linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] KVM: SVM: Remove unnecessary GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT in svm_set_nested

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Message-ID: <172443887397.4129316.13296385938289953192.b4-ty@google.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:47:59 -0700
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org, 
	Yongqiang Liu <liuyongqiang13@...wei.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, zhangxiaoxu5@...wei.com, hpa@...or.com, 
	x86@...nel.org, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, bp@...en8.de, mingo@...hat.com, 
	tglx@...utronix.de, pbonzini@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] KVM: SVM: Remove unnecessary GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT in svm_set_nested_state()

On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:27:37 +0800, Yongqiang Liu wrote:
> The fixed size temporary variables vmcb_control_area and vmcb_save_area
> allocated in svm_set_nested_state() are released when the function exits.
> Meanwhile, svm_set_nested_state() also have vcpu mutex held to avoid
> massive concurrency allocation, so we don't need to set GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT.
> 
> 

Applied to kvm-x86 svm, thanks!

[1/1] KVM: SVM: Remove unnecessary GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT in svm_set_nested_state()
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/c501062bb22b

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https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/tree/next