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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] uaccess: user_access_begin_after_access_ok()
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2020 16:08:27 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200606160524-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <55b50859-a71b-c57e-e26b-5fc8659eac22@redhat.com>

On Fri, Jun 05, 2020 at 06:03:38PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> 
> On 2020/6/5 上午12:49, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > > 2. Second argument to translate_desc is a GPA, isn't it?
> > > No, it's IOVA, this function will be called only when IOTLB is enabled.
> > > 
> > > Thanks
> > Right IOVA. Point stands how does it make sense to cast
> > a userspace pointer to an IOVA? I guess it's just
> > because it's talking to qemu actually, so it's abusing
> > the notation a bit ...
> > 
> 
> Yes, but the issues are:
> 
> 1) VHOST_SET_VRING_ADDR is used for iotlb and !iotlb
> 2) so did the memory accessors
> 
> Unless we differ separate IOTLB datapath out, there's probably not easy to
> have another notation.
> 
> Thanks

With the batching/format independence rework, it might be possible to
separate that down the road. We'll see.

-- 
MST


  reply	other threads:[~2020-06-06 20:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-06-02  8:45 [PATCH RFC] uaccess: user_access_begin_after_access_ok() Michael S. Tsirkin
2020-06-02 10:15 ` Jason Wang
2020-06-02 16:33   ` Al Viro
2020-06-02 17:18     ` Linus Torvalds
2020-06-02 17:44       ` Al Viro
2020-06-02 17:46         ` Al Viro
2020-06-02 20:32       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2020-06-02 20:41         ` David Laight
2020-06-02 21:58           ` Al Viro
2020-06-03  8:08             ` David Laight
2020-06-02 20:43         ` Linus Torvalds
2020-06-03  6:01           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
     [not found]             ` <CAHk-=wi3=QuD30fRq8fYYTj9WmkgeZ0VR_Sh3DQHU+nmwj-jMg@mail.gmail.com>
2020-06-03 16:59               ` Linus Torvalds
2020-06-02 16:30 ` Al Viro
2020-06-02 20:42   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2020-06-02 22:10     ` Al Viro
2020-06-03  5:17       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2020-06-03  1:48 ` Al Viro
2020-06-03  3:57   ` Jason Wang
2020-06-03  4:18     ` Al Viro
2020-06-03  5:18       ` Jason Wang
2020-06-03  5:46         ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2020-06-03  6:23           ` Jason Wang
2020-06-03  6:30             ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2020-06-03  6:36               ` Jason Wang
2020-06-04 16:49                 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2020-06-05 10:03                   ` Jason Wang
2020-06-06 20:08                     ` Michael S. Tsirkin [this message]
2020-06-03  6:25       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2020-06-03  5:29   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2020-06-03 16:52     ` Al Viro
2020-06-04  6:10       ` Jason Wang
2020-06-04 14:59         ` Al Viro
2020-06-04 16:46           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2020-06-04 10:10       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2020-06-04 15:03         ` Al Viro
2020-06-04 16:47           ` Michael S. Tsirkin

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