Xiao Guangrong wrote:
>
> Gui Jianfeng wrote:
>> Currently, in kvm_mmu_change_mmu_pages(kvm, page), "used_pages--" is performed after calling
>> kvm_mmu_zap_page() in spite of that whether "page" is actually reclaimed. Because root sp won't be
>> reclaimed by kvm_mmu_zap_page(). So making kvm_mmu_zap_page() return total number of reclaimed sp
>> makes more sense. A new flag is put into kvm_mmu_zap_page() to indicate whether the top page is reclaimed.
>>
>
> This bug only hurts kvm_mmu_change_mmu_pages() function, we'd better allow 'self_deleted' is
> NULL, then we can pass NULL at other place.
Ok, will change. Will send a updated version.
>
>> @@ -1571,7 +1584,8 @@ restart:
>> pgprintk("%s: gfn %lx role %x\n", __func__, gfn,
>> sp->role.word);
>> r = 1;
>> - if (kvm_mmu_zap_page(kvm, sp))
>> + ret = kvm_mmu_zap_page(kvm, sp, &self_deleted);
>> + if (ret > 1 || (ret == 1 && self_deleted == 0))
>> goto restart;
>
> Maybe we can keep kvm_mmu_zap_page() returns the number of zapped children,
> and 'self_deleted' indicates whether self is zapped, then we no need modify
> those function, just fix kvm_mmu_change_mmu_pages() that is if 'self_deleted == 1',
> inc 'used_pages'
I think kvm_mmu_zap_page() returning the total zapped number is more intuitive, so i'd
prefer to retain the original code. Thanks.
Gui,
Thanks
>
> Xiao
>
>
>
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