Re: [PATCH v1] kvm: x86: Revise guest_fpu xcomp_bv field

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Mon Feb 08 2021 - 12:18:09 EST


On 2/8/21 8:16 AM, Jing Liu wrote:
> -#define XSTATE_COMPACTION_ENABLED (1ULL << 63)
> -
> static void fill_xsave(u8 *dest, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> {
> struct xregs_state *xsave = &vcpu->arch.guest_fpu->state.xsave;
> @@ -4494,7 +4492,8 @@ static void load_xsave(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u8 *src)
> /* Set XSTATE_BV and possibly XCOMP_BV. */
> xsave->header.xfeatures = xstate_bv;
> if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVES))
> - xsave->header.xcomp_bv = host_xcr0 | XSTATE_COMPACTION_ENABLED;
> + xsave->header.xcomp_bv = XCOMP_BV_COMPACTED_FORMAT |
> + xfeatures_mask_all;

Are 'host_xcr0' and 'xfeatures_mask_all' really interchangeable? If so,
shouldn't we just remove 'host_xcr0' everywhere?