On Mon, Apr 14, 2025 at 03:53:42AM -0400, Ewan Hai wrote:
> Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 03:53:42 -0400
> From: Ewan Hai <ewanhai...@zhaoxin.com>
> Subject: [PATCH v3] target/i386: Fix model number of Zhaoxin YongFeng vCPU
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> The model number was mistakenly set to 0x0b (11) in commit ff04bc1ac4.
> The correct value is 0x5b. This mistake occurred because the extended
> model bits in cpuid[eax=0x1].eax were overlooked, and only the base
> model was used.
>
> Using the wrong model number can affect guest behavior. One known issue
> is that vPMU (which relies on the model number) may fail to operate
> correctly.
>
> This patch corrects the model field by introducing a new vCPU version.
>
> Fixes: ff04bc1ac4 ("target/i386: Introduce Zhaoxin Yongfeng CPU model")
> Signed-off-by: Ewan Hai <ewanhai...@zhaoxin.com>
> ---
> target/i386/cpu.c | 12 ++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
Reviewed-by: Zhao Liu <zhao1....@intel.com>
BTW, if you want to add more notes or explaination to strongly ask users
to use v2, you can add a section "Preferred CPU models for Zhaoxin x86
hosts" in docs/system/cpu-models-x86.rst.inc.
Thanks,
Zhao
