Re: [PATCH v3 22/28] KVM: x86/mmu: Zap defunct roots via asynchronous worker

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On 3/2/22 19:01, Sean Christopherson wrote:
+	 */
+	if (!refcount_read(&kvm->users_count)) {
+		kvm_mmu_zap_all(kvm);
+		return;
+	}

I'd prefer we make this an assertion and shove this logic to set_nx_huge_pages(),
because in that case there's no need to zap anything, the guest can never run
again.  E.g. (I'm trying to remember why I didn't do this before...)

I did it this way because it seemed like a reasonable fallback for any present or future caller.

One thing that keeps tripping me up is the "readers" verbiage.  I get confused
because taking mmu_lock for read vs. write doesn't really have anything to do with
reading or writing state, e.g. "readers" still write SPTEs, and so I keep thinking
"readers" means anything iterating over the set of roots.  Not sure if there's a
shorthand that won't be confusing.

Not that I know of. You really need to know that the rwlock is been used for its shared/exclusive locking behavior. But even on ther OSes use shared/exclusive instead of read/write, there are no analogous nouns and people end up using readers/writers anyway.

It passes a smoke test, and also resolves the debate on the fate of patch 1.
+1000, I love this approach.  Do you want me to work on a v3, or shall I let you
have the honors?

I'm already running the usual battery of tests, so I should be able to post it either tomorrow (early in my evening) or Friday morning.

Paolo



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