# Re: \[PATCH v2 6/6\] KVM: x86: Drop arbitraty KVM\_SOFT\_MAX\_VCPUS

- From: Paolo Bonzini \<pbonzini@redhat.com\>
- Date: 2021-11-17 12:12:14 
- List: linux-arm-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2021/11/1577452
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/kvm/2021/11/1576596/t.md

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On 11/16/21 17:34, Vitaly Kuznetsov wrote:
> KVM_CAP_NR_VCPUS is used to get the "recommended" maximum number of
> VCPUs and arm64/mips/riscv report num_online_cpus(). Powerpc reports
> either num_online_cpus() or num_present_cpus(), s390 has multiple
> constants depending on hardware features. On x86, KVM reports an
> arbitrary value of '710' which is supposed to be the maximum tested
> value but it's possible to test all KVM_MAX_VCPUS even when there are
> less physical CPUs available.
>
> Drop the arbitrary '710' value and return num_online_cpus() on x86 as
> well. The recommendation will match other architectures and will mean
> 'no CPU overcommit'.
>
> For reference, QEMU only queries KVM_CAP_NR_VCPUS to print a warning
> when the requested vCPU number exceeds it. The static limit of '710'
> is quite weird as smaller systems with just a few physical CPUs should
> certainly "recommend" less.
>
> Suggested-by: Eduardo Habkost<redacted>
> Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov<vkuznets@redhat.com>

Given that KVM_SOFT_MAX_VCPUS has already been dropped in 5.16, I changed the commit message to

    KVM: x86: Cap KVM_CAP_NR_VCPUS by KVM_CAP_MAX_VCPUS

    It doesn't make sense to return the recommended maximum number of
    vCPUs which exceeds the maximum possible number of vCPUs.

Paolo


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