Re: kvm: how big is type?

[Izik Eidus]

Avi Kivity wrote:
> Harvey Harrison wrote:
>> arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:3484:25: warning: cast truncates bits from constant
>> value (100 becomes 0)
>> arch/x86/kvm/x86.c:3510:24: warning: cast truncates bits from constant
>> value (100 becomes 0)
>>
>> The problem:
>>         cseg_desc.type &= ~(1 << 8); //clear the B flag
>>         nseg_desc.type |= (1 << 8);
>>
>> type is a 4-bit bitfield on x86....please look into this.
>>
>>   
> 
> I think it ought to be (1 << 1), not (1 << 8), as it refers to the
> "busy" bit of the task type.  Izik?
> 
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