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Re: [PATCH] x86emul: allow ->write_msr() to distinguish origins of writes


  • To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>, "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jason Andryuk <jason.andryuk@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:20:18 -0500
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On 2026-01-27 05:21, Jan Beulich wrote:
Only explicit writes are subject to e.g. the checking of the MSR intercept
bitmap, which extends to VM-event's hvm_monitor_msr(). Indicate, by way of
a new boolean parameter, to the hook functions which variant it is.

Fixes: 6eb43fcf8a0b ("x86emul: support SWAPGS")
Reported-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Jason Andryuk <jason.andryuk@xxxxxxx>



 


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