Re: [PATCH] libxg: don't use max policy in xc_cpuid_xend_policy()

[Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

On 06.11.2020 16:58, Wei Liu wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 05, 2020 at 04:56:53PM +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> Using max undermines the separation between default and max. For example,
>> turning off AVX512F on an MPX-capable system silently turns on MPX,
>> despite this not being part of the default policy anymore. Since the
>> information is used only for determining what to convert 'x' to (but not
>> to e.g. validate '1' settings), the effect of this change is identical
>> for guests with (suitable) "cpuid=" settings to that of the changes
>> separating default from max and then converting (e.g.) MPX from being
>> part of default to only being part of max for guests without (affected)
>> "cpuid=" settings.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> 
> I will defer this to Andrew.

Andrew?

Thanks, Jan