Re: [PATCH v2 11/25] KVM: x86: Add kvm_is_fred_enabled()

[Chao Gao]

On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 09:24:12AM +0800, Li, Xin3 wrote:
>> >+/*
>> >+ * It's enough to check just CR4.FRED (X86_CR4_FRED) to tell if
>> >+ * a vCPU is running with FRED enabled, because:
>> >+ * 1) CR4.FRED can be set to 1 only _after_ IA32_EFER.LMA = 1.
>> >+ * 2) To leave IA-32e mode, CR4.FRED must be cleared first.
>> >+ *
>> >+ * More details at FRED Spec 6.0 Section 4.2 Enabling in CR4.
>> >+ */
>> 
>> I think we can give more context here, e.g.,
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>> Although FRED architecture applies to 64-bit mode only, there is no need to check if
>> the CPU is in 64-bit mode (i.e., IA32_EFER.LMA and CS.L) to tell if FRED is enabled
>> because CR4.FRED=1 implies the CPU is in 64-bit mode.
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>What is "more context" here?

e.g.,
why IA32_EFER.LMA and CPU mode are related to FRED here?

"it's enough to " implies something else is not necessary. what is it?

I don't think the original comment make them super clear.

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