Re: [PATCH 09/13] KVM: x86: save/load state on SMM switch

From: Paolo Bonzini
Date: Wed May 06 2015 - 15:38:53 EST




On 06/05/2015 19:55, Bandan Das wrote:
> Valid point. But I would say cryptic names will always be better then
> hex offsets. It's a one time pain in the neck to get the defines
> right.
>
> I found this header -
> ftp://ftp.xskernel.org/soft/linux-src/bochs-20080511/cpu/smm.h
>
> Maybe we can pick it up ? I can sanity check the list and
> make sure the offsets are correct if you prefer.

Thanks, I like that header. :) No need to sanity check yourself.

I'll have to adjust to define both 32-bit and 64-bit offsets. Ok to use
just SMRAM32_OFS_xyz and SMRAM64_OFS_xyz? No need for LO32 and HI32, in
particular.

The one problem is that I am doing math on the offsets in some places.
It would suck to save/restore 16 registers manually. Any suggestions?
I will probably send v1 for review without the offsets.

Paolo
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