Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] KVM: s390: pv: fix race when making a page secure

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On 26.02.25 17:58, Claudio Imbrenda wrote:
On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:05:11 +0100
David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

+int make_hva_secure(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long hva, struct uv_cb_header *uvcb)
+{
+	struct folio *folio;
+	spinlock_t *ptelock;
+	pte_t *ptep;
+	int rc;
+
+	ptep = get_locked_valid_pte(mm, hva, &ptelock);
+	if (!ptep)
+		return -ENXIO;

You very likely need a pte_write() check we had there before, as you
might effectively modify page content by clearing the page.

it's not really needed, but it doesn't hurt either, I'll add a check

Can you elaborate why it is not needed? Would the HW enforce that writability check already?

--
Cheers,

David / dhildenb





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