Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] KVM: guest_memfd: Allow host to mmap guest_memfd() pages when shared

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] KVM: guest_memfd: Allow host to mmap guest_memfd() pages when shared
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:37:16 -0300
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On Thu, Oct 10, 2024 at 03:28:38PM +0100, Fuad Tabba wrote:

> I remember discussing this before. One question that I have is, is it
> possible to get a transient pin while the folio lock is held, 

No, you can't lock a folio until you refcount it. That is a basic
requirement for any transient pin.

Jason

References:
- [PATCH v3 00/11] KVM: Restricted mapping of guest_memfd at the host and arm64 support
  - From: Fuad Tabba
- [PATCH v3 04/11] KVM: guest_memfd: Allow host to mmap guest_memfd() pages when shared
  - From: Fuad Tabba
- Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] KVM: guest_memfd: Allow host to mmap guest_memfd() pages when shared
  - From: Kirill A. Shutemov
- Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] KVM: guest_memfd: Allow host to mmap guest_memfd() pages when shared
  - From: Fuad Tabba
- Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] KVM: guest_memfd: Allow host to mmap guest_memfd() pages when shared
  - From: Kirill A. Shutemov
- Re: [PATCH v3 04/11] KVM: guest_memfd: Allow host to mmap guest_memfd() pages when shared
  - From: Fuad Tabba

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