Re: KVM NV + SVE host OS warning

[Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>]

On Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:10:22 +0100,
Jan Kotas <jank@cadence.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Marc,
> 
> Thank you for a quick response.
> 
> > On 25 Sep 2025, at 16:38, Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org> wrote:
> > 
> > EXTERNAL MAIL
> > 
> > 
> > [+Oliver for the SVE stuff]
> > 
> > Hi Jan,

[...]

> > 
> > I would also recommend to update to 6.17 -- 6.16 was the first release
> > with NV, and while it may work, it will also have a lot of ugly bugs.
> 
> I will try, but as I don’t own this machine, changing kernels might
> be… challenging.

Well, you're already passing something on the command-line that is
documented as "experimental and should be used with extreme caution".
Changing the kernel is a walk in the park compared to that ;-).

> If there’s anything else I can provide to help track it down,
> please let me know.

Testing the provided patch would be good -- I would if I could.

	M.

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