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

[Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>]

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 ImendÃrffer, Jane Smithard, Graham Norton, HRB 21284 
(AG NÃrnberg)
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