linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 0/4] KVM: async_pf: Fix async pf exception injection

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Date:   Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:15:18 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@...il.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kvm <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@...mail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 0/4] KVM: async_pf: Fix async pf exception injection



On 29/06/2017 09:13, Wanpeng Li wrote:
>> This patchset fixes it according to Radim's proposal "force a nested VM exit
>> from nested_vmx_check_exception if the injected #PF is async_pf and handle
>> the #PF VM exit in L1". https://www.spinics.net/lists/kvm/msg142498.html
>
> Note: The patchset depends on commit d4912215d10 ("KVM: nVMX: Fix
> exception injection") and commit 9bc1f09f6fa76fd (KVM: async_pf: avoid
> async pf injection when in guest mode) on the master branch.

Thanks for reminding me.  I'll wait for the merge window before applying
it, but it looks good.

Paolo