linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 09/15] KVM: MMU: introduce pte-list lockless walker

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Date:	Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:04:22 +0300
From:	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com>
To:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	avi.kivity@...il.com, mtosatti@...hat.com, pbonzini@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 09/15] KVM: MMU: introduce pte-list lockless walker

On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 09:52:26PM +0800, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
> Hi Gleb,
> 
> On 09/16/2013 08:42 PM, Gleb Natapov wrote:
> 
> >>  static unsigned long *__gfn_to_rmap(gfn_t gfn, int level,
> >>  				    struct kvm_memory_slot *slot)
> >>  {
> >> @@ -4651,7 +4700,7 @@ int kvm_mmu_module_init(void)
> >>  {
> >>  	pte_list_desc_cache = kmem_cache_create("pte_list_desc",
> >>  					    sizeof(struct pte_list_desc),
> >> -					    0, 0, NULL);
> >> +					    0, SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU, NULL);
> > Haven't we agreed that constructor is needed for the cache?
> 
> Yes. I've made it as a separate patch:
> [PATCH v2 10/15] KVM: MMU: initialize the pointers in pte_list_desc properly
> 
Ah, I haven't got there yet :)

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			Gleb.
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