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SubjectRe: [PATCH v6 02/33] x86/hyperv: Update 'struct hv_enlightened_vmcs' definition
On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 03:37:06PM +0200, Vitaly Kuznetsov wrote:
> Updated Hyper-V Enlightened VMCS specification lists several new
> fields for the following features:
>
> - PerfGlobalCtrl
> - EnclsExitingBitmap
> - Tsc Scaling
> - GuestLbrCtl
> - CET
> - SSP
>
> Update the definition.
>
> Note, the updated spec also provides an additional CPUID feature flag,
> CPUIDD.0x4000000A.EBX BIT(0), for PerfGlobalCtrl to workaround a Windows
> 11 quirk. Despite what the TLFS says:
>
> Indicates support for the GuestPerfGlobalCtrl and HostPerfGlobalCtrl
> fields in the enlightened VMCS.
>
> guests can safely use the fields if they are enumerated in the
> architectural VMX MSRs. I.e. KVM-on-HyperV doesn't need to check the
> CPUID bit, but KVM-as-HyperV must ensure the bit is set if PerfGlobalCtrl
> fields are exposed to L1.
>
> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/tlfs/tlfs
>
> Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com>
> [sean: tweak CPUID name to make it PerfGlobalCtrl only]
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>

Acked-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu@kernel.org>

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