linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 6/9] KVM: MMU: fast path of handling guest page fault

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Message-Id: <20120614102214.1c8a6e23.yoshikawa.takuya@oss.ntt.co.jp>
Date:	Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:22:14 +0900
From:	Takuya Yoshikawa <yoshikawa.takuya@....ntt.co.jp>
To:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
Cc:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, KVM <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 6/9] KVM: MMU: fast path of handling guest page fault

On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:40:02 -0300
Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com> wrote:

> mmu_spte_update is handling several different cases. Please rewrite
> it, add a comment on top of it (or spread comments on top of each
> significant code line) with all cases it is handling (also recheck it
> regarding new EPT accessed/dirty bits code).

[not about this patch]

EPT accessed/dirty bits will be used for more things in the future.
Are there any rules for using these bits?

Same as other bits?

	Takuya
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