[[chapter_qm_vcpu_list]]
Introduction
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This is a list of AMD and Intel x86-64/amd64 CPU types as defined in QEMU,
going back to 2007.

Intel CPU Types
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Xeon_processors[Intel processors]

* 'Nahelem' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehalem_(microarchitecture)[1st generation of the Intel Core processor]
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* 'Nahelem-IBRS (v2)' : add Spectre v1 protection ('+spec-ctrl')
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* 'Westmere' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westmere_(microarchitecture)[1st generation of the Intel Core processor (Xeon E7-)]
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* 'Westmere-IBRS (v2)' : add Spectre v1 protection ('+spec-ctrl')
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* 'SandyBridge' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge[2nd generation of the Intel Core processor]
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* 'SandyBridge-IBRS (v2)' : add Spectre v1 protection ('+spec-ctrl')
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* 'IvyBridge' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Bridge_(microarchitecture)[3rd generation of the Intel Core processor]
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* 'IvyBridge-IBRS (v2)': add Spectre v1 protection ('+spec-ctrl')
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* 'Haswell' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_(microarchitecture)[4th generation of the Intel Core processor]
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* 'Haswell-noTSX (v2)' : disable TSX ('-hle', '-rtm')
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* 'Haswell-IBRS (v3)' : re-add TSX, add Spectre v1 protection ('+hle', '+rtm',
'+spec-ctrl')
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* 'Haswell-noTSX-IBRS (v4)' : disable TSX ('-hle', '-rtm')
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* 'Broadwell': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadwell_(microarchitecture)[5th generation of the Intel Core processor]
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* 'Skylake': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylake_(microarchitecture)[1st generation Xeon Scalable server processors]
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* 'Skylake-IBRS (v2)' : add Spectre v1 protection, disable CLFLUSHOPT
('+spec-ctrl', '-clflushopt')
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* 'Skylake-noTSX-IBRS (v3)' : disable TSX ('-hle', '-rtm')
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* 'Skylake-v4': add EPT switching ('+vmx-eptp-switching')
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* 'Cascadelake': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Lake_(microprocessor)[2nd generation Xeon Scalable processor]
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* 'Cascadelake-v2' : add arch_capabilities msr ('+arch-capabilities',
'+rdctl-no', '+ibrs-all', '+skip-l1dfl-vmentry', '+mds-no')
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* 'Cascadelake-v3' : disable TSX ('-hle', '-rtm')
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* 'Cascadelake-v4' : add EPT switching ('+vmx-eptp-switching')
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* 'Cascadelake-v5' : add XSAVES ('+xsaves', '+vmx-xsaves')
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* 'Cooperlake' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_Lake_(microprocessor)[3rd generation Xeon Scalable processors for 4 & 8 sockets servers]
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* 'Cooperlake-v2' : add XSAVES ('+xsaves', '+vmx-xsaves')
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* 'Icelake': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Lake_(microprocessor)[3rd generation Xeon Scalable server processors]
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* 'Icelake-v2' : disable TSX ('-hle', '-rtm')
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* 'Icelake-v3' : add arch_capabilities msr ('+arch-capabilities', '+rdctl-no',
'+ibrs-all', '+skip-l1dfl-vmentry', '+mds-no', '+pschange-mc-no', '+taa-no')
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* 'Icelake-v4' : add missing flags ('+sha-ni', '+avx512ifma', '+rdpid', '+fsrm',
'+vmx-rdseed-exit', '+vmx-pml', '+vmx-eptp-switching')
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* 'Icelake-v5' : add XSAVES ('+xsaves', '+vmx-xsaves')
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* 'Icelake-v6' : add "5-level EPT" ('+vmx-page-walk-5')
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* 'SapphireRapids' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire_Rapids[4th generation Xeon Scalable server processors]


AMD CPU Types
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_processors[AMD processors]

* 'Opteron_G3' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_10h[K10]
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* 'Opteron_G4' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldozer_(microarchitecture)[Bulldozer]
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* 'Opteron_G5' :  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piledriver_(microarchitecture)[Piledriver]
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* 'EPYC' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_(first_generation)[1st generation of Zen processors]
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* 'EPYC-IBPB (v2)' : add Spectre v1 protection ('+ibpb')
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* 'EPYC-v3' : add missing flags ('+perfctr-core', '+clzero', '+xsaveerptr',
'+xsaves')
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* 'EPYC-Rome' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_2[2nd generation of Zen processors]
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* 'EPYC-Rome-v2' : add Spectre v2, v4 protection ('+ibrs', '+amd-ssbd')
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* 'EPYC-Milan' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_3[3rd generation of Zen processors]
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* 'EPYC-Milan-v2' : add missing flags ('+vaes', '+vpclmulqdq',
'+stibp-always-on', '+amd-psfd', '+no-nested-data-bp',
'+lfence-always-serializing', '+null-sel-clr-base')

