Re: [PATCH] KVM: arm64: gic-v3: Only set ICH_HCR traps for v2-on-v3 or v3 guests

From: Marc Zyngier

Date: Mon Oct 13 2025 - 12:56:19 EST


On Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:07:13 +0000, Sascha Bischoff wrote:
> The ICH_HCR_EL2 traps are used when running on GICv3 hardware, or when
> running a GICv3-based guest using FEAT_GCIE_LEGACY on GICv5
> hardware. When running a GICv2 guest on GICv3 hardware the traps are
> used to ensure that the guest never sees any part of GICv3 (only GICv2
> is visible to the guest), and when running a GICv3 guest they are used
> to trap in specific scenarios. They are not applicable for a
> GICv2-native guest, and won't be applicable for a(n upcoming) GICv5
> guest.
>
> [...]

Applied to fixes, thanks!

[1/1] KVM: arm64: gic-v3: Only set ICH_HCR traps for v2-on-v3 or v3 guests
commit: 3193287ddffbce29fd1a79d812f543c0fe4861d1

Cheers,

M.
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