RE: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-06 Thread Liu, Jingqi
On 04/07/2018 21:37, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > On 04/07/2018 15:06, Jingqi Liu wrote: > > A new control bit(bit 29) in the TEST_CTRL MSR will be introduced to > > enable detection of split locks. > > > > When bit 29 of the TEST_CTRL(33H) MSR is set, the processor causes an > > #AC exception to be

RE: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-06 Thread Liu, Jingqi
On 04/07/2018 21:37, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > On 04/07/2018 15:06, Jingqi Liu wrote: > > A new control bit(bit 29) in the TEST_CTRL MSR will be introduced to > > enable detection of split locks. > > > > When bit 29 of the TEST_CTRL(33H) MSR is set, the processor causes an > > #AC exception to be

Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-04 Thread kbuild test robot
Hi Jingqi, Thank you for the patch! Yet something to improve: [auto build test ERROR on kvm/linux-next] [also build test ERROR on v4.18-rc3 next-20180704] [if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system] url:

Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-04 Thread kbuild test robot
Hi Jingqi, Thank you for the patch! Yet something to improve: [auto build test ERROR on kvm/linux-next] [also build test ERROR on v4.18-rc3 next-20180704] [if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system] url:

Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-04 Thread kbuild test robot
Hi Jingqi, Thank you for the patch! Yet something to improve: [auto build test ERROR on kvm/linux-next] [also build test ERROR on v4.18-rc3 next-20180704] [if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system] url:

Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-04 Thread kbuild test robot
Hi Jingqi, Thank you for the patch! Yet something to improve: [auto build test ERROR on kvm/linux-next] [also build test ERROR on v4.18-rc3 next-20180704] [if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system] url:

Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-04 Thread Thomas Gleixner
On Wed, 4 Jul 2018, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > On 04/07/2018 16:51, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > > There is no rush for this to be in KVM/QEMU now because all what exists for > > this new split lock thing is 'silicon' running on an emulator. And w/o > > support in the kernel proper this is completely

Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-04 Thread Thomas Gleixner
On Wed, 4 Jul 2018, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > On 04/07/2018 16:51, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > > There is no rush for this to be in KVM/QEMU now because all what exists for > > this new split lock thing is 'silicon' running on an emulator. And w/o > > support in the kernel proper this is completely

Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-04 Thread Paolo Bonzini
On 04/07/2018 16:51, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > There is no rush for this to be in KVM/QEMU now because all what exists for > this new split lock thing is 'silicon' running on an emulator. And w/o > support in the kernel proper this is completely useless. That's good. I assumed it was IceLake, in

Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-04 Thread Paolo Bonzini
On 04/07/2018 16:51, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > There is no rush for this to be in KVM/QEMU now because all what exists for > this new split lock thing is 'silicon' running on an emulator. And w/o > support in the kernel proper this is completely useless. That's good. I assumed it was IceLake, in

Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-04 Thread Thomas Gleixner
On Wed, 4 Jul 2018, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > On 04/07/2018 15:06, Jingqi Liu wrote: > > A new control bit(bit 29) in the TEST_CTRL MSR will be introduced > > to enable detection of split locks. > > > > When bit 29 of the TEST_CTRL(33H) MSR is set, the processor > > causes an #AC exception to be

Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-04 Thread Thomas Gleixner
On Wed, 4 Jul 2018, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > On 04/07/2018 15:06, Jingqi Liu wrote: > > A new control bit(bit 29) in the TEST_CTRL MSR will be introduced > > to enable detection of split locks. > > > > When bit 29 of the TEST_CTRL(33H) MSR is set, the processor > > causes an #AC exception to be

Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-04 Thread Paolo Bonzini
On 04/07/2018 15:06, Jingqi Liu wrote: > A new control bit(bit 29) in the TEST_CTRL MSR will be introduced > to enable detection of split locks. > > When bit 29 of the TEST_CTRL(33H) MSR is set, the processor > causes an #AC exception to be issued instead of suppressing LOCK on > bus(during split

Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: Expose the split lock detection feature to guest VM

2018-07-04 Thread Paolo Bonzini
On 04/07/2018 15:06, Jingqi Liu wrote: > A new control bit(bit 29) in the TEST_CTRL MSR will be introduced > to enable detection of split locks. > > When bit 29 of the TEST_CTRL(33H) MSR is set, the processor > causes an #AC exception to be issued instead of suppressing LOCK on > bus(during split