linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] KVM: VMX: Change ple

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Date:   Fri, 6 Sep 2019 07:22:08 -0700
From:   Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
To:     Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@...il.com>,
        Krish Sadhukhan <krish.sadhukhan@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] KVM: VMX: Change ple_window type to unsigned int

On Fri, Sep 06, 2019 at 10:17:21AM +0800, Peter Xu wrote:
> The VMX ple_window is 32 bits wide, so logically it can overflow with
> an int.  The module parameter is declared as unsigned int which is
> good, however the dynamic variable is not.  Switching all the
> ple_window references to use unsigned int.
> 
> The tracepoint changes will also affect SVM, but SVM is using an even
> smaller width (16 bits) so it's always fine.
> 
> Suggested-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>