From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
To: Naveen N Rao <naveen@kernel.org>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: SVM: Fix an off-by-one typo in the comment for enabling AVIC by default
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 09:06:52 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aV_kLHFQzu7taPS_@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <aV-GPYoKB5HIzcs3@blrnaveerao1>
On Thu, Jan 08, 2026, Naveen N Rao wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 07, 2026 at 12:45:46PM -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > Fix a goof in the comment that documents KVM's logic for enabling AVIC by
> > default to reference Zen5+ as family 0x1A (Zen5), not family 0x19 (Zen4).
> > The code is correct (checks for _greater_ than 0x19), only the comment is
> > flawed.
>
> I had thought that the comment was correct and that you wanted to
> reference Zen4 there. That is:
> family 0x19 (Zen4) and later (Zen5+),
>
> Though family 0x19 also includes Zen3 :/
>
> I think it would be better to update the code as well, just so it is
> easier to correlate the comment and the code?
>
> if (avic == AVIC_AUTO_MODE)
> avic = boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_X2AVIC) &&
> - (boot_cpu_data.x86 > 0x19 || cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_ZEN4));
> + (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_ZEN4) || boot_cpu_data.x86 >= 0x1A);
This thought crossed my mind as well. I'll send a v2 with this, I especially
like the idea of swapping the ordering so that the checks are "ascending".
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-08 17:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-07 20:45 [PATCH] KVM: SVM: Fix an off-by-one typo in the comment for enabling AVIC by default Sean Christopherson
2026-01-08 10:36 ` Naveen N Rao
2026-01-08 17:06 ` Sean Christopherson [this message]
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