linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] KVM: s390: refactor and split some gmap helpers

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20250522144939.311722-C-seiden@linux.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 16:49:39 +0200
From: Steffen Eiden <seiden@...ux.ibm.com>
To: Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, frankja@...ux.ibm.com,
        borntraeger@...ibm.com, nsg@...ux.ibm.com, nrb@...ux.ibm.com,
        david@...hat.com, hca@...ux.ibm.com, agordeev@...ux.ibm.com,
        svens@...ux.ibm.com, gor@...ux.ibm.com, schlameuss@...ux.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] KVM: s390: refactor and split some gmap helpers

On Thu, May 22, 2025 at 03:22:58PM +0200, Claudio Imbrenda wrote:
> Refactor some gmap functions; move the implementation into a separate
> file with only helper functions. The new helper functions work on vm
> addresses, leaving all gmap logic in the gmap functions, which mostly
> become just wrappers.
> 
> The whole gmap handling is going to be moved inside KVM soon, but the
> helper functions need to touch core mm functions, and thus need to
> stay in the core of kernel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@...ux.ibm.com>

Reviewed-by: Steffen Eiden <seiden@...ux.ibm.com>