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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 1/8] x86/feature: Detect the x86 IBRS feature to control Speculation
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On 09/01/2018 18:53, Tim Chen wrote:
> On 01/09/2018 02:39 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>
>> +
>> +#define MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL 0x00000048
>> +#define SPEC_CTRL_FEATURE_DISABLE_IBRS (0 << 0)
>> +#define SPEC_CTRL_FEATURE_ENABLE_IBRS (1 << 0)
>
>
> Boris requested that the name for ENABLE/DISABLE to be shortened to
> SPEC_CTRL_{ENABLE,DISABLE}_IBRS. I'm planning to do that
> for the next patchset update.

Were you also planning to include KVM patches in your patchset sooner or
later? Or would that be a separate submission?

(Either is fine; in the latter case, I assume I'll get a topic branch
from the tip tree).

>> +
>> +#define MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD 0x00000049
>> +#define PRED_CMD_IBPB (1UL << 0)
>> +
>
> The IBPB stuff should be enumerated separately.
> Feel free to create a separate patch for this chunk.

I think it makes sense for the patch that adds the CPU feature to also
change msr-index.h.

Paolo

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