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Date:	Wed, 05 May 2010 20:16:32 +0800
From:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.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



Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> 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.

Hi Marcelo,

Sorry for the delay reply since i'm on holiday.

I have found the reason of this issue, two fix patches will be sent soon,
could you please try it?

Thanks,
Xiao
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