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Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/xen: Avoid fast syscall path for Xen PV guests

From Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/xen: Avoid fast syscall path for Xen PV guests
Date 2015-11-18 21:50 +0100
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On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 12:21:56PM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
> > index e4f8010..0e4fe5b 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
> > @@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
> >  #define X86_FEATURE_PAUSEFILTER ( 8*32+13) /* AMD filtered pause intercept */
> >  #define X86_FEATURE_PFTHRESHOLD ( 8*32+14) /* AMD pause filter threshold */
> >  #define X86_FEATURE_VMMCALL     ( 8*32+15) /* Prefer vmmcall to vmcall */
> > +#define X86_FEATURE_XENPV       ( 8*32+16) /* Xen paravirtual guest */
> >
> 
> This bit is highly magical and I think we need Borislav's ack.

Yeah, that should be

#define X86_FEATURE_XENPV       ( 8*32+16) /* "" Xen paravirtual guest */
					      ^^

note the empty "". This prevents it from appearing in /proc/cpuinfo.

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

SUSE Linux GmbH, GF: Felix Imendörffer, Jane Smithard, Graham Norton, HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg)
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[PATCH 0/3] Fix and cleanup for 32-bit PV sysexit Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com> - 2015-11-18 21:10 +0100
  [PATCH 1/3] x86/xen: Avoid fast syscall path for Xen PV guests Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com> - 2015-11-18 21:10 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/xen: Avoid fast syscall path for Xen PV guests Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2015-11-18 21:30 +0100
      Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/xen: Avoid fast syscall path for Xen PV guests Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> - 2015-11-18 21:50 +0100
      Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/xen: Avoid fast syscall path for Xen PV guests Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com> - 2015-11-18 22:00 +0100
        Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/xen: Avoid fast syscall path for Xen PV guests Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2015-11-18 22:00 +0100
          Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/xen: Avoid fast syscall path for Xen PV guests Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com> - 2015-11-18 23:10 +0100
      Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/xen: Avoid fast syscall path for Xen PV guests Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> - 2015-11-19 13:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 0/3] Fix and cleanup for 32-bit PV sysexit Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> - 2015-11-19 13:20 +0100

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