linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 4/6] KVM: Documentation: Add the missing description for tdp_mmu_root_count into kvm_mmu

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Message-ID: <20230626182016.4127366-5-mizhang@google.com>
Date:   Mon, 26 Jun 2023 18:20:14 +0000
From:   Mingwei Zhang <mizhang@...gle.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mingwei Zhang <mizhang@...gle.com>,
        Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        David Matlack <dmatlack@...gle.com>,
        Ben Gardon <bgardon@...gle.com>, Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@...el.com>,
        Zhi Wang <zhi.wang.linux@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 4/6] KVM: Documentation: Add the missing description for
 tdp_mmu_root_count into kvm_mmu_page

Add the description of tdp_mmu_root_count into kvm_mmu_page description.
tdp_mmu_root_count is an atomic counter used only in TDP MMU. Its usage and
meaning is slightly different with root_counter in shadow MMU. Update the
doc.

Signed-off-by: Mingwei Zhang <mizhang@...gle.com>
---
 Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/mmu.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/mmu.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/mmu.rst
index 5cd6cd5e8926..97d695207e11 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/mmu.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/x86/mmu.rst
@@ -231,6 +231,11 @@ Shadow pages contain the following information:
     A counter keeping track of how many hardware registers (guest cr3 or
     pdptrs) are now pointing at the page.  While this counter is nonzero, the
     page cannot be destroyed.  See role.invalid.
+  tdp_mmu_root_count:
+    An atomic reference counter in TDP MMU root page that allows for parallel
+    accesses.  Accessing the page requires lifting the counter value. The
+    initial value is set to 2 indicating one reference from vCPU and one
+    from TDP MMU itself. Note this field is a union with root_count.
   parent_ptes:
     The reverse mapping for the pte/ptes pointing at this page's spt. If
     parent_ptes bit 0 is zero, only one spte points at this page and
-- 
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