linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 4/8] kvm: x86/mmu: Set mmu->sync

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Date:   Tue, 7 Feb 2023 17:17:46 +0100
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        Lai Jiangshan <jiangshan.ljs@...group.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 4/8] kvm: x86/mmu: Set mmu->sync_page as NULL for
 direct paging

On 2/7/23 16:57, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> From: Lai Jiangshan<jiangshan.ljs@...group.com>
> 
> mmu->sync_page for direct paging is never called.
> 
> And both mmu->sync_page and mm->invlpg only make sense in shadowpaging.
> Setting mmu->sync_page as NULL for direct paging makes it consistent
> with mm->invlpg which is set NULL for the case.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan<jiangshan.ljs@...group.com>

I'd rather have a WARN_ON_ONCE in kvm_sync_page(), otherwise looks good.

Paolo