Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752697AbbETBEO (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 May 2015 21:04:14 -0400 Received: from mga01.intel.com ([192.55.52.88]:65083 "EHLO mga01.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752032AbbETBEL (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 May 2015 21:04:11 -0400 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.13,461,1427785200"; d="scan'208";a="728693738" From: "Zhang, Yang Z" To: Paolo Bonzini , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "kvm@vger.kernel.org" CC: "rkrcmar@redhat.com" , "bsd@redhat.com" , "guangrong.xiao@linux.intel.com" , "wanpeng.li@linux.intel.com" Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH 00/13] KVM: x86: SMM support Thread-Topic: [RFC PATCH 00/13] KVM: x86: SMM support Thread-Index: AQHQgznre3WZe3pj8EixVLsV7a/J452Dd2Ng//98CICAATeSIA== Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 01:03:50 +0000 Message-ID: References: <1430393772-27208-1-git-send-email-pbonzini@redhat.com> <555B4869.2040501@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <555B4869.2040501@redhat.com> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.239.127.40] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from base64 to 8bit by nfs id t4K14MjO006553 Content-Length: 607 Lines: 21 Paolo Bonzini wrote on 2015-05-19: > > > On 19/05/2015 16:25, Zhang, Yang Z wrote: >> Paolo Bonzini wrote on 2015-04-30: >>> This patch series introduces system management mode support. >> >> Just curious what's motivation to add vSMM supporting? Is there any >> usage case inside guest requires SMM? Thanks. > > SMM provides the trusted base for UEFI Secure Boot. > > Paolo OK, I see it. Thanks for your explaination. Best regards, Yang ????{.n?+???????+%?????ݶ??w??{.n?+????{??G?????{ay?ʇڙ?,j??f???h?????????z_??(?階?ݢj"???m??????G????????????&???~???iO???z??v?^?m???? ????????I?