From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752927Ab0K2UB0 (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:01:26 -0500 Received: from lennier.cc.vt.edu ([198.82.162.213]:52194 "EHLO lennier.cc.vt.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750742Ab0K2UBY (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:01:24 -0500 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.2 To: Joerg Roedel Cc: "Roedel, Joerg" , Avi Kivity , Marcelo Tosatti , "kvm@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/9] KVM: Make the instruction emulator aware of Nested Virtualization In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:32:12 +0100." <20101129183212.GD15575@8bytes.org> From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu References: <1290622715-8382-1-git-send-email-joerg.roedel@amd.com> <4CED63DC.20608@redhat.com> <20101125114640.GC6031@amd.com> <20101125131351.GA9382@amd.com> <4CEE7E21.3060007@redhat.com> <20101125162313.GA9411@amd.com> <11557.1291051418@localhost> <20101129183212.GD15575@8bytes.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="==_Exmh_1291060870_5346P"; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:01:10 -0500 Message-ID: <18726.1291060870@localhost> X-Mirapoint-Received-SPF: 128.173.14.107 localhost Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu 2 pass X-Mirapoint-IP-Reputation: reputation=neutral-1, source=Fixed, refid=n/a, actions=MAILHURDLE SPF TAG X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=dagger.cc.vt.edu X-Junkmail-Signature-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A020208.4CF40687.029B,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=0.0.0.0, so=2010-07-22 22:03:31, dmn=2009-09-10 00:05:08, mode=single engine X-Junkmail-IWF: false Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --==_Exmh_1291060870_5346P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:32:12 +0100, Joerg Roedel said: > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:23:38PM -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > > (Sorry for late reply...) > > > > On Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:23:13 +0100, "Roedel, Joerg" said: > > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 10:17:53AM -0500, Avi Kivity wrote: > > > > On 11/25/2010 03:13 PM, Roedel, Joerg wrote: > > > > What about things like adding instructions and forgetting to add the > > > > corresponding svm.c code? > > > Cannot happen. Every instruction that can be intercepted with SVM is > > > already handled in this patch-set. > > > > Call us back when Intel releases the i9 and i11 with new instructions > > that need intercept handling. ;) > > How does that affect SVM? It will quite possibly include instructions that can be intercepted with SVM that are not in this patch set. At which point Joerg's comment can apply - it will be possible to add it in one place and forget to add it in the svm.c code. --==_Exmh_1291060870_5346P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 iD8DBQFM9AaGcC3lWbTT17ARAlNOAJ46WdcR1TvJghPcrrfOQp3yGsXHIACeM0Gt 9BtXi+HTybXsHjh9A6vt6LY= =xygP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_1291060870_5346P--