Hi Alex, On 01/02/2014 09:05 PM, Alexander Graf wrote: > > On 05.11.2013, at 18:22, Cédric Le Goater <clg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> They will be used to decide whether to byte-swap or not. When Little >> Endian host kernels come, these routines will need to be changed >> accordingly. >> >> Signed-off-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@xxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h | 10 ++++++++++ >> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) >> >> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h >> index d11c089..22ec875 100644 >> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h >> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h >> @@ -270,6 +270,16 @@ static inline ulong kvmppc_get_pc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) >> return vcpu->arch.pc; >> } >> >> +static inline bool kvmppc_need_byteswap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) >> +{ >> + return vcpu->arch.shared->msr & MSR_LE; >> +} >> + >> +static inline bool kvmppc_is_bigendian(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) >> +{ >> + return !kvmppc_need_byteswap(vcpu); > > This is logically reversed. kvmppc_need_byteswap should check kvmppc_is_bigendian(), > not the other way around. > I think we should get rid of kvmppc_is_bigendian(). As you noted in a subsequent email, it ends up returning true when run for "little endian guests on little endian hosts", which is awkward and the way it is used in kvmppc_handle_load() and kvmppc_handle_store() can be improved. I will give it a try taking into account the other comments you made. C. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html