Re: [PATCH v4 07/12] KVM: VMX: drop IPAT in memtype when CD=1 for KVM_X86_QUIRK_CD_NW_CLEARED

From: Yan Zhao
Date: Mon Sep 04 2023 - 04:10:05 EST


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> > BTW, returning guest MTRR type as if CR0.CD=0 is also not preferred because
> > it still has to hardcode the MTRR type to WB during the
>
> Please use full names instead of prononous, I found the "it still has to hardcode"
Thanks! yes, will avoid this kind of prononous in future.

> part really hard to grok. I think this is what you're saying?
>
> BTW, returning guest MTRR type as if CR0.CD=0 is also not preferred because
> KVMs ABI for the quirk also requires KVM to force WB memtype regardless of
> guest MTRRs to workaround the slow guest boot-up issue.

Yes, exactly :)