linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: fix cache stale memslot info with correct mmio generation number

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Date:	Mon, 18 Aug 2014 23:24:27 +0200
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	David Matlack <dmatlack@...gle.com>,
	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong.eric@...il.com>
CC:	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...nel.org>, Avi Kivity <avi.kivity@...il.com>,
	mtosatti@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: fix cache stale memslot info with correct mmio
 generation number

Il 18/08/2014 23:15, David Matlack ha scritto:
> I just realized how simple Paolo's idea is. I think it can be a one line
> patch (without comments):
> 
> [...]
>         update_memslots(slots, new, kvm->memslots->generation);
>         rcu_assign_pointer(kvm->memslots, slots);
>         synchronize_srcu_expedited(&kvm->srcu);
> +       slots->generation++;
> 
>         kvm_arch_memslots_updated(kvm);
> [...]

Yeah, you're right.  I think at this point it makes sense to put all
generation handling in install_new_memslots, but with proper comments
the above can do as well.

Would you like to send it?  Patch 2 still applies on top.
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