On Mon, Apr 08, 2019 at 07:41:15AM -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote: > > +{ > > + if (guest_cpuid_is_amd(vcpu)) { > > + struct msr_data tmp; > > + > > + tmp.index = MSR_K7_HWCR; > > + > > + if (kvm_get_msr_common(vcpu, &tmp)) > > No need to get through kvm_get_msr_common(), vcpu->arch.msr_hwcr can be > queried directly. Going that route would likely eliminate the need for a > helper func, i.e. avoid the naming confusion and the comment below. Agree with every point except this: the helper function abstracts the guest cpuid check and the rest of the handling nicely. If I put everything in an already too big default: label in set_msr_mce(), then the code there will become even more unreadable than it is. Thx. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.