From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5784DC433DB for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:04:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6FF9822EBD for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:04:55 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 6FF9822EBD Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=bugs.launchpad.net Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Received: from localhost ([::1]:56572 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l3xnq-0003tN-1e for qemu-devel@archiver.kernel.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2021 04:04:54 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:35972) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l3xkk-0002X6-Fw for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2021 04:01:46 -0500 Received: from indium.canonical.com ([91.189.90.7]:40020) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1l3xke-0007hh-UP for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Mon, 25 Jan 2021 04:01:38 -0500 Received: from loganberry.canonical.com ([91.189.90.37]) by indium.canonical.com with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2 #2 (Debian)) id 1l3xkb-0007Dd-22 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:01:33 +0000 Received: from loganberry.canonical.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by loganberry.canonical.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E86B2E8149 for ; Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:01:33 +0000 (UTC) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 08:47:06 -0000 From: Paolo Bonzini <1811862@bugs.launchpad.net> To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Launchpad-Notification-Type: bug X-Launchpad-Bug: product=qemu; status=Fix Released; importance=Undecided; assignee=None; X-Launchpad-Bug-Information-Type: Public X-Launchpad-Bug-Private: no X-Launchpad-Bug-Security-Vulnerability: no X-Launchpad-Bug-Commenters: abbbi bonzini th-huth X-Launchpad-Bug-Reporter: Michael Ablassmeier (abbbi) X-Launchpad-Bug-Modifier: Paolo Bonzini (bonzini) References: <154756723569.32460.9318945599039422988.malonedeb@wampee.canonical.com> Message-Id: <161156442611.13620.11868004987335897041.malone@chaenomeles.canonical.com> Subject: [Bug 1811862] Re: microcode version stays 0x1 even if -cpu host is used X-Launchpad-Message-Rationale: Subscriber (QEMU) @qemu-devel-ml X-Launchpad-Message-For: qemu-devel-ml Precedence: bulk X-Generated-By: Launchpad (canonical.com); Revision="2d1d5e352f0d063d660df2300e31f66bed027fa5"; Instance="production" X-Launchpad-Hash: dfd3af41100c6fa7f754aefde107bcec7aa90860 Received-SPF: none client-ip=91.189.90.7; envelope-from=bounces@canonical.com; helo=indium.canonical.com X-Spam_score_int: -66 X-Spam_score: -6.7 X-Spam_bar: ------ X-Spam_report: (-6.7 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.249, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI=-5, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=-0.01, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=-0.01, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_NONE=0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: Bug 1811862 <1811862@bugs.launchpad.net> Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" This is fixed in 5.2. ** Changed in: qemu Status: Incomplete =3D> Fix Released -- = You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1811862 Title: microcode version stays 0x1 even if -cpu host is used Status in QEMU: Fix Released Bug description: The microcode version of my host cpu has the following version: grep microcode /proc/cpuinfo | head -1 microcode : 0x3d while trying to run ESXi in an nested VM, the boot bailed out with error message that at least microcode version 0x19 is needed. It = seems they have introduced such a check on certain CPU types. The VM in question is using the "host-passthrough" option in libvirt and the qemu command line reads as this: 21172 ? Sl 0:09 /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -name guest=3Dhpe-env- client1,debug-threads=3Don -S -object secret,id=3DmasterKey0,format=3Draw,file=3D/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/domain-33 -hpe-env-client1/master-key.aes -machine pc-i440fx- rhel7.6.0,accel=3Dkvm,usb=3Doff,dump-guest-core=3Doff -cpu host Running a regular Linux VM with `host-passthrough` shows that the microcode version is still reported as 0x1. Within the VM: [root@hpe-env-client1 ~]# cat /proc/cpuinfo = processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 63 model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2620 v3 @ 2.40GHz stepping : 2 microcode : 0x1 cpu MHz : 2397.222 = My impression is qemu should copy the hosts microcode version in this cas= e? Running Qemu von RHEl8 beta here. 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