Re: [PATCH kvm-unit-tests 0/8]: x86: vmx: Test INIT processing in various CPU VMX states

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Gentle ping.

> On 19 Sep 2019, at 17:08, Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Liran Alon <liran.alon@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> This patch series aims to add a vmx test to verify the functionality
>> introduced by KVM commit:
>> 4b9852f4f389 ("KVM: x86: Fix INIT signal handling in various CPU states")
>> 
>> The test verifies the following functionality:
>> 1) An INIT signal received when CPU is in VMX operation
>>  is latched until it exits VMX operation.
>> 2) If there is an INIT signal pending when CPU is in
>>  VMX non-root mode, it result in VMExit with (reason == 3).
>> 3) Exit from VMX non-root mode on VMExit do not clear
>>  pending INIT signal in LAPIC.
>> 4) When CPU exits VMX operation, pending INIT signal in
>>  LAPIC is processed.
>> 
>> In order to write such a complex test, the vmx tests framework was
>> enhanced to support using VMX in non BSP CPUs. This enhancement is
>> implemented in patches 1-7. The test itself is implemented at patch 8.
>> This enhancement to the vmx tests framework is a bit hackish, but
>> I believe it's OK because this functionality is rarely required by
>> other VMX tests.
>> 
> 
> Tested-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- 
> Vitaly




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