Re: [RFC PATCH v6 5/6] KVM: x86: add vCPU scoped toggling for disabled exits

Chao Gao
2023-01-31T02:23:08Z

On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 08:57:16PM +0000, Kechen Lu wrote:
>> On Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 02:07:37AM +0000, Kechen Lu wrote:
>> >+static void svm_update_disabled_exits(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>
>> Is it possible to call this function on vCPU creation, i.e., consolidate
>> initialization and runtime toggling?
>>
>
>Chao, can you elaborate on this? If I understand correctly,
>you mean replacing the current redundant code on vCPU creation
>for checking the xxx_in_guest and set intercept, while instead, calling this
>svm/vmx_update_disabled_exits()?

That's exactly what I mean.

>Yeah, I think this makes sense to
>me.