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From: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>
Subject: [MODERATED] Re: [PATCH 1/1] SMTDOC 0
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> Also, this statement will no longer be true after Jiri's patch, since
> the default is l1tf=novirt, which means the L1 flushing is disabled by
> default.


What?!? Of course L1 flushing in KVM be always enabled. Why would you 
ever want to disable it?  

AFAIK it doesn't make much performance difference anyways.

I thought novirt just means keep SMT on.

Jiri?

-Andi