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SubjectRe: [PATCH] KVM: SVM: Do not virtualize MSR accesses for APIC LVTT register
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On 7/25/22 4:46 PM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 7/25/22 05:34, Suravee Suthikulpanit wrote:
>> AMD does not support APIC TSC-deadline timer mode. AVIC hardware
>> will generate GP fault when guest kernel writes 1 to bits [18]
>> of the APIC LVTT register (offset 0x32) to set the timer mode.
>> (Note: bit 18 is reserved on AMD system).
>>
>> Therefore, always intercept and let KVM emulate the MSR accesses.
>>
>> Fixes: f3d7c8aa6882 ("KVM: SVM: Fix x2APIC MSRs interception")
>> Signed-off-by: Suravee Suthikulpanit<suravee.suthikulpanit@amd.com>
>
> Does this fix some kvm-unit-tests testcase?

I am not sure if we have kvm-unit-tests testcases for this.
I found this when enabling tsc-deadline option in QEMU causing
the vm to fail to boot.

> Anyway, I queued the patch, thanks!
>
> Paolo

Thank you,
Suravee

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