linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 0/4] kvm: arm64: allow the VM to select DEVICE_* and NORMAL

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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2024 02:29:52 +0000
From: Ankit Agrawal <ankita@...dia.com>
To: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@...ux.dev>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 0/4] kvm: arm64: allow the VM to select DEVICE_* and
 NORMAL_NC for IO memory

>>
>> The default device stage 2 mapping was chosen in KVM for ARM64 since
>> it was considered safer (i.e. it would not allow guests to trigger
>> uncontained failures ultimately crashing the machine) but this
>> turned out to be asynchronous (SError) defeating the purpose.
>>
>> For these reasons, relax the KVM stage 2 device memory attributes
>> from DEVICE_nGnRE to Normal-NC.
>
> Hi Ankit,
>
> Thanks for being responsive in respinning the series according to the
> feedback. I think we're pretty close here, but it'd be good to address
> the comment / changelog feedback as well.
>
> Can you respin this once more? Hopefully we can get this stuff soaking
> in -next thereafter.

Hi Oliver, yes I am planning to refresh it in the next few days after
incorporating the comments.