[PATCH v4 01/14] KVM: arm64: Consolidate allowed and restricted VM feature checks

[Quentin Perret]

On Monday 02 Dec 2024 at 15:47:28 (+0000), Fuad Tabba wrote:
> The definitions for features allowed and allowed with
> restrictions for protected guests, which are based on feature
> registers, were defined and checked for separately, even though
> they are handled in the same way. This could result in missing
> checks for certain features, e.g., pointer authentication,
> causing traps for allowed features.
> 
> Consolidate the definitions into one. Use that new definition to
> construct the guest view of the feature registers for
> consistency.
> 
> Fixes: 6c30bfb18d0b ("KVM: arm64: Add handlers for protected VM System Registers")
> Reported-by: Mostafa Saleh <smostafa at google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba at google.com>
> 
> ---
> 
> Note: This patch ends up being a no-op, since none of the changes
> in it survive the series. It's included because it makes the rest
> of the series flow more smoothly.

Is the Fixes: tag above really needed then? It 'risks' being flagged as
a -stable candidate, but should it be?