Re: [RFC][PATCH] KVM: nVMX: Leave VMX mode on apparent CPU reset

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On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 06:02:17PM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 10:32:34AM +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> > As long as we do not expose all the VMX related states to user space,
> > there is no way to properly reset a VCPU when VMX is enabled. Emulate
> > this for now by catching host-side clearings of the feature control MSR.
> > This allows to reboot a VM while it is running some hypervisor code.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > 
> > Better ideas? Or continue to leave it as it is?
> 
> The hidden backport might be problematic... How about an explicit 
> notification to leave guest mode?
> Such as a new flag to KVM_SET_REGS (or even a separate ioctl?).
> 

Nevermind.

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