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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 09/13] KVM: x86: save/load state on SMM switch
    2015-04-30 13:36+0200, Paolo Bonzini:
    > The big ugly one. This patch adds support for switching in and out of
    > system management mode, respectively upon receiving KVM_REQ_SMI and upon
    > executing a RSM instruction. Both 32- and 64-bit formats are supported
    > for the SMM state save area.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
    > ---
    > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
    > +static void rsm_set_desc_flags(struct desc_struct *desc, u16 flags)
    > +{
    > + desc->g = (flags >> 15) & 1;
    > + desc->d = (flags >> 14) & 1;
    > + desc->l = (flags >> 13) & 1;
    > + desc->avl = (flags >> 12) & 1;
    > + desc->p = (flags >> 7) & 1;
    > + desc->dpl = (flags >> 5) & 3;
    > + desc->s = (flags >> 4) & 1;
    > + desc->type = flags & 15;

    I can't find a description of this ... can you point me to a place where
    the gap between 'p' and 'avl' is documented?
    (Not that it matters unless the guest reads it, but it's a bit weird.)

    Thanks.


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