linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/kvm/nVMX: avoid redundant double assignment of nested_run

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Date:   Thu, 23 Aug 2018 09:38:52 -0700
From:   Eduardo Valentin <eduval@...zon.com>
To:     Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>
CC:     <kvm@...r.kernel.org>, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/kvm/nVMX: avoid redundant double assignment of
 nested_run_pending

On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 06:24:24PM +0200, Vitaly Kuznetsov wrote:
> nested_run_pending is set 20 lines above and check_vmentry_prereqs()/
> check_vmentry_postreqs() don't seem to be resetting it (the later, however,
> checks it).
> 

Reviewed-by: Eduardo Valentin <eduval@...zon.com>

> Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 3 ---
>  1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> index 6c3514750d0c..8a63b8cf9458 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
> @@ -14221,9 +14221,6 @@ static int vmx_set_nested_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>  	    check_vmentry_postreqs(vcpu, vmcs12, &exit_qual))
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  
> -	if (kvm_state->flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_RUN_PENDING)
> -		vmx->nested.nested_run_pending = 1;
> -
>  	vmx->nested.dirty_vmcs12 = true;
>  	ret = enter_vmx_non_root_mode(vcpu, NULL);
>  	if (ret)
> -- 
> 2.14.4
> 
> 

-- 
All the best,
Eduardo Valentin