linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 07/17] KVM: x86/mmu: Check PDPTRs before allocating PAE roots

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Date:   Thu, 8 Apr 2021 18:30:09 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     Wanpeng Li <kernellwp@...il.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, kvm <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ben Gardon <bgardon@...gle.com>,
        Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 07/17] KVM: x86/mmu: Check PDPTRs before allocating PAE
 roots

On 08/04/21 18:27, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> For your approach, can we put the out label after the success path?  Setting
> mmu->root_pgd isn't wrong per se, but doing so might mislead future readers into
> thinking that it's functionally necessary.

Indeed, thanks for the speedy review.  I'll get it queued tomorrow.

Paolo