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The last\ncommit fixes a missed optimization opportunity in MSHV code.\n\nThe MSHV code will be reused in WHPX [1] which allowed me to test it. I\ndidn't notice any performance benefits, though in theory there should be some\ndue to less guest memory accesses.\n\nTesting done:\n* Use a Linux VM for a couple of hours\n\n[1] https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20260213034556.13471-1-mohamed@unpredictable.fr/\n\nBernhard Beschow (3):\n target/i386/emulate/x86_decode: Fix compiler warning\n target/i386/hvf/x86_mmu: Fix compiler warning\n target/i386/emulate/x86_decode: Actually use stream in\n decode_instruction_stream()\n\n target/i386/emulate/x86_decode.c | 6 +++---\n target/i386/hvf/x86_mmu.c | 6 ++++--\n 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)" }