linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] KVM: add kvm_{test,clear}_request to replace {test,clear}

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Message-Id: <20170427133838.35d1232e.cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
Date:   Thu, 27 Apr 2017 13:38:38 +0200
From:   Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>
To:     Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        Christoffer Dall <cdall@...aro.org>,
        Andrew Jones <drjones@...hat.com>,
        Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
        James Hogan <james.hogan@...tec.com>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...abs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] KVM: add kvm_{test,clear}_request to replace
 {test,clear}_bit

On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:32:19 +0200
Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com> wrote:

> Users were expected to use kvm_check_request() for testing and clearing,
> but request have expanded their use since then and some users want to
> only test or do a faster clear.
> 
> Make sure that requests are not directly accessed with bit operations.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
> ---
>  arch/mips/kvm/emulate.c           |  2 +-
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c      |  2 +-
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr_papr.c |  2 +-
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c          |  4 ++--
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c        |  2 +-
>  arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c          |  2 +-
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c                |  2 +-
>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c                |  8 ++++----
>  include/linux/kvm_host.h          | 14 ++++++++++++--
>  9 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>