From: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
To: Shane Wang <shane.wang@intel.com>
Cc: hpa@zytor.com, mingo@elte.hu, joseph.cihula@intel.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RESEND] intel_txt: enable SMX flag for VMXON in KVM
Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 11:12:03 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4BE12853.9040503@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1273055902-6923-1-git-send-email-shane.wang@intel.com>
On 05/05/2010 01:38 PM, Shane Wang wrote:
> Per Intel SDM 3B 20.7, for IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL MSR
> Bit 1 enables VMXON in SMX operation. If the bit is clear, execution of VMXON in SMX operation causes a general-protection exception.
> Bit 2 enables VMXON outside SMX operation. If the bit is clear, execution of VMXON outside SMX operation causes a general-protection exception.
>
> This patch is to check the correct in/outside-SMX flag when detecting if VMX is disabled by BIOS, and to set in-SMX flag for VMXON after Intel TXT is launched in KVM.
>
>
Already committed as 9d4b473eeea, I forgot to confirm, sorry.
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error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function
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2010-05-05 10:38 [PATCH][RESEND] intel_txt: enable SMX flag for VMXON in KVM Shane Wang
2010-05-05 8:12 ` Avi Kivity [this message]
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