Re: [PATCH] KVM: x86: Expose more Intel AVX512 feature to guest

From: Paolo Bonzini
Date: Thu Aug 11 2016 - 09:24:13 EST


> > Expose AVX512DQ, AVX512BW, AVX512VL feature to guest.
> > Its spec can be found at:
> > https://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/managed/b4/3a/319433-024.pdf
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Luwei Kang <luwei.kang@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c | 3 ++-
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c index
> > 7597b42..a2d007c 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
> > @@ -366,7 +366,8 @@ static inline int __do_cpuid_ent(struct
> > kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry, u32 function,
> > F(FSGSBASE) | F(BMI1) | F(HLE) | F(AVX2) | F(SMEP) |
> > F(BMI2) | F(ERMS) | f_invpcid | F(RTM) | f_mpx | F(RDSEED) |
> > F(ADX) | F(SMAP) | F(AVX512F) | F(AVX512PF) | F(AVX512ER) |
> > - F(AVX512CD) | F(CLFLUSHOPT) | F(CLWB) | F(PCOMMIT);
> > + F(AVX512CD) | F(CLFLUSHOPT) | F(CLWB) | F(PCOMMIT) |
> > + F(AVX512DQ) | F(AVX512BW) | F(AVX512VL);
> >
>
> Hi Paolo,
> What is your opinion?

Hi, the patch was sent too late for 4.8 so I just ignored it. :) Radim
is handling the tree now and I guess he'll get to it in the next few
days. It's a trivial patch, so I don't expect any issue.

Paolo