Re: [CFT PATCH v2 0/2] KVM: support XSAVES usage in the host

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Hi Paolo,
On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 05:43:32PM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>The first patch ensures that XSAVES is not exposed in the guest until
>we emulate MSR_IA32_XSS.  The second exports XSAVE data in the correct
>format.
>
>I tested these on a non-XSAVES system so they should not be completely
>broken, but I need some help.  I am not even sure which XSAVE states
>are _not_ enabled, and thus compacted, in Linux.
>
>Note that these patches do not add support for XSAVES in the guest yet,
>since MSR_IA32_XSS is not emulated.
>
>If they fix the bug Nadav reported, I'll add Reported-by and commit.

I test this patchset w/ your "KVM: x86: export get_xsave_addr" patch on 
Skylake and guest hang during boot. The guest screen show "Probing EDD 
(edd=off to disable)... ok", and no more dump.

Regards,
Wanpeng Li 

>
>Thanks,
>
>Paolo
>
>v1->v2: also adjust KVM_SET_XSAVE
>
>Paolo Bonzini (2):
>  kvm: x86: mask out XSAVES
>  KVM: x86: support XSAVES usage in the host
>
> arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c | 11 ++++++-
> arch/x86/kvm/x86.c   | 87 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> 2 files changed, 90 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
>-- 
>1.8.3.1
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