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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/kvm: do not setup pv tlb flush when not
 paravirtualized
To:     Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@canonical.com>,
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From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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On 31/01/20 16:56, Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo wrote:
> kvm_setup_pv_tlb_flush will waste memory and print a misguiding message
> when KVM paravirtualization is not available.
> 
> Intel SDM says that the when cpuid is used with EAX higher than the
> maximum supported value for basic of extended function, the data for the
> highest supported basic function will be returned.
> 
> So, in some systems, kvm_arch_para_features will return bogus data,
> causing kvm_setup_pv_tlb_flush to detect support for pv tlb flush.
> 
> Testing for kvm_para_available will work as it checks for the hypervisor
> signature.
> 
> Besides, when the "nopv" command line parameter is used, it should not
> continue as well, as kvm_guest_init will no be called in that case.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@canonical.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
> index 81045aabb6f4..d817f255aed8 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c
> @@ -736,6 +736,9 @@ static __init int kvm_setup_pv_tlb_flush(void)
>  {
>  	int cpu;
>  
> +	if (!kvm_para_available() || nopv)
> +		return 0;
> +
>  	if (kvm_para_has_feature(KVM_FEATURE_PV_TLB_FLUSH) &&
>  	    !kvm_para_has_hint(KVM_HINTS_REALTIME) &&
>  	    kvm_para_has_feature(KVM_FEATURE_STEAL_TIME)) {
> 

Queued, thanks.

Paolo