Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v7 2/2] x86: nvmx: test max atomic switch MSRs

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On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 11:24:57AM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 25/09/19 03:18, Marc Orr wrote:
> > diff --git a/x86/unittests.cfg b/x86/unittests.cfg
> > index 694ee3d42f3a..05122cf91ea1 100644
> > --- a/x86/unittests.cfg
> > +++ b/x86/unittests.cfg
> > @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ extra_params = -cpu qemu64,+umip
> >  
> >  [vmx]
> >  file = vmx.flat
> > -extra_params = -cpu host,+vmx -append "-exit_monitor_from_l2_test -ept_access* -vmx_smp* -vmx_vmcs_shadow_test"
> > +extra_params = -cpu host,+vmx -append "-exit_monitor_from_l2_test -ept_access* -vmx_smp* -vmx_vmcs_shadow_test -atomic_switch_overflow_msrs_test"
> >  arch = x86_64
> >  groups = vmx
> 
> I just noticed this, why is the test disabled by default?

The negative test triggers undefined behavior, e.g. on bare metal the
test would fail because VM-Enter would succeed due to lack of an explicit
check on the MSR count.

Since the test relies on somehwat arbitrary KVM behavior, we made it opt-in.



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