Re: [PATCH v4 00/19] Enable FRED with KVM VMX

[Xin Li]

On 6/24/2025 10:06 AM, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2025, Xin Li wrote:
> > Any chance we could merge FRED ahead of CET?
>
> Probably not?  CET exists is publicly available CPUs.  AFAIK, FRED does not.

Better not, as you said it creates extra effort because FRED does lean a
bit on CET.

I was a bit worried that CET would take longer time than expected...

> And CET is (/knock wood) hopefully pretty much ready?  FWIW, I'd really like to

That is also my reading on CET.

> get both CET and FRED virtualization landed by 6.18, i.e. in time for the next
> LTS.

I love the plan!

FRED is my top priority.  I’ll address all your comments, rebase onto
kvm-x86/next (you have not updated yet :) ), and send out v5 at an
appropriate time.

Thanks!
     Xin