linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] kvm: IOMMU read-only mapping support

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Date:	Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:12:35 +0900
From:	Takuya Yoshikawa <yoshikawa_takuya_b1@....ntt.co.jp>
To:	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
Cc:	Takuya Yoshikawa <takuya.yoshikawa@...il.com>,
	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com>,
	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] kvm: IOMMU read-only mapping support

On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:36:56 -0700
Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 2013-01-28 at 21:25 +0900, Takuya Yoshikawa wrote:
> > On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:59:03 +0200
> > Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > > It sets spte based on the old value that means the readonly flag check
> > > > is missed. We need to call kvm_arch_flush_shadow_all under this case.
> > > Why not just disallow changing memory region KVM_MEM_READONLY flag
> > > without deleting the region?
> > 
> > Sounds good.
> > 
> > If you prefer, I can fold the required change into my patch.
> 
> That would seem to make my patch 1/2 unnecessary.  Thanks,

I've decided not to fold that change into my
  KVM: set_memory_region: Identify the requested change explicitly
since this is a functional change, see v3 I posted today.

Since QEMU is not the only hypervisor using KVM, we should make the
change with a proper subject informing every user of the new restriction.

If the maintainers prefer to remove Alex's patch 1/2 first and then
rebase my v3 patch, I can do so.

	Takuya
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