linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] KVM: nVMX: Emulate EPTP switching for the L1 hypervisor

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Date:   Thu, 3 Aug 2017 14:47:02 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, Bandan Das <bsd@...hat.com>,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     rkrcmar@...hat.com, jmattson@...gle.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] KVM: nVMX: Emulate EPTP switching for the L1
 hypervisor


>> Minor nit: Can't you directly do
>>
>> kunmap(page);
>> nested_release_page_clean(page);
>>
>> at this point?
>>
>> We can fix this up later.
> 
> You actually can do simply kvm_vcpu_read_guest_page(vcpu,
> vmcs12->eptp_list_address >> PAGE_SHIFT, &address, index * 8, 8).
> 

Fascinating how nested is able to confuse me every time :) . Sure, this
is just a G1 address, not a G2 address ... (maybe we should rename
nested_get_page to guest_get_page ...)

> Paolo
> 



-- 

Thanks,

David