linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 00/51] 1G page support for guest

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Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 21:23:31 +0000
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 00/51] 1G page support for guest_memfd

On Tue, 2025-07-08 at 11:55 -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> I think the answer is that we want to let guest_memfd live beyond the "struct kvm"
> instance, but not beyond the Virtual Machine.  From a past discussion on this topic[*].
> 
> 
[snip]
> Exactly what that will look like in code is TBD, but the concept/logic holds up.
> 
> [*] https://lore.kernel.org/all/ZOO782YGRY0YMuPu@google.com

Thanks for digging this up. Makes sense. One gmemfd per VM, but 
struct kvm != a VM.