linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 07/13] KVM: guest_memfd: Add flag to remove from direct map

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Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:51:46 +0000
From: "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 07/13] KVM: guest_memfd: Add flag to remove from direct
 map

On Fri, 2026-01-16 at 07:41 -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Pass @kvm to kvm_arch_gmem_supports_no_direct_map() and then return
> %false if it's a TDX VM.

Thanks!