From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andi Kleen Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/13] KVM: x86: SMM support Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 08:22:14 -0700 Message-ID: <87fv6ri89l.fsf@tassilo.jf.intel.com> References: <1430393772-27208-1-git-send-email-pbonzini@redhat.com> <555B4869.2040501@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Cc: "Zhang\, Yang Z" , "linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" , "kvm\@vger.kernel.org" , "rkrcmar\@redhat.com" , "bsd\@redhat.com" , "guangrong.xiao\@linux.intel.com" , "wanpeng.li\@linux.intel.com" To: Paolo Bonzini Return-path: Received: from mga01.intel.com ([192.55.52.88]:23326 "EHLO mga01.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754368AbbETPWR (ORCPT ); Wed, 20 May 2015 11:22:17 -0400 In-Reply-To: <555B4869.2040501@redhat.com> (Paolo Bonzini's message of "Tue, 19 May 2015 16:27:53 +0200") Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Paolo Bonzini writes: > On 19/05/2015 16:25, Zhang, Yang Z wrote: >> Paolo Bonzini wrote on 2015-04-30: >>> This patch series introduces system management mode support. >> >> Just curious what's motivation to add vSMM supporting? Is there any >> usage case inside guest requires SMM? Thanks. > > SMM provides the trusted base for UEFI Secure Boot. I was wondering the same thing. This definitely should be somewhere in the changelogs! -Andi -- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only