Re: [PATCH RFC] x86/sgx: Do not increase encl->refcount for VMAs

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On Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 03:46:38PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Mon, 2019-06-17 at 09:52 -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 07:40:25PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 07:30:07PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > > Since the device file stays open up until all VMAs have been closed
> > > > we do not need to increase encl->refcount for VMAs. sgx_open() will
> > > > increase it once and sgx_release() will decrease at a point where
> > > > the device file is not mapped. anymore.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > 
> > > Cool if I merge this one?
> > 
> > LGTM
> 
> Awesome, merged.
> 
> Sent another similar change just now for the page adder. Can you
> check that so I can merge.
> 
> I have a change in progress that will make the reclaimer also the
> reaper and remove the need for the refcount altogether. Try to
> get it possibly tonight out (i.e. daytime for you).

I'm about to disappear on vacation for two weeks, can you post whatever
you have, even if it's half baked?

I have a working patch to use mmu_notifier.release() instead of per-vma
refcounting, I'll post an RFC today.  It'd be nice to have both approaches
posted so that folks can weigh in on the options for dropping .vm_close().



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