linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: VMX: Do not account for temporary memory allocation in ECREATE emulation

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Message-ID: <172442194175.3956558.4839132385632552650.b4-ty@google.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:48:01 -0700
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, pbonzini@...hat.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org, 
	Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: VMX: Do not account for temporary memory allocation
 in ECREATE emulation

On Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:12:24 +1200, Kai Huang wrote:
> In handle_encls_ecreate(), a page is allocated to store a copy of SECS
> structure used by the ENCLS[ECREATE] leaf from the guest.  This page is
> only used temporarily and is freed after use in handle_encls_ecreate().
> 
> Don't account for the memory allocation of this page per [1].
> 
> 
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 vmx, thanks!

[1/1] KVM: VMX: Do not account for temporary memory allocation in ECREATE emulation
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/d9aa56edad35

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