Re: [PATCH v10 04/12] perf/x86/intel/pt: add new capability for Intel PT

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Luwei Kang <luwei.kang@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> CPUID(EAX=14H,ECX=0):EBX[bit 3] = 1 indicates support of output to
> Trace Transport subsystem. MSR IA32_RTIT_CTL.FabricEn[bit 6] is
> reserved if CPUID.(EAX=14H, ECX=0):ECX[bit 3] = 0.

This paragraph should go. The next paragraph is a good opener for this
patch.

> This adds support for "output to Trace Transport subsystem" capability
> of Intel PT. It means that PT can output its trace to an MMIO address
> range rather than system memory buffer.
>
> This also used by KVM for IA32_RTIT_CTL MSR read/write emulation.
> KVM guest write IA32_RTIT_CTL will be trapped to root mode and
> a #GP would be injected to guest if set IA32_RTIT_CTL.FabricEn
> with CPUID.(EAX=14H, ECX=0):ECX[bit 3] = 0.

This paragraph also doesn't belong here as this patch doesn't have
anything to do with KVM.

Regards,
--
Alex



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