linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 05/25] KVM: x86/mmu: rephrase unclear comment

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Message-Id: <20220221162243.683208-6-pbonzini@redhat.com>
Date:   Mon, 21 Feb 2022 11:22:23 -0500
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     dmatlack@...gle.com, seanjc@...gle.com
Subject: [PATCH v2 05/25] KVM: x86/mmu: rephrase unclear comment

If accessed bits are not supported there simple isn't any distinction
between accessed and non-accessed gPTEs, so the comment does not make
much sense.  Rephrase it in terms of what happens if accessed bits
*are* supported.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
index 80b4b291002a..d1d17d28e81b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static bool FNAME(prefetch_invalid_gpte)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	if (!FNAME(is_present_gpte)(gpte))
 		goto no_present;
 
-	/* if accessed bit is not supported prefetch non accessed gpte */
+	/* if accessed bit is supported, prefetch only accessed gpte */
 	if (PT_HAVE_ACCESSED_DIRTY(vcpu->arch.mmu) &&
 	    !(gpte & PT_GUEST_ACCESSED_MASK))
 		goto no_present;
-- 
2.31.1