Re: [PATCH] kvm x86/mmu: use KVM_REQ_MMU_SYNC to sync when needed

Lai Jiangshan
2020-08-28T01:49:33Z

Ping @Sean Christopherson

On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 5:18 PM Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@linux.alibaba.com>
>
> 8c8560b83390("KVM: x86/mmu: Use KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH_CURRENT for MMU specific flushes)
> changed it without giving any reason in the changelog.
>
> In theory, the syncing is needed, and need to be fixed by reverting
> this part of change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@linux.alibaba.com>
> ---
> arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> index 4e03841f053d..9a93de921f2b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> @@ -2468,7 +2468,7 @@ static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_get_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> }
>
> if (sp->unsync_children)
> - kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH_CURRENT, vcpu);
> + kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_SYNC, vcpu);
>
> __clear_sp_write_flooding_count(sp);
>
> --
> 2.19.1.6.gb485710b
>