Re: [PATCH v8 05/20] KVM: VMX: Refactor instruction information decoding
From: Jim Mattson
Date: Thu Nov 05 2026 - 19:19:57 EST
On Wed, Sep 30, 2026 at 2:44 PM Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> KVM currently decodes the VMX instruction information field using a mix
> of open-coded bit manipulations and ad hoc helpers. Convert all decoding
> to use helpers to centralize the decoding logic for the transition to a
> wider instruction information.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Tested-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@xxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>