Re: [PATCH] target-i386: Do not set MCG_SER_P by default

Paolo Bonzini
2015-11-23T14:47:44Z

On 23/11/2015 14:22, Eduardo Habkost wrote:
> > Software Error Recovery, i.e. SER, is purely an Intel feature and it
> > shouldn't be set by default. Enable it only on Intel.
>
> What happens when SER is enabled on an AMD CPU? If it really
> should't be enabled, why is KVM returning it on
> KVM_X86_GET_MCE_CAP_SUPPORTED?

Indeed... is it a problem if our frankenstein AMD CPU can recover from
memory errors?

Paolo