Re: [GIT PULL] KVM: x86: Nested SVM changes for 7.1
From: Paolo Bonzini
Date: Mon Apr 13 2026 - 07:13:02 EST
On Sat, Apr 11, 2026 at 1:58 AM Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> A massive pile of nSVM changes, the majority of which are fixes of varying
> urgency (though nothing so urgent as to warrant a mid-cycle pull request).
>
> FWIW, there are a few more nSVM series lined up for 7.2 (gPAT, PMU host/guest
> bits, and #NPF error code fixes), and I'm also hoping to see a series to
> optimize TLB flushing sooner than later (but certainly not for 7.2).
>
> As noted in the "svm" PULL request, the virt_ext => misc_ctl2 rename has a
> minor conflict with the sev_es_guest() => is_sev_es_guest() overhaul.
>
> There are several much-less-fun conflicts with kvm/master due to the RSM
> fixes. Here's what git shows for my merge commit (or just make it look like
> kvm-x86/next and hope I didn't screw up? :-D).
It's not too bad to resolve based on the changes to the prototypes
(arguments added to nested_vmcb_check_* and removed from
enter_svm_guest_mode). What I did looks the same as what you had
below.
Pulled, thanks.
Paolo