Re: [PATCH v1 07/11] KVM: VMX: optimize APIC ID read with APICv

From: Paolo Bonzini
Date: Fri Jul 01 2016 - 04:56:38 EST




On 30/06/2016 22:54, Radim KrÄmÃÅ wrote:
> The register is in hardware-compatible format now, so there is not need
> to intercept.
>
> Signed-off-by: Radim KrÄmÃÅ <rkrcmar@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v1: new, split from the previous patch
>
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 3 ---
> 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> index 85e2f0a882ca..a10038258b80 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> @@ -6447,9 +6447,6 @@ static __init int hardware_setup(void)
> for (msr = 0x800; msr <= 0x8ff; msr++)
> vmx_disable_intercept_msr_read_x2apic(msr);
>
> - /* According SDM, in x2apic mode, the whole id reg is used. But in
> - * KVM, it only use the highest eight bits. Need to intercept it */
> - vmx_enable_intercept_msr_read_x2apic(0x802);
> /* TMCCT */
> vmx_enable_intercept_msr_read_x2apic(0x839);
> /* TPR */
>

Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>