linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/21] KVM: x86/MMU: Formalize the Shadow MMU

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Date:   Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:02:04 -0700
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        Ben Gardon <bgardon@...gle.com>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>,
        David Matlack <dmatlack@...gle.com>,
        Vipin Sharma <vipinsh@...gle.com>,
        Ricardo Koller <ricarkol@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/21] KVM: x86/MMU: Formalize the Shadow MMU

On Thu, 02 Feb 2023 18:27:48 +0000, Ben Gardon wrote:
> This series makes the Shadow MMU a distinct part of the KVM x86 MMU,
> implemented in separate files, with a defined interface to common code.
> 
> When the TDP (Two Dimensional Paging) MMU was added to x86 KVM, it came in
> a separate file with a (reasonably) clear interface. This lead to many
> points in the KVM MMU like this:
> 
> [...]

Applied the first three to kvm-x86 mmu, which just makes me look like a jerk
since they're all my patches.  :-(

[01/21] KVM: x86/mmu: Rename slot rmap walkers to add clarity and clean up code
        https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/727ae3770132
[02/21] KVM: x86/mmu: Replace comment with an actual lockdep assertion on mmu_lock
        https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/eddd9e8302de
[03/21] KVM: x86/mmu: Clean up mmu.c functions that put return type on separate line
        https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/f3d90f901d18

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