linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 05/10] KVM/nVMX: Use kvm_vcpu

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Date:   Fri, 23 Feb 2018 23:45:18 +0000
From:   "Raslan, KarimAllah" <karahmed@...zon.de>
To:     "konrad.wilk@...cle.com" <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
CC:     "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "jmattson@...gle.com" <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>, "hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
        "mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "pbonzini@...hat.com" <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        "rkrcmar@...hat.com" <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 05/10] KVM/nVMX: Use kvm_vcpu_map when mapping the L1 MSR
 bitmap

On Fri, 2018-02-23 at 16:36 -0500, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 06:47:16PM +0100, KarimAllah Ahmed wrote:
> > 
> > ... since using kvm_vcpu_gpa_to_page() and kmap() will only work for guest
> > memory that has a "struct page".
> > 
> > The life-cycle of the mapping also changes to avoid doing map and unmap on
> 
> s/also changes/has been changed/ ?

Right, will fix in v2.

Thanks.
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