linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/15] KVM: MMU: split kvm_mmu_free

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Date:	Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:07:23 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, KVM <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/15] KVM: MMU: split kvm_mmu_free_page

On 06/07/2011 04:03 PM, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
> Split kvm_mmu_free_page to kvm_mmu_free_lock_parts and
> kvm_mmu_free_unlock_parts
>
> One is used to free the parts which is under mmu lock and the other is
> used to free the parts which can allow be freed out of mmu lock
>
> It is used by later patch

Suggest kvm_mmu_isolate_page() and kvm_mmu_free_page().  Plus a comment 
explaining things, unless someone can come up with a better name.

> -static void kvm_mmu_free_page(struct kvm_mmu_page *sp)
> +static void kvm_mmu_free_lock_parts(struct kvm_mmu_page *sp)
>   {
>   	ASSERT(is_empty_shadow_page(sp->spt));
>   	hlist_del(&sp->hash_link);
> -	list_del(&sp->link);
> -	free_page((unsigned long)sp->spt);
>   	if (!sp->role.direct)
>   		free_page((unsigned long)sp->gfns);
> +}
> +
> +static void kvm_mmu_free_unlock_parts(struct kvm_mmu_page *sp)
> +{
> +	list_del(&sp->link);
> +	free_page((unsigned long)sp->spt);
>   	kmem_cache_free(mmu_page_header_cache, sp);
>   }

The list_del() must be run under a lock, no? it can access 
kvm->arch.active_mmu_pages.

-- 
error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

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