Re: [PATCH 3/3] KVM: x86: Add helpers to identify CTL and STATUS MCi MSRs

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On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 3:27 PM Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Add helpers to identify CTL (control) and STATUS MCi MSR types instead of
> open coding the checks using the offset.  Using the offset is perfectly
> safe, but unintuitive, as understanding what the code does requires
> knowing that the offset calcuation will not affect the lower three bits.
>
> Opportunistically comment the STATUS logic to save readers a trip to
> Intel's SDM or AMD's APM to understand the "data != 0" check.
>
> No functional change intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
Reviewed-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>



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