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From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
To: Kyung Min Park <kyung.min.park@intel.com>
Cc: x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com,
	bp@alien8.de, hpa@zytor.com, pbonzini@redhat.com,
	sean.j.christopherson@intel.com, jmattson@google.com,
	joro@8bytes.org, vkuznets@redhat.com, wanpengli@tencent.com,
	cathy.zhang@intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86: Expose AVX512_FP16 for supported CPUID
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:03:44 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <X9LFcPchzKA4cTMF@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20201208033441.28207-3-kyung.min.park@intel.com>

Shortlog should use "KVM: x86: ...", and probably s/for/in.  It currently reads
like the kernel is exposing the flag to KVM for KVM's supported CPUID, e.g.:

  KVM: x86: Expose AVX512_FP16 in supported CPUID

On Mon, Dec 07, 2020, Kyung Min Park wrote:
> From: Cathy Zhang <cathy.zhang@intel.com>
> 
> AVX512_FP16 is supported by Intel processors, like Sapphire Rapids.
> It could gain better performance for it's faster compared to FP32
> while meets the precision or magnitude requirement. It's availability
> is indicated by CPUID.(EAX=7,ECX=0):EDX[bit 23].
> 
> Expose it in KVM supported CPUID, then guest could make use of it.

For new features like this that don't require additional KVM enabling, it would
be nice to explicitly state as much in the changelog, along with a brief
explanation of why additional KVM enabling is not necessary.  It doesn't have to
be much, just something to help people that aren't already familiar with FP16
understand what this patch actually exposes to the guest.  E.g. I assume there
are new instructions that are available with FP16?

> Signed-off-by: Cathy Zhang <cathy.zhang@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kyung Min Park <kyung.min.park@intel.com>
> Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
> index e83bfe2daf82..d7707cfc9401 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
> @@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ void kvm_set_cpu_caps(void)
>  		F(AVX512_4VNNIW) | F(AVX512_4FMAPS) | F(SPEC_CTRL) |
>  		F(SPEC_CTRL_SSBD) | F(ARCH_CAPABILITIES) | F(INTEL_STIBP) |
>  		F(MD_CLEAR) | F(AVX512_VP2INTERSECT) | F(FSRM) |
> -		F(SERIALIZE) | F(TSXLDTRK)
> +		F(SERIALIZE) | F(TSXLDTRK) | F(AVX512_FP16)
>  	);
>  
>  	/* TSC_ADJUST and ARCH_CAPABILITIES are emulated in software. */
> -- 
> 2.17.1
> 

  reply	other threads:[~2020-12-11  1:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-12-08  3:34 [PATCH 0/2] Enumerate and expose AVX512_FP16 feature Kyung Min Park
2020-12-08  3:34 ` [PATCH 1/2] Enumerate AVX512 FP16 CPUID feature flag Kyung Min Park
2020-12-08  9:28   ` Borislav Petkov
2020-12-08  3:34 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86: Expose AVX512_FP16 for supported CPUID Kyung Min Park
2020-12-11  1:03   ` Sean Christopherson [this message]
2020-12-11 23:42 ` [PATCH 0/2] Enumerate and expose AVX512_FP16 feature Paolo Bonzini
2020-12-15  1:43   ` Zhang, Cathy

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