From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Roedel, Joerg" Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Add svm cpuid features Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:28:52 +0200 Message-ID: <20100928092851.GK9817@amd.com> References: <1285593377-1754-1-git-send-email-joerg.roedel@amd.com> <1285593377-1754-4-git-send-email-joerg.roedel@amd.com> <4CA0B116.4070107@redhat.com> <4CA0B1FF.8040903@redhat.com> <20100927154049.GI9817@amd.com> <4CA0C4B5.2010303@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Cc: Marcelo Tosatti , Alexander Graf , "kvm@vger.kernel.org" , "qemu-devel@nongnu.org" To: Avi Kivity Return-path: Received: from va3ehsobe006.messaging.microsoft.com ([216.32.180.16]:5257 "EHLO VA3EHSOBE009.bigfish.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758383Ab0I1J2m (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:28:42 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4CA0C4B5.2010303@redhat.com> Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:22:13PM -0400, Avi Kivity wrote: > On 09/27/2010 05:40 PM, Roedel, Joerg wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:02:23AM -0400, Avi Kivity wrote: > > > On 09/27/2010 04:58 PM, Avi Kivity wrote: > > > > On 09/27/2010 03:16 PM, Joerg Roedel wrote: > > > >> This patch adds the svm cpuid feature flags to the qemu > > > >> intialization path. It also adds the svm features available > > > >> on phenom to its cpu-definition and extends the host cpu > > > >> type to support all svm features KVM can provide. > > > >> > > > > > > > > This should really be "all svm features" since we'll later mask them > > > > with kvm capabilities. This way, if we later add more capabilities, > > > > we automatically gain support in userspace. > > > > Yes, that is what -cpu host does with these patches applied. The > > svm_features variable is set to -1 in this case and masked out later > > with the KVM capabilities. > > > > Well, running current uq/master I get: > > has_svm: can't execute cpuid 0x8000000a > kvm: no hardware support > > ? Weird, it worked here as I tested it. I had it on qemu/master and with all three patches. But patch 1 should not make the difference. I take a look, have you pushed the failing uq/master? What was your command line? Joerg -- AMD Operating System Research Center Advanced Micro Devices GmbH Einsteinring 24 85609 Dornach General Managers: Alberto Bozzo, Andrew Bowd Registration: Dornach, Landkr. Muenchen; Registerger. Muenchen, HRB Nr. 43632