linux-kernel - [PATCH 9/9] KVM: x86: do not reset mmu if CR0.CD and CR0.NW are changed

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Message-Id: <1430389490-24602-20-git-send-email-guangrong.xiao@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 2015 18:24:50 +0800
From:	guangrong.xiao@...ux.intel.com
To:	pbonzini@...hat.com
Cc:	gleb@...nel.org, mtosatti@...hat.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Xiao Guangrong <guangrong.xiao@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 9/9] KVM: x86: do not reset mmu if CR0.CD and CR0.NW are changed

From: Xiao Guangrong <guangrong.xiao@...ux.intel.com>

CR0.CD and CR0.NW are not used by shadow page table so that need
not adjust mmu if these two bit are changed

Signed-off-by: Xiao Guangrong <guangrong.xiao@...ux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 579c205..254c137 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -572,8 +572,7 @@ out:
 int kvm_set_cr0(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr0)
 {
 	unsigned long old_cr0 = kvm_read_cr0(vcpu);
-	unsigned long update_bits = X86_CR0_PG | X86_CR0_WP |
-				    X86_CR0_CD | X86_CR0_NW;
+	unsigned long update_bits = X86_CR0_PG | X86_CR0_WP;
 
 	cr0 |= X86_CR0_ET;
 
-- 
1.9.3

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