Re: [PATCH v3 2/6] KVM: nVMX: Enable nested virtualize x2apic mode.

From: Wincy Van
Date: Wed Jan 28 2015 - 01:20:12 EST


On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 5:37 AM, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> On 24/01/2015 11:21, Wincy Van wrote:
>> + memset(vmx_msr_bitmap_nested, 0xff, PAGE_SIZE);
>
> Most bytes are always 0xff. It's better to initialize it to 0xff once,
> and set the bit here if !nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode(vmcs12).

Indeed, will do.

>
>> + if (nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode(vmcs12))
>
> Please add braces here, because of the /* */ command below.

Will do.

>
>> + /* TPR is allowed */
>> + nested_vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(msr_bitmap,
>> + vmx_msr_bitmap_nested,
>> + APIC_BASE_MSR + (APIC_TASKPRI >> 4),
>> + MSR_TYPE_R | MSR_TYPE_W);
>>
>> +static inline int nested_vmx_check_virt_x2apic(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>> + struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
>> +{
>> + if (nested_cpu_has2(vmcs12, SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUALIZE_APIC_ACCESSES))
>> + return -EINVAL;
>
> No need for this function and nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode. Just
> inline them in their caller(s). Same for other cases throughout the series.
>

Do you mean that we should also inline the same functions in the other
patches of this patch set?
I think these functions will keep the code tidy, just like the
functions as nested_cpu_has_preemption_timer, nested_cpu_has_ept, etc.
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