linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/8] KVM: SVM: fix comment

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Message-ID: <fddc0183-d0e7-41ed-9869-e31e5320182e@default>
Date:   Tue, 9 Jan 2018 05:17:21 -0800 (PST)
From:   Liran Alon <liran.alon@...cle.com>
To:     <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:     <jmattson@...gle.com>, <x86@...nel.org>, <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>,
        <bp@...en8.de>, <thomas.lendacky@....com>, <aliguori@...zon.com>,
        <rkrcmar@...hat.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/8] KVM: SVM: fix comment


----- pbonzini@...hat.com wrote:

> If always==true, then read/write bits are cleared from
> the MSR permission bitmap, thus passing-through the MSR.
> Fix the comment to match reality.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/svm.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> index 55dde3896898..31ace8d7774a 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ struct amd_svm_iommu_ir {
>  
>  static const struct svm_direct_access_msrs {
>  	u32 index;   /* Index of the MSR */
> -	bool always; /* True if intercept is always on */
> +	bool always; /* True if intercept is always off */
>  } direct_access_msrs[] = {
>  	{ .index = MSR_STAR,				.always = true  },
>  	{ .index = MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS,		.always = true  },
> -- 
> 1.8.3.1

Reviewed-by: Liran Alon <liran.alon@...cle.com>