linux-kernel - Re: [RFC KVM 24/27] kvm/isolation: KVM page fault handler

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Date:   Mon, 13 May 2019 17:15:00 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@...cle.com>
Cc:     pbonzini@...hat.com, rkrcmar@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, hpa@...or.com,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, luto@...nel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        konrad.wilk@...cle.com, jan.setjeeilers@...cle.com,
        liran.alon@...cle.com, jwadams@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [RFC KVM 24/27] kvm/isolation: KVM page fault handler

On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 04:38:32PM +0200, Alexandre Chartre wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
> index 46df4c6..317e105 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
> @@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
>  #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
>  #include <asm/trace/exceptions.h>
>  
> +bool (*kvm_page_fault_handler)(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
> +			       unsigned long address);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(kvm_page_fault_handler);

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