linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 6/6] KVM: MMU: init kvm generation close to mmio wrap-around value

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Message-Id: <1370595088-3315-7-git-send-email-xiaoguangrong@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri,  7 Jun 2013 16:51:28 +0800
From:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	gleb@...hat.com
Cc:	avi.kivity@...il.com, mtosatti@...hat.com, pbonzini@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 6/6] KVM: MMU: init kvm generation close to mmio wrap-around value

Then it has the chance to trigger mmio generation number wrap-around

Signed-off-by: Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index 1fd2c05..7d50a2d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -235,7 +235,12 @@ static unsigned int get_mmio_spte_generation(u64 spte)
 
 static unsigned int kvm_current_mmio_generation(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
-	return kvm_memslots(kvm)->generation & MMIO_GEN_MASK;
+	/*
+	 * Init kvm generation close to MMIO_MAX_GEN to easily test the
+	 * code of handling generation number wrap-around.
+	 */
+	return (kvm_memslots(kvm)->generation +
+		      MMIO_MAX_GEN - 13) & MMIO_GEN_MASK;
 }
 
 static void mark_mmio_spte(struct kvm *kvm, u64 *sptep, u64 gfn,
-- 
1.8.1.4

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