From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; t=1793690823; b=BwQPsqQxW5BsxYRrjWxJ7uUnmI+ad9YUEodVT3YU4n920IqZwb/HQvEAJAjrWy1kxocJ K7+dHbDQrRoQEvcBRR0Bd4ugbEtl3fyA9yDho7+O4MWjoC8lyktQt9uFui095QvYKX+// aPaRj2qtS3ZreLKMuuEVw1aYx+ucqGQOXFHntb7vfHXfxSmwn9Wv9FrET85t8GlrnJYuZ JBGOARotSiGR+dNhOarQq4u0GTeGbuWCSw1q5rX9ZwmT1NK3ObiGYHM3T7EPE78GBo+mo 9IzB8Vr5Ht7FtToYPpY/ECmCikXuQYHbGrfXkKMRCNJMgEnZ+23p+2gEBdFNCXsEYew== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1793690823; h=Received:DKIM-Signature:Message-ID:From:Subject:Reply-To:To:Cc: In-Reply-To:References:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Date; bh=4o22mHhcctzJTVQyut80krUT4gSGQENsCqnY6rDcYns=; b=Z4RtI129uglGm2uD9ccl3qgrxXNUSpS3y4ToJp2U8Hy+se3noOS5nonTAscYRmkcwwuR D/t8tvarQiCicCv5xRgebEuTr+hIoDM3etOetIOWMswvMiSjHsW7mYPTLSPNR+KGb6RmA AawooG56zhp+xSuYDfmo1v1oZ93N89R+HuHnLaZgxSMQELpYbgQO+Bsze3xX9bkEJkCyG L9LUnUJYiGOxjGcmGGTUkY5h357OemZE+zYupxwmjQNqgBq42jVMoslukU6V7tmuRlvc7 CvVoCKm+nItfEgQGIw8xhEdu7tilhaxf8wv3JzICmGBq2Yhb4aqv8prMnfpg/HP4TnQ== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=k20260515 header.b=hzs+Lu8d; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=100.103.45.18 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (quasi.space.kernel.org [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 39B5E606A32F for ; Tue, 3 Nov 2026 07:27:02 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key, unprotected) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=k20260515 header.b=hzs+Lu8d Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7E3AA1F00A16; Tue, 3 Nov 2026 07:27:02 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kernel.org; s=k20260515; t=1793690822; bh=4o22mHhcctzJTVQyut80krUT4gSGQENsCqnY6rDcYns=; h=From:Subject:Reply-To:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:References:Date; b=hzs+Lu8dXRmleLBgXL1p6wGlBPGIL/eMdrpdiTFADFVzHAPDbxaIiSB+92Wbwz3Wb /egwm5M2mshyUjQSwgvUL7Wfssi3uWDnlzfGcG0/TL1Bc5HERkqHKbsGK9UD0cUvjv /pcT5XUrVVwNPCJsURBYyax/ekCKJA/N6DgfFgcaWrFtpYZgSwsv4Fhp0UEdsKmx4y MzLikr3DeFd4CtmB5ACnAgfBOPH6OrQgbsIsD2bSxWv/He5h0mJG8hcZ8tweyCOd3X qdkLqIRVvsb0urzPbeZUMqOkx/cTPVSaNrH5MK2NuHiExMcyAu/hjGnl8ZU6XvW1x4 hNgn0UzB8r0YQ== Message-ID: From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] x86/cpufeatures: Remove unused VMware hypercall feature bits Reply-To: sashiko-reviews@lists.linux.dev To: "Zack Rusin" Cc: virtualization@lists.linux.dev, "Michael S. Tsirkin" , "Eugenio Perez" In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:27:02 +0000 X-Mailing-List: virtualization@lists.linux.dev List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list > The static-call conversion removed the alternative instruction templates > that used X86_FEATURE_VMCALL and X86_FEATURE_VMW_VMMCALL. Their remaining > users only force the bits during VMware setup; no code tests either bit. >=20 > Remove the forced capabilities and mark both positions free in the kernel > header. Neither feature has a cpuinfo name, so this changes no > userspace-visible flag. >=20 > Signed-off-by: Zack Rusin Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. --=20 Sashiko AI review =C2=B7 https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/cover.1793685318.gi= t.zack.rusin@broadcom.com?part=3D3