linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/10] X86/nVMX: Update the PML table without mapping and unmapping the page

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Date:   Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:03:48 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     KarimAllah Ahmed <karahmed@...zon.de>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     hpa@...or.com, jmattson@...gle.com, mingo@...hat.com,
        rkrcmar@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/10] X86/nVMX: Update the PML table without mapping and
 unmapping the page

On 21/02/2018 18:47, KarimAllah Ahmed wrote:
> +		dst = (gpa_t)(((u64 *)vmcs12->pml_address) + vmcs12->guest_pml_index);

This is not a pointer, since it's in the guest.  Please use

  dst = vmcs12->pml_address + sizeof(u64) * vmcs12->guest_pml_index;

(It may also make sense to use kvm_write_guest_page if you prefer).

Thanks,

Paolo

> -		page = kvm_vcpu_gpa_to_page(vcpu, vmcs12->pml_address);
> -		if (is_error_page(page))
> +		if (kvm_write_guest(vcpu->kvm, dst, &gpa, sizeof(gpa)))
>  			return 0;