Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] KVM: x86: Add VCPU substate for NMI states

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On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 06:14:04PM +0900, Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 10/20/2009 06:08 PM, Gleb Natapov wrote:
>> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 06:06:36PM +0900, Avi Kivity wrote:
>>    
>>> On 10/20/2009 05:56 PM, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>>>      
>>>> So save/restore kvm_vcpu_arch::exception? As another substate or as part
>>>> of a generalized NMI substate?
>>>>        
>>> Yes.  It's not part of an nmi substate, but both can be part of an
>>> exception substate (but need to look at the docs vewy cawefuwy to
>>> make sure we don't screw up again).
>>>
>>>      
>> What do you mean? How they can be both part of exception substate?
>>
>>    
>
> Sorry, nomenclature failure.  We need NMI state, Interrupt state  
> (already provided), and pending exception state (which can be a fault or  
> a trap).  There's also some extra state associated with pending debug  
> exceptions (maybe we can copy it into dr6).

KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT can also be lost, but i don't think anybody cares?

>
> We can either put all of these into one substate, or into separate  
> substates.  I'm not sure which is best.
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