Re: [PATCH 1/3] KVM: Don't enable MWAIT in guest by default

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2017-11-29 00:58+0100, Jan H. Schönherr:
> On 11/27/2017 07:13 PM, Jim Mattson wrote:
> > I don't understand the concern regarding CPUID5_ECX_INTERRUPT_BREAK.
> > Even if the CPU has this feature, can't the guest bypass it by
> > disabling interrupts and invoking MWAIT with bit 0 of ECX clear?
> 
> Note, that there was this series at some point:
> 
>   [PATCH 0/4] KVM: x86: kvm_mwait_in_guest() cleanup and fixes
>   https://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg149238.html
> 
> That throws away most of the function.
> No sure, what happened to that. Radim?

I forgot about that while waiting whether its discussion would continue.
Going to send v2,

thanks.



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