linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 04/11] KVM: MMU: do not mark access bit on pte write path

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Message-ID: <4E2FD578.2090803@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:08:08 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...fujitsu.com>
CC:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, KVM <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/11] KVM: MMU: do not mark access bit on pte write path

On 07/26/2011 02:28 PM, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
> In current code, the accessed bit is always set when page fault occurred,
> do not need to set it on pte write path
>

Is this true? a write with pte.w=pte.a=0 sets pte.a?

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