Re: [PATCH 2/5] selftests: KVM/x86: Fix vcpu_{save,load}_state() by adding APIC state into kvm_x86_state

[Oliver Upton]

Hi Mingwei,

On Tue, Aug 02, 2022 at 11:07:15PM +0000, Mingwei Zhang wrote:
> Fix vcpu_{save,load}_state() by adding APIC state into kvm_x86_state and
> properly save/restore it in vcpu_{save,load}_state(). When vcpu resets,
> APIC state become software disabled in kernel and thus the corresponding
> vCPU is not able to receive posted interrupts [1].  So, add APIC
> save/restore in userspace in selftest library code.

Of course, there are no hard rules around it but IMO a changelog is
easier to grok if it first describes the what/why of the problem, then
afterwards how it is fixed by the commit.

> [1] commit 97222cc83163 ("KVM: Emulate local APIC in kernel").

What is the reason for the citation here?

> Cc: Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 

nit: no newline between footers.

> Signed-off-by: Mingwei Zhang <mizhang@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Thanks,
Oliver