Re: [LKP] [PATCH] x86: fix rdmsr MSR_PLATFORM_INFO unsafe warning in kvm guest

From: Wanpeng Li
Date: Thu Jun 23 2016 - 04:00:18 EST


2016-06-23 15:41 GMT+08:00 Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Yuï
> 2016-06-23 15:37 GMT+08:00 Yu Chen <yu.chen.surf@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 3:09 PM, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 22 Jun 2016, Wanpeng Li wrote:
>>>> After commit (fc141535ad8 : "x86 tsc_msr: Extend to include Intel Core
>>>
>>> Where did you find that commit? It's neither in Linus tree nor in tip.
>>>
>> It is in Len's tree, we are planing to resend the patchset with Wanpeng's fix
>> merged with a credit to him in commit msg, thanks for Wanpeng's effort.
>> thanks all.
>
> I prefer this patch can be applied separately instead of fold into the
> bad commit since it shows the issue when access MSR_PLATFORM_INFO in
> kvm guest and other guys who want to access MSR_PLATFORM_INFO later
> can find the changelog and make better decisions.

Thomas, does it make sense to keep separate?

Regards,
Wanpeng Li