linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] KVM: MMU: fix permission

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Date:	Fri, 25 Mar 2016 14:50:00 +0100
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	Xiao Guangrong <guangrong.xiao@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	gleb@...nel.org, mtosatti@...hat.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] KVM: MMU: fix permission_fault()



On 25/03/2016 14:41, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
>>>
>>
>> So is this patch doing the same as "KVM: MMU: precompute page fault
>> error code"?  It was necessary after all. :)
> 
> Sorry for my mistake... I missed the logic you changed :(
> 
> I still prefer to calculating the error code on the fault path which is
> rare, or think a way to encapsulate it to permission_fault()...

Yes, I will apply your patch.

Paolo