linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 7/10] KVM MMU: allow more page become unsync at gfn mapping time

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Message-ID: <20100430193325.GA6023@amt.cnet>
Date:	Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:33:25 -0300
From:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
To:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>, KVM list <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 7/10] KVM MMU: allow more page become unsync at gfn
 mapping time

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 11:55:49AM +0800, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
> In current code, shadow page can become asynchronous only if one
> shadow page for a gfn, this rule is too strict, in fact, we can
> let all last mapping page(i.e, it's the pte page) become unsync,
> and sync them at invlpg or flush tlb time.
> 
> This patch allow more page become asynchronous at gfn mapping time 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...fujitsu.com>

Xiao,

This patch breaks Fedora 8 32 install. Reverted patches 5-10.

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