Re: [PATCH v7 0/4] kvm: arm64: allow the VM to select DEVICE_* and NORMAL_NC for IO memory

Ankit Agrawal
2024-02-13T02:29:57Z

>>
>> The default device stage 2 mapping was chosen in KVM for ARM64 since
>> it was considered safer (i.e. it would not allow guests to trigger
>> uncontained failures ultimately crashing the machine) but this
>> turned out to be asynchronous (SError) defeating the purpose.
>>
>> For these reasons, relax the KVM stage 2 device memory attributes
>> from DEVICE_nGnRE to Normal-NC.
>
> Hi Ankit,
>
> Thanks for being responsive in respinning the series according to the
> feedback. I think we're pretty close here, but it'd be good to address
> the comment / changelog feedback as well.
>
> Can you respin this once more? Hopefully we can get this stuff soaking
> in -next thereafter.

Hi Oliver, yes I am planning to refresh it in the next few days after
incorporating the comments.