Re: [PATCH v4 01/13] nEPT: Support LOAD_IA32_EFER entry/exit controls for L1

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On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 10:32:58AM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Il 25/07/2013 12:59, Gleb Natapov ha scritto:
> > +	 * we should use its exit controls. Note that IA32_MODE, LOAD_IA32_EFER
> > +	 * bits are further modified by vmx_set_efer() below.
> 
> IA32E_MODE, but the last sentence is not relevant anyway for this
> vmcs_write32; in fact, the next command basically duplicates it.
> 
IA32E_MODE is not relevant, it never changes in VM_EXIT_CONTROLS, but
LOAD_IA32_EFER refers to VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_EFER, which can be set by
vmx_set_efer() and is different from VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_EFER that
comment bellow talks about.

> This can be fixed while applying.
> 
> Paolo
> 
> > +	 */
> > +	vmcs_write32(VM_EXIT_CONTROLS, vmcs_config.vmexit_ctrl);
> > +
> > +	/* vmcs12's VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_EFER and VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE are
> > +	 * emulated by vmx_set_efer(), below.
> > +	 */
> > +	vmcs_write32(VM_ENTRY_CONTROLS,
> > +		(vmcs12->vm_entry_controls & ~VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_EFER &
> > +			~VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE) |
> >  		(vmcs_config.vmentry_ctrl & ~VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE));
> >  
> >  	if (vmcs12->vm_entry_controls & VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_PAT)
> > -- 1.7.10.4

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			Gleb.
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