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    x86/kvm: do not setup pv tlb flush when not paravirtualized · 64b38bd1
    Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo authored
    kvm_setup_pv_tlb_flush will waste memory and print a misguiding message
    when KVM paravirtualization is not available.
    
    Intel SDM says that the when cpuid is used with EAX higher than the
    maximum supported value for basic of extended function, the data for the
    highest supported basic function will be returned.
    
    So, in some systems, kvm_arch_para_features will return bogus data,
    causing kvm_setup_pv_tlb_flush to detect support for pv tlb flush.
    
    Testing for kvm_para_available will work as it checks for the hypervisor
    signature.
    
    Besides, when the "nopv" command line parameter is used, it should not
    continue as well, as kvm_guest_init will no be called in that case.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarThadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@canonical.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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