linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 17/26] kvm: Use get_user_pages_unlocked() in async_pf

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Date:	Wed, 2 Oct 2013 17:59:31 +0300
From:	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com>
To:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 17/26] kvm: Use get_user_pages_unlocked() in
 async_pf_execute()

Looks straightforward.

On Wed, Oct 02, 2013 at 04:27:58PM +0200, Jan Kara wrote:
> CC: Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com>
> CC: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
> CC: kvm@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
> ---
>  virt/kvm/async_pf.c | 4 +---
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/virt/kvm/async_pf.c b/virt/kvm/async_pf.c
> index 8a39dda7a325..8d4b39a4bc12 100644
> --- a/virt/kvm/async_pf.c
> +++ b/virt/kvm/async_pf.c
> @@ -67,9 +67,7 @@ static void async_pf_execute(struct work_struct *work)
>  	might_sleep();
>  
>  	use_mm(mm);
> -	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
> -	get_user_pages(current, mm, addr, 1, 1, 0, &page, NULL);
> -	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
> +	get_user_pages_unlocked(current, mm, addr, 1, 1, 0, &page);
>  	unuse_mm(mm);
>  
>  	spin_lock(&vcpu->async_pf.lock);
> -- 
> 1.8.1.4

--
			Gleb.
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