linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] KVM: MMU: simplify set

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Date:	Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:26:00 +0800
From:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
CC:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	KVM <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] KVM: MMU: simplify set_spte

On 11/21/2012 06:24 AM, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 08:11:03PM +0800, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
>> It is more cleaner if we can update pte_access fist then set spte according
>> to pte_access, also introduce gfn_need_write_protect to check whether the
>> gfn need to be write-protected
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> Please separate patch in:
> - code movement with no logical modification.
> - logical modification (such as condition for mark_page_dirty).
> - move code to helper functions.

Okay, will split it.

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