Re: [patch 0/2] x86: Prevent Split-Lock-Detection wreckage on VMX hypervisors

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Thu, Apr 02, 2020 at 07:41:41AM -0700, Kenneth R. Crudup wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 2 Apr 2020, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> 
> > Hmm, you're not seeing this:
> >   +       pr_warn("disabled due to VMLAUNCH in module: %s\n", me->name);
> > fire when you load the vmware kernel module?
> 
> I just looked back at the syslog's copy of the kernel messages at the time
> I'd tried it, and no, I don't see that message.

Dang!

> > Could you slip me a copy of that thing by private mail?
> 
> OK, gimme a couple of days though, I've gotta get a little work done.
> (Also, what "thing" exactly did you want?)

All the .ko files that come with vmware. I want to dig through them to
see why the VMLAUNCH detection thing isn't working.