linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/10] KVM: nVMX: Move reflection check into nested_vmx_reflect

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Date:   Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:38:20 +0100
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
Cc:     Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/10] KVM: nVMX: Move reflection check into
 nested_vmx_reflect_vmexit()

On 17/03/20 18:00, Vitaly Kuznetsov wrote:
> 
> On the other hand, I'm a great fan of splitting checkers ('pure'
> functions) from actors (functions with 'side-effects') and
> nested_vmx_exit_reflected() while looking like a checker does a lot of
> 'acting': nested_mark_vmcs12_pages_dirty(), trace printk.

Good idea (trace_printk is not a big deal, but
nested_mark_vmcs12_pages_dirty should be done outside).  I'll send a
patch, just to show that I can still write KVM code. :)

Paolo