linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] KVM MMU: remove unnecessary judgement

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Date:	Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:31:13 +0800
From:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
CC:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	KVM list <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] KVM MMU: remove unnecessary judgement

After is_rsvd_bits_set() checks, EFER.NXE must be enabled if NX bit is seted

Signed-off-by: Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...fujitsu.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
index 067797a..d9dea28 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ walk:
 			goto access_error;
 
 #if PTTYPE == 64
-		if (fetch_fault && is_nx(vcpu) && (pte & PT64_NX_MASK))
+		if (fetch_fault && (pte & PT64_NX_MASK))
 			goto access_error;
 #endif
 
-- 
1.6.1.2


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