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SubjectRe: [PATCH] KVM: x86/cpuid: Expose the true number of available ASIDs
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On 15/07/21 12:45, Like Xu wrote:
> The original fixed number "8" was first introduced 11 years ago. Time has
> passed and now let KVM report the true number of address space identifiers
> (ASIDs) that are supported by the processor returned in Fn8000_000A_EBX.
>
> It helps user-space to make better decisions about guest values.
>
> - entry->ebx = 8; /* Lets support 8 ASIDs in case we add proper
> - ASID emulation to nested SVM */

Why, since we don't have ASID emulation yet anyway?

Paolo

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