linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 3/9] mmu: spp: Add SPP Table setup functions

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Date:   Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:38:18 +0100
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Yang Weijiang <weijiang.yang@...el.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jmattson@...gle.com,
        sean.j.christopherson@...el.com
Cc:     yu.c.zhang@...ux.intel.com, alazar@...defender.com,
        edwin.zhai@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 3/9] mmu: spp: Add SPP Table setup functions

On 19/11/19 09:49, Yang Weijiang wrote:
> +static int is_spp_shadow_present(u64 pte)
> +{
> +	return pte & PT_PRESENT_MASK;
> +}
> +

This should not be needed, is_shadow_present_pte works well for SPP PTEs
as well (and in fact you're already using it here and there, so it's
confusing to have both).

Paolo