# \[PATCH v2 3/6\] KVM: PPC: Cap KVM\_CAP\_NR\_VCPUS by KVM\_CAP\_MAX\_VCPUS

- From: Vitaly Kuznetsov \<vkuznets@redhat.com\>
- Date: 2021-11-16 16:35:52 
- List: linux-mips
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-mips/2021/11/1576599
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/kvm/2021/11/1576596/t.md

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

Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 8ab90ce8738f..ccac8d5686ff 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -641,9 +641,9 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 		 * implementations just count online CPUs.
 		 */
 		if (hv_enabled)
-			r = num_present_cpus();
+			r = min_t(unsigned int, num_present_cpus(), KVM_MAX_VCPUS);
 		else
-			r = num_online_cpus();
+			r = min_t(unsigned int, num_online_cpus(), KVM_MAX_VCPUS);
 		break;
 	case KVM_CAP_MAX_VCPUS:
 		r = KVM_MAX_VCPUS;
-- 
2.33.1

```
