopherson
2025-08-01 16:11 ` Xin Li
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