linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH linux-next] KVM: x86: don't forget vcpu_put() in kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set

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Date:   Thu, 21 Dec 2017 10:07:34 +0100
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Lan Tianyu <tianyu.lan@...el.com>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers3@...il.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     rkrcmar@...hat.com, christoffer.dall@...aro.org, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        Linux-Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH linux-next] KVM: x86: don't forget vcpu_put() in
 kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_sregs()

On 21/12/2017 03:45, Lan Tianyu wrote:
> Hi Paolo:
> 	Should we check input sregs before loading vcpu? If input sregs is
> invalid, the operation is redundant.

That would be another way to fix the conflict.  Note that the conflict
is between two different trees (kvm/master and kvm/next), so in any case
it will remain until the next merge window.

Paolo