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KVM: x86: Expose AVX512_FP16 for supported CPUID
authorCathy Zhang <cathy.zhang@intel.com>
Tue, 8 Dec 2020 03:34:41 +0000 (19:34 -0800)
committerPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Sat, 12 Dec 2020 00:00:59 +0000 (19:00 -0500)
commit1b98c6daa0f2a90c764372f6090a66ef856c81f6
tree3d7e64cba68df1c030f97ebaeaa5cefb52ff0313
parent722469e947f9e92ef26d25cda314016b0a7999d6
KVM: x86: Expose AVX512_FP16 for supported CPUID

AVX512_FP16 is supported by Intel processors, like Sapphire Rapids.
It could gain better performance for it's faster compared to FP32
if the precision or magnitude requirements are met. It's availability
is indicated by CPUID.(EAX=7,ECX=0):EDX[bit 23].

Expose it in KVM supported CPUID, then guest could make use of it; no
new registers are used, only new instructions.

Signed-off-by: Cathy Zhang <cathy.zhang@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Kyung Min Park <kyung.min.park@intel.com>
Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Message-Id: <20201208033441.28207-3-kyung.min.park@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c