Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 3/4] target/i386: kvm: Save nested-state only in case vCPU have set VMXON region

[Maran Wilson <maran.wilson@oracle.com>]

On 7/5/2019 2:06 PM, Liran Alon wrote:
> Having (nested_state->hdr.vmx.vmxon_pa != -1ull) signals that vCPU have set
> at some point in time a VMXON region. Note that even though when vCPU enters
> SMM mode it temporarily exit VMX operation, KVM still reports (vmxon_pa != -1ull).
> Therefore, this field can be used as a reliable indicator on when we require to

s/on when we require/for when we are required/

Also, note that you have commit message lines are longer than 76 
characters (longer than 80, for that matter).

But aside from those nits:

Reviewed-by: Maran Wilson <maran.wilson@oracle.com>

Thanks,
-Maran

> send VMX nested-state as part of migration stream.
>
> Reviewed-by: Joao Martins <joao.m.martins@oracle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Liran Alon <liran.alon@oracle.com>
> ---
>   target/i386/machine.c | 5 ++---
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/target/i386/machine.c b/target/i386/machine.c
> index 851b249d1a39..20bda9f80154 100644
> --- a/target/i386/machine.c
> +++ b/target/i386/machine.c
> @@ -997,9 +997,8 @@ static bool vmx_nested_state_needed(void *opaque)
>   {
>       struct kvm_nested_state *nested_state = opaque;
>   
> -    return ((nested_state->format == KVM_STATE_NESTED_FORMAT_VMX) &&
> -            ((nested_state->hdr.vmx.vmxon_pa != -1ull) ||
> -             (nested_state->hdr.vmx.smm.flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_VMXON)));
> +    return (nested_state->format == KVM_STATE_NESTED_FORMAT_VMX) &&
> +           (nested_state->hdr.vmx.vmxon_pa != -1ull);
>   }
>   
>   static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vmx_nested_state = {