From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail-pl1-f201.google.com (mail-pl1-f201.google.com [209.85.214.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E949040B6D1 for ; Wed, 4 Feb 2026 13:55:52 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=209.85.214.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1770213353; cv=none; b=c4791nGS/UjYaGjTePN8pR080r697z4kOGdmMBuSgdrLEpZx11y3qFAf3MKOxLORzm1MQmQr/iZ+OU+7zKfSzA/Eg9sH63bliCIcJ1gid92hQvxml2xKU2+Vaw230k44IQnwxR6eGprVlYmMqy5Tx6eJqZjj8TlThFVTFPccfn4= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1770213353; c=relaxed/simple; bh=MM6IWOMXLNT2mQ9XGkY6swDqGEKmsrXvh6kN4gffq3w=; h=Date:In-Reply-To:Mime-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:From: To:Cc:Content-Type; b=gbP2dkyLlgnoMlAysBvZPVZXB7bzux3qbIP3+PV90eMLcm1AbTTLLmuUFZ/cobHXvWr7nWgs6vv4yLqtI099rSNcPvqKyoSkcOdilQV+wLg0bEjLDlF5oeQv5lj1CWDDfkPlj54BhsUEpCE2RP5L9hiCBT7n4CKZx9466WW6yuE= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=reject dis=none) header.from=google.com; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=flex--seanjc.bounces.google.com; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=google.com header.i=@google.com header.b=EGuIkZqG; arc=none smtp.client-ip=209.85.214.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=reject dis=none) header.from=google.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=flex--seanjc.bounces.google.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=google.com header.i=@google.com header.b="EGuIkZqG" Received: by mail-pl1-f201.google.com with SMTP id d9443c01a7336-2a7701b6328so179267855ad.2 for ; Wed, 04 Feb 2026 05:55:52 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20230601; t=1770213352; x=1770818152; darn=vger.kernel.org; h=cc:to:from:subject:message-id:references:mime-version:in-reply-to :date:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=Nuv6nQZeoQMKkhVL28ufVMESOfPcvvC/wzSfthp2nvQ=; b=EGuIkZqGw8IM7M273FmRg8QIiMj47UVB4ioob/OvNwI9XQz+qXlIX1A+SLt7v/e/zj NYSXb/5ZCwT7NOht8Ht4N0Vv8Y1oZkirXJ3jCsI3rvZy+HG+dw77L6kG5bXBz9y+J4Ly iHi6JOAEQeshKrrABy0blu34r7INNGl4fl5b+QJgZHYt90YLlYCg506xQ/5EG5P0ueE3 et+ywXH6UsM8PsBLr/ZUHL7LM3WdF7q6RWH99uXDcTA0hY+NMo48R24QG/JqfKIs3XWg nyF343MJsZlSeGWDhzMU1kSstZ+4xtdNsBMhpEEWyODRb/6ItIP3BvqJS3MfXPH35oiO 8Vsg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1770213352; x=1770818152; h=cc:to:from:subject:message-id:references:mime-version:in-reply-to :date:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=Nuv6nQZeoQMKkhVL28ufVMESOfPcvvC/wzSfthp2nvQ=; b=SH9Tfhz3D9RyNnRz+Eo15CIiDpM7JVNtAFCFsLrESGSd1InXe7Nz2ZWSBVTAHt02hs EczNcnXAgAvy3jVC5x9wxlOkG563j+JFJk5Eu3JTl04J6fcLlr5DMchwjCwLsjNCdFvU WBlpKe+RaptIoj6KeBVRA+hjrjkGekb9+6JTi4B8PsCYcqdaGDxx6SIEQE0Zb3SpGTz1 M1Lz4sTH9EWPo5Yvd56/MuLT/eRn02o0PcRfS9VBUhKfrXSloYSopvDZChZ5glgoFTVy lpf6VrcUCHExCShn28CvPIC11t/RW+O2vfnG/6tGe4og2zktl2UpdpODLxARPtTryf1S XmHg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YxkRITZSrks7+aWevXcp0frwRnFITOO8IKwQzLqi9onsh4Xa/bL 2CmhA3AKfVhsk9T6oHh4NK2bHbmheTYm/Ey2oBvLdypUYr7dZ46TgzwTobhz5Wl5qGs851fr5id TrxD+fQ== X-Received: from plxj12.prod.google.com ([2002:a17:902:da8c:b0:2a0:84dc:a82f]) (user=seanjc job=prod-delivery.src-stubby-dispatcher) by 2002:a17:903:1b2c:b0:2a1:10f7:9718 with SMTP id d9443c01a7336-2a933e95621mr32715255ad.30.1770213352173; Wed, 04 Feb 2026 05:55:52 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 05:55:50 -0800 In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: kvm@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Mime-Version: 1.0 References: Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/32] KVM: VMX APIC timer virtualization support From: Sean Christopherson To: isaku.yamahata@intel.com Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, isaku.yamahata@gmail.com, Paolo Bonzini , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" On Tue, Feb 03, 2026, isaku.yamahata@intel.com wrote: > From: Isaku Yamahata > > This patch series implements support for APIC timer virtualization for > VMX and nVMX. ... > [1] Intel Architecture Instruction Set Extensions and Future Features > September 2025 319433-059 > Chapter 8 APIC-TIMER VIRTUALIZATION > https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/671368 What CPU generation is expected to have APIC-timer virtualization? DMR? > base-commit: 63804fed149a6750ffd28610c5c1c98cce6bd377 Please base the next version on `kvm-x86 next`, everything in here is KVM x86 specific, and using a vanilla -rc is all but guaranteed to have conflicts.