linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] KVM: nVMX: Fix 2nd exec controls override goofs

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Message-ID: <20221216095922.swvqp7olwr2rgpyc@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 16 Dec 2022 17:59:22 +0800
From:   Yu Zhang <yu.c.zhang@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Aaron Lewis <aaronlewis@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] KVM: nVMX: Fix 2nd exec controls override goofs

> 
> They're definitely not too trivial.  This is just an especially rough time of
> year for reviews, e.g. end of year corporate stuff, merge window, holidays, etc.
> 

Glad to know that. Thanks!

> Part of why I haven't provided reviews is that the patches _aren't_ super trivial,
> e.g. I'm on the fence on whether mmu_is_direct() should take @vcpu or @mmu, and if
> I vote to have it take @mmu, then that'll conflict with mmu_is_nested().  So I end
> up staying silent until I can come back to it with fresh eyes to see if there's a
> better alternative, or if I'm just being nitpicky.
> 
Well, though I would prefer mmu_is_direct(), I appreciate for
being considerate. We can discuss it later. :)

B.R.
Yu