Re: [PATCH v2 09/15] KVM: x86/tdp_mmu: Support mirror root for TDP MMU

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On Mon, 2024-06-10 at 11:23 +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > The previous versions checked kvm_gfn_shared_mask() more readily in various
> > open
> > coded spots. In this v2 we tried to reduce this and instead always rely on
> > the "private" concept to switch between the roots in the generic code. I
> > think
> > it's arguably a little easier to understand if we stick to a single way of
> > deciding which root to use.
> 
> But there isn't any other place that relies on is_private, right? So...

I meant the "private" concept in general, like triggering off of
KVM_PROCESS_PRIVATE to use the mirror.

> 
> > But I don't feel like any of these solutions discussed is perfectly clean.
> > So
> > I'm ok taking the benefits you prefer. I guess doing bitwise operations when
> > possible is kind of the KVM way, haha. :)
> 
> ... while I'm definitely guilty of that, :) it does seem the cleanest
> option to use fault->addr to go from struct kvm_page_fault to the kind
> of root.
> 
> If you prefer, you can introduce a bool kvm_is_addr_direct(struct kvm
> *kvm, gpa_t gpa), and use it here as kvm_is_addr_direct(kvm,
> fault->addr). Maybe that's the best of both worlds.

Yes, I think a helper will make it easier for non-TDX readers.





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