On Mon, Sep 18, 2023, Binbin Wu wrote: > > > On 9/14/2023 9:55 AM, Sean Christopherson wrote: > > Add flags to "struct kvm_gfn_range" to let notifier events target only > > shared and only private mappings, and write up the existing mmu_notifier > > events to be shared-only (private memory is never associated with a > > userspace virtual address, i.e. can't be reached via mmu_notifiers). > > > > Add two flags so that KVM can handle the three possibilities (shared, > > private, and shared+private) without needing something like a tri-state > > enum. > > How to understand the word "stage" in short log? Sorry, it's an idiom[*] that essentially means "to prepare for". I'll rephrase the shortlog to be more straightforward (I have a bad habit of using idioms). [*] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/set-the-stage-for