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From: Dor Laor <dor.laor-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo-Bw31MaZKKs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>
Cc: kvm-devel
	<kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>,
	Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>,
	virtualization-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: add KVM_SYNC_SHADOW_WITH_USER ioctl
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:56:07 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4783FF87.3080209@qumranet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080108153915.GB21726@dmt>

Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> The host needs to zap its shadow entries before performing an inflate
> operation to avoid the guest from using stale ones.
>
> So add an ioctl to interface with kvm_mmu_zap_all().
>
> Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>
> Index: kvm.quilt/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> ===================================================================
> --- kvm.quilt.orig/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> +++ kvm.quilt/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> @@ -971,6 +971,11 @@ static long kvm_vm_ioctl(struct file *fi
>  			goto out;
>  		break;
>  	}
> +	case KVM_SYNC_SHADOW_WITH_USER: {
> +		r = 0;
> +		kvm_mmu_zap_all(kvm);
> +		break;
> +	}
>   
It should go into the arch ioctl below since the mmu is under x86
>  	default:
>  		r = kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(filp, ioctl, arg);
>  	}
>
>
>   


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  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-01-08 22:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-08 15:39 [PATCH] KVM: add KVM_SYNC_SHADOW_WITH_USER ioctl Marcelo Tosatti
2008-01-08 22:56 ` Dor Laor
2008-01-08 22:56 ` Dor Laor [this message]
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2008-01-08 15:39 Marcelo Tosatti

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