Re: [PATCH 0/2] vPMU code refines

From: Mingwei Zhang
Date: Mon May 06 2024 - 01:38:36 EST


On Sun, May 5, 2024 at 6:37 PM Mi, Dapeng <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> On 5/1/2024 2:15 AM, Mingwei Zhang wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 5:45 PM Dapeng Mi <dapeng1.mi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> This small patchset refines the ambiguous naming in kvm_pmu structure
> >> and use macros instead of magic numbers to manipulate FIXED_CTR_CTRL MSR
> >> to increase readability.
> >>
> >> No logic change is introduced in this patchset.
> >>
> >> Dapeng Mi (2):
> >> KVM: x86/pmu: Change ambiguous _mask suffix to _rsvd in kvm_pmu
> > So, it looks like the 1st patch is also in the upcoming RFCv2 for
> > mediated passthrough vPMU. I will remove that from my list then.
>
> Mingwei, we'd better keep this patch in RFCv2 until the this patchset is
> merged, then we don't rebase it again when this patch is merged. Thanks.
>

yeah. too late. I don't want to have a duplicate patch in LKML. On the
other hand, you could have waited a little bit before sending this
one. Next time, coordinate with us before sending.

Thanks.
-Mingwei
>
> > Thanks. Regards
> > -Mingwei
> >
> >> KVM: x86/pmu: Manipulate FIXED_CTR_CTRL MSR with macros
> >>
> >> arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 10 ++++-----
> >> arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c | 26 ++++++++++++------------
> >> arch/x86/kvm/pmu.h | 8 +++++---
> >> arch/x86/kvm/svm/pmu.c | 4 ++--
> >> arch/x86/kvm/vmx/pmu_intel.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++--------------
> >> 5 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
> >>
> >>
> >> base-commit: 7b076c6a308ec5bce9fc96e2935443ed228b9148
> >> --
> >> 2.40.1
> >>