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AVX-VNNI-INT8 is a new set of instructions in the latest Intel platform Sierra Forest, aims for the platform to have superior AI capabilities. This instruction multiplies the individual bytes of two unsigned or unsigned source operands, then adds and accumulates the results into the destination dword element size operand. The bit definition: CPUID.(EAX=7,ECX=1):EDX[bit 4] AVX-VNNI-INT8 is on a new and sparse CPUID leaf and all bits on this leaf have no truly kernel use case for now. Given that and to save space for kernel feature bits, move this new leaf to KVM-only subleaf and plus an x86_FEATURE definition for AVX-VNNI-INT8 to direct it to the KVM entry. Advertise AVX-VNNI-INT8 to KVM userspace. This is safe because there are no new VMX controls or additional host enabling required for guests to use this feature. Signed-off-by: Jiaxi Chen <jiaxi.chen@linux.intel.com> Message-Id: <20221125125845.1182922-7-jiaxi.chen@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.