Re: [PATCH 0/4] KVM: x86: kvm_mwait_in_guest() cleanup and fixes

[Alexander Graf]

On 03.05.17 21:37, Radim KrÄmÃÅ wrote:
> kvm_mwait_in_guest() was overcomplicated and also missed one AMD bug
> that should prevent MWAIT pass through.
>
> This series ignores errata that don't have any Linux bug defined;
> I know of two minor (not affecting the host) Core 2 errata:
>   AG36.  Split Locked Stores May not Trigger the Monitoring Hardware
>   AG106.  A REP STOS/MOVS to a MONITOR/MWAIT Address Range May Prevent
>           Triggering of the Monitoring Hardware
>
> None of them are really worthy of a new condition if Linux never hit
> them ... we still have the OS X bug that Gabriel is hitting, but I'm ok
> with the original approach that sacrificed it for "greater good".

I like the series :)

Reviewed-by: Alexander Graf <agraf@xxxxxxx>


Alex