[PATCH v2 1/3] KVM: x86: Remove supports_cpuid_fault() helper

From: Jim Mattson

Date: Fri May 08 2026 - 13:13:01 EST


The function, supports_cpuid_fault(), tests specifically for guest support
of Intel's CPUID faulting feature. It does not test for guest support of
AMD's CPUID faulting feature.

To avoid confusion, remove the helper.

Signed-off-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h | 5 -----
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
index 039b8e6f40ba..8b64d863e19c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
@@ -181,11 +181,6 @@ static inline int guest_cpuid_stepping(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
return x86_stepping(best->eax);
}

-static inline bool supports_cpuid_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
- return vcpu->arch.msr_platform_info & MSR_PLATFORM_INFO_CPUID_FAULT;
-}
-
static inline bool cpuid_fault_enabled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
return vcpu->arch.msr_misc_features_enables &
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 0a1b63c63d1a..7d5b66287593 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4264,7 +4264,7 @@ int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
case MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES:
if (data & ~MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES_CPUID_FAULT ||
(data & MSR_MISC_FEATURES_ENABLES_CPUID_FAULT &&
- !supports_cpuid_fault(vcpu)))
+ !(vcpu->arch.msr_platform_info & MSR_PLATFORM_INFO_CPUID_FAULT)))
return 1;
vcpu->arch.msr_misc_features_enables = data;
break;
--
2.54.0.563.g4f69b47b94-goog