Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 24 Apr 2023 15:32:36 +0800 | From | Chao Gao <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/6] KVM: x86: Virtualize CR4.LASS |
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On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 09:37:19PM +0800, Zeng Guang wrote: >Virtualize CR4.LASS[bit 27] under KVM control instead of being guest-owned >as CR4.LASS generally set once for each vCPU at boot time and won't be >toggled at runtime. Besides, only if VM has LASS capability enumerated with >CPUID.(EAX=07H.ECX=1):EAX.LASS[bit 6], KVM allows guest software to be able >to set CR4.LASS.
>By design CR4.LASS can be manipulated by nested guest as >well.
This is inaccurate. The change in nested_vmx_cr_fixed1_bits_update() is to allow L1 guests to set CR4.LASS in VMX operation. I would say:
Set the CR4.LASS bit in the emulated IA32_VMX_CR4_FIXED1 MSR for guests to allow guests to enable LASS in nested VMX operation.
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