Re: [PATCH] kvm/x86: reserve bit KVM_HINTS_PHYS_ADDRESS_SIZE_DATA_VALID

[Gerd Hoffmann]

On Fri, Sep 09, 2022 at 07:02:24AM +0200, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 08, 2022 at 02:52:36PM +0000, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 08, 2022, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> > > -#define KVM_HINTS_REALTIME      0
> > > +#define KVM_HINTS_REALTIME                      0
> > > +#define KVM_HINTS_PHYS_ADDRESS_SIZE_DATA_VALID  1
> > 
> > Why does KVM need to get involved?  This is purely a userspace problem.
> 
> It doesn't.  I only need reserve a hints bit, and the canonical source
> for that happens to live in the kernel.  That's why this patch doesn't
> touch any actual code ;)
> 
> > E.g. why not use QEMU's fw_cfg to communicate this information to the
> > guest?
> 
> That is indeed the other obvious way to implement this.  Given this
> information will be needed in code paths which already do CPUID queries
> using CPUID to transport that information looked like the better option
> to me.

I'd like to move forward with this.

So, any comment further comments and opinions?
Is it ok to grab a hints bit given the explanation above?
Or should I go for the fw_cfg approach?

thanks & take care,
  Gerd