Hi Wanpeng, Thank you for the patch! Perhaps something to improve: [auto build test WARNING on kvm/linux-next] [also build test WARNING on next-20180327] [cannot apply to v4.16-rc7] [if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system] url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Wanpeng-Li/KVM-X86-Add-Force-Emulation-Prefix-for-emulate-the-next-instruction/20180328-025804 base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm.git linux-next reproduce: # apt-get install sparse make ARCH=x86_64 allmodconfig make C=1 CF=-D__CHECK_ENDIAN__ sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) >> arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:149:20: sparse: symbol 'force_emulation_prefix' was not declared. Should it be static? arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:2196:38: sparse: incorrect type in argument 1 (different address spaces) @@ expected void const [noderef] <asn:1>*<noident> @@ got d const [noderef] <asn:1>*<noident> @@ arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:2196:38: expected void const [noderef] <asn:1>*<noident> arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:2196:38: got unsigned char [usertype] * arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:7911:5: sparse: symbol 'kvm_valid_sregs' was not declared. Should it be static? arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:8786:16: sparse: incompatible types in comparison expression (different address spaces) arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:783:9: sparse: context imbalance in 'vcpu_enter_guest' - unexpected unlock Please review and possibly fold the followup patch. --- 0-DAY kernel test infrastructure Open Source Technology Center https://lists.01.org/pipermail/kbuild-all Intel Corporation