Re: [PATCH 00/32] KVM: VMX APIC timer virtualization support

From: Sean Christopherson

Date: Wed Feb 04 2026 - 09:01:42 EST


On Tue, Feb 03, 2026, isaku.yamahata@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Isaku Yamahata <isaku.yamahata@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> This patch series implements support for APIC timer virtualization for
> VMX and nVMX.

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> [1] Intel Architecture Instruction Set Extensions and Future Features
> September 2025 319433-059
> Chapter 8 APIC-TIMER VIRTUALIZATION
> https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/671368

What CPU generation is expected to have APIC-timer virtualization? DMR?

> base-commit: 63804fed149a6750ffd28610c5c1c98cce6bd377

Please base the next version on `kvm-x86 next`, everything in here is KVM x86
specific, and using a vanilla -rc is all but guaranteed to have conflicts.