Re: [PATCH v4 11/32] KVM: x86: Inhibit APIC memslot if x2APIC and AVIC are enabled

From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Tue Jan 03 2023 - 11:31:14 EST


On Tue, Dec 27, 2022, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 12/16/22 20:40, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > I was hoping to have a name that communicate_why_ the memslot needs to be
> > inhibited, but it's turning out to be really hard to come up with a name that's
> > descriptive without being ridiculously verbose. The best I've come up with is:
> >
> > allow_apicv_in_x2apic_without_x2apic_virtualization
> >
> > It's heinous, but I'm inclined to go with it unless someone has a better idea.
>
> Can any of you provide a patch to squash on top of this one (or on top of
> kvm/queue, as you prefer)?

I'll send patches, though it might take a day or three. I had a reworked version
of this series prepped and tested before vacation kicked in, but lost power before
I could send my traditional pre-vacation patch bomb :-/