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Re: [RFC PATCH 12/16] x86/cpufeature: Introduce SME and SEV-related CPU features


  • To: Teddy Astie <teddy.astie@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:52:26 +0100
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  • Cc: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>, Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Delivery-date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:52:48 +0000
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On 16.05.2025 12:24, Teddy Astie wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Teddy Astie <teddy.astie@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  xen/arch/x86/cpu/common.c                   | 2 ++
>  xen/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h       | 4 ++++
>  xen/include/public/arch-x86/cpufeatureset.h | 5 +++++
>  xen/include/xen/lib/x86/cpu-policy.h        | 9 ++++++++-
>  4 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

As I happened to look at this patch, there are pieces missing here. There
likely are existing commits or pending patches I could point you at, but I
think the not-yet-posted patch new in v4 of the AVX10 series is the best
reference (for having pretty few things beyond what you need to pay
attention to). See attached.

> --- a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/common.c
> +++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/common.c
> @@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ static void generic_identify(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
>               c->x86_capability[FEATURESET_e8b] = cpuid_ebx(0x80000008);
>       if (c->extended_cpuid_level >= 0x80000021)
>               c->x86_capability[FEATURESET_e21a] = cpuid_eax(0x80000021);
> +     if (c->extended_cpuid_level >= 0x8000001f)
> +             c->x86_capability[FEATURESET_e1fa] = cpuid_eax(0x8000001f);

This would be nice to be kept in numerical order.

> --- a/xen/include/xen/lib/x86/cpu-policy.h
> +++ b/xen/include/xen/lib/x86/cpu-policy.h
> @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
>  #define FEATURESET_7d1       15 /* 0x00000007:1.edx    */
>  #define FEATURESET_m10Al     16 /* 0x0000010a.eax      */
>  #define FEATURESET_m10Ah     17 /* 0x0000010a.edx      */
> +#define FEATURESET_e1fa      18 /* 0x8000001f.eax      */

I think this wants to be FEATURESET_e1Fa, much like it's FEATURESET_Da1
and (going to be; another yet to be posted patch that I have been
carrying for far too long) FEATURESET_1Ea1.

Jan

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