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From: Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
To: Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo-Bw31MaZKKs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>
Cc: kvm-devel
	<kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>,
	Andrew Morton
	<akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 3/5] KVM: add kvm_follow_page()
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:41:07 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <476E1F23.3020609@qumranet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <476E083B.5040600-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>

Avi Kivity wrote:
>
> Exactly.  But it is better to be explicit about it and pass the page
> directly like you did before.  I hate to make you go back-and-fourth,
> but I did not understand the issue completely before.
>

btw, the call to gfn_to_page() can happen in page_fault() instead of
walk_addr(); that will reduce the amount of error handling, and will
simplify the callers to walk_addr() that don't need the page.

-- 
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-12-23  8:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-12-21  0:18 [patch 0/5] KVM shadow scalability enhancements Marcelo Tosatti
2007-12-21  0:18 ` [patch 1/5] KVM: concurrent guest walkers Marcelo Tosatti
2007-12-21  0:18 ` [patch 2/5] KVM: add kvm_read_guest_atomic() Marcelo Tosatti
2007-12-21  0:18 ` [patch 3/5] KVM: add kvm_follow_page() Marcelo Tosatti
     [not found]   ` <20071221002024.345682789-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-22 19:42     ` Avi Kivity
     [not found]       ` <476D68A3.3000200-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-23  5:25         ` Marcelo Tosatti
2007-12-23  7:03           ` Avi Kivity
     [not found]             ` <476E083B.5040600-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-23  8:41               ` Avi Kivity [this message]
     [not found]                 ` <476E1F23.3020609-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-23  8:59                   ` Avi Kivity
     [not found]                     ` <476E236A.9000800-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-23  9:26                       ` Andrew Morton
     [not found]                         ` <20071223012618.e8cf8320.akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-23 10:35                           ` Avi Kivity
     [not found]                             ` <476E39F2.4030202-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-23 10:52                               ` Andrew Morton
     [not found]                                 ` <20071223025245.d839c86d.akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-23 11:01                                   ` Avi Kivity
     [not found]                                     ` <476E4005.90003-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-23 20:15                                       ` Marcelo Tosatti
2007-12-23 20:41                                         ` Andrew Morton
2007-12-24  6:56                                         ` Avi Kivity
     [not found]                                           ` <476F5801.2030002-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-24 14:26                                             ` Marcelo Tosatti
2007-12-24 14:36                                               ` Avi Kivity
2007-12-23 19:14                   ` Marcelo Tosatti
2007-12-24  6:50                     ` Avi Kivity
     [not found]                       ` <476F56A5.2020607-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-24 14:28                         ` Marcelo Tosatti
2007-12-24 14:34                           ` Avi Kivity
2007-12-21  0:18 ` [patch 4/5] KVM: export follow_page() Marcelo Tosatti
     [not found]   ` <20071221002024.423895760-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-22 19:43     ` Avi Kivity
2007-12-21  0:18 ` [patch 5/5] KVM: switch to mmu spinlock Marcelo Tosatti
     [not found] ` <20071221001821.029994250-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2007-12-22 19:46   ` [patch 0/5] KVM shadow scalability enhancements Avi Kivity

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