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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c | 10 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c index bf8f99f6676a..2fdc8722e324 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/e500mc.c @@ -180,6 +180,16 @@ int kvmppc_core_check_processor_compat(void) r = 0; else if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->cpu_name, "e5500") == 0) r = 0; +#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC + /* + * Since guests have the priviledge to enable AltiVec, we need AltiVec + * support in the host to save/restore their context. + * Don't use CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC to identify cores with AltiVec unit + * because it's cleared in the absence of CONFIG_ALTIVEC! + */ + else if (strcmp(cur_cpu_spec->cpu_name, "e6500") == 0) + r = 0; +#endif else r = -ENOTSUPP; |