linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/54] KVM: x86/mmu: Bug fixes and summer cleaning

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Date:   Wed, 23 Jun 2021 22:08:15 +0000
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:     Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Yu Zhang <yu.c.zhang@...ux.intel.com>,
        Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/54] KVM: x86/mmu: Bug fixes and summer cleaning

On Wed, Jun 23, 2021, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 23/06/21 23:06, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > > 
> > > This is good stuff, I made a few comments but almost all of them (all except
> > > the last comment on patch 9, "Unconditionally zap unsync SPs") are cosmetic
> > > and I can resolve them myself.
> > The 0-day bot also reported some warnings.  vcpu_to_role_regs() needs to be
> > static, the helpers are added without a user.  I liked the idea of adding the
> > helpers in one patch, but I can't really defend adding them without a user. :-/
> 
> Yep, I noticed them too.
> 
> We can just mark them static inline, which is a good idea anyway and enough

But they already are static inline :-(

> to shut up the compiler (clang might behave different in this respect for .h
> and .c files, but again it's just a warning and not a bisection breakage).

I was worried about the CONFIG_KVM_WERROR=y case.