On 05/06/20 19:16, Jim Mattson wrote: >>>> @@ -4930,6 +4939,11 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_enable_cap(struct kvm *kvm, >>>> kvm->arch.exception_payload_enabled = cap->args[0]; >>>> r = 0; >>>> break; >>>> + case KVM_CAP_APERFMPERF: >>>> + kvm->arch.aperfmperf_mode = >>>> + boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_APERFMPERF) ? cap->args[0] : 0; >>> Shouldn't check whether cap->args[0] is a valid value? >> Yes, only valid values should be allowed. >> >> Also, it should fail with -EINVAL if the host does not have >> X86_FEATURE_APERFMPERF. > Should enabling/disabling this capability be disallowed once vCPUs > have been created? > That's a good idea, yes. Paolo