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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] kvm: x86: Add support for -machine split-lock-a
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Paolo Bonzini |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] kvm: x86: Add support for -machine split-lock-ac |
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Thu, 5 Jul 2018 12:58:23 +0200 |
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On 04/07/2018 19:52, Eduardo Habkost wrote:
>> (Robert, does IceLake have this feature? If so, we cannot create the
>> CPU model until everything is in place).
> I don't think we need to block the CPU model because QEMU+KVM
> doesn't support some features yet, as long as kernel versions
> capable of running the 3.0 version of IceLake-Server will be also
> capable of running the 3.1 version of IceLake-Server.
>
> Now, if that condition won't be true and we have some IceLake
> features that will added only to more recent kernels, it might be
> a good idea to hold the inclusion of the CPU model until
> everything is in place.
>
>
Yeah, the reason for that is to wait for the kernel side of the
implementation.
Paolo