linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 12/18] KVM: x86/mmu: clear MMIO cache when unloading the MMU

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Date:   Fri, 18 Feb 2022 23:59:33 +0000
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 12/18] KVM: x86/mmu: clear MMIO cache when unloading
 the MMU

On Thu, Feb 17, 2022, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> For cleanliness, do not leave a stale GVA in the cache after all the roots are
> cleared.  In practice, kvm_mmu_load will go through kvm_mmu_sync_roots if
> paging is on, and will not use vcpu_match_mmio_gva at all if paging is off.
> However, leaving data in the cache might cause bugs in the future.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>