linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: clean up the unused argument

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Message-ID: <CAB5KdObg_G9aoBCzjmTetwUb9+23spm3=RKw8SUCfntUf=q-aA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 25 Mar 2021 21:17:27 +0800
From:   Haiwei Li <lihaiwei.kernel@...il.com>
To:     Keqian Zhu <zhukeqian1@...wei.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kvm list <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        Haiwei Li <lihaiwei@...cent.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: clean up the unused argument

Kindly ping. :)

On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 12:40 PM Keqian Zhu <zhukeqian1@...wei.com> wrote:
>
>
> This looks OK. The use of vcpu argument is removed in commit d383b3146d80 (KVM: x86: Fix NULL dereference at kvm_msr_ignored_check())
>
> Reviewed-by: Keqian Zhu <zhukeqian1@...wei.com>
>
> On 2021/3/13 13:10, lihaiwei.kernel@...il.com wrote:
> > From: Haiwei Li <lihaiwei@...cent.com>
> >
> > kvm_msr_ignored_check function never uses vcpu argument. Clean up the
> > function and invokers.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Haiwei Li <lihaiwei@...cent.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 9 ++++-----
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > index 012d5df..27e9ee8 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> > @@ -271,8 +271,7 @@ struct kvm_stats_debugfs_item debugfs_entries[] = {
> >   * When called, it means the previous get/set msr reached an invalid msr.
> >   * Return true if we want to ignore/silent this failed msr access.
> >   */
> > -static bool kvm_msr_ignored_check(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr,
> > -                               u64 data, bool write)
> > +static bool kvm_msr_ignored_check(u32 msr, u64 data, bool write)
> >  {
> >       const char *op = write ? "wrmsr" : "rdmsr";
> >
> > @@ -1447,7 +1446,7 @@ static int do_get_msr_feature(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned index, u64 *data)
> >       if (r == KVM_MSR_RET_INVALID) {
> >               /* Unconditionally clear the output for simplicity */
> >               *data = 0;
> > -             if (kvm_msr_ignored_check(vcpu, index, 0, false))
> > +             if (kvm_msr_ignored_check(index, 0, false))
> >                       r = 0;
> >       }
> >
> > @@ -1613,7 +1612,7 @@ static int kvm_set_msr_ignored_check(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> >       int ret = __kvm_set_msr(vcpu, index, data, host_initiated);
> >
> >       if (ret == KVM_MSR_RET_INVALID)
> > -             if (kvm_msr_ignored_check(vcpu, index, data, true))
> > +             if (kvm_msr_ignored_check(index, data, true))
> >                       ret = 0;
> >
> >       return ret;
> > @@ -1651,7 +1650,7 @@ static int kvm_get_msr_ignored_check(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> >       if (ret == KVM_MSR_RET_INVALID) {
> >               /* Unconditionally clear *data for simplicity */
> >               *data = 0;
> > -             if (kvm_msr_ignored_check(vcpu, index, 0, false))
> > +             if (kvm_msr_ignored_check(index, 0, false))
> >                       ret = 0;
> >       }
> >
> >