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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen/x86: Add support for cpuid masking on Intel Xeon Processor E5 Family



>>> On 06.08.12 at 22:23, "Nakajima, Jun" <jun.nakajima@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 11:57 PM, Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> >>> On 28.07.12 at 21:19, Matt Wilson <msw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Although the "Intel Virtualization Technology FlexMigration
>> > Application Note" (http://www.intel.com/Assets/PDF/manual/323850.pdf)
>> > does not document support for extended model 2H model DH (Intel Xeon
>> > Processor E5 Family), empirical evidence shows that the same MSR
>> > addresses can be used for cpuid masking as exdended model 2H model AH
>> > (Intel Xen Processor E3-1200 Family).
>>
>> Empirical evidence isn't really enough - let's have someone at Intel
>> confirm this - Jun, Don?
>>
> 
> Thanks for the patch. The patch looks good, and it should be in.
> We'll update the document.

I take this as an ack then, and will commit it that way.

Jan

>> > Signed-off-by: Matt Wilson <msw@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> >
>> > diff -r e6266fc76d08 -r bf922651da96 xen/arch/x86/cpu/intel.c
>> > --- a/xen/arch/x86/cpu/intel.c        Fri Jul 27 12:22:13 2012 +0200
>> > +++ b/xen/arch/x86/cpu/intel.c        Sat Jul 28 17:27:30 2012 +0000
>> > @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static void __devinit set_cpuidmask(cons
>> >                       return;
>> >               extra = "xsave ";
>> >               break;
>> > -     case 0x2a:
>> > +     case 0x2a: case 0x2d:
>> >               wrmsr(MSR_INTEL_CPUID1_FEATURE_MASK_V2,
>> >                     opt_cpuid_mask_ecx,
>> >                     opt_cpuid_mask_edx);
>>
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jun
> Intel Open Source Technology Center




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