+ kvm-fix-mmu-going-crazy-of-guest-sets-cr0wp-==-0.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     kvm: Fix mmu going crazy of guest sets cr0.wp == 0
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     kvm-fix-mmu-going-crazy-of-guest-sets-cr0wp-==-0.patch

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Subject: kvm: Fix mmu going crazy of guest sets cr0.wp == 0
From: Avi Kivity <avi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

The kvm mmu relies on cr0.wp being set even if the guest does not set it.  The
vmx code correctly forces cr0.wp at all times, the svm code does not, so it
can't boot solaris without this patch.

Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx>
---

 drivers/kvm/svm.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -puN drivers/kvm/svm.c~kvm-fix-mmu-going-crazy-of-guest-sets-cr0wp-==-0 drivers/kvm/svm.c
--- a/drivers/kvm/svm.c~kvm-fix-mmu-going-crazy-of-guest-sets-cr0wp-==-0
+++ a/drivers/kvm/svm.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static void svm_set_cr0(struct kvm_vcpu 
 	}
 #endif
 	vcpu->svm->cr0 = cr0;
-	vcpu->svm->vmcb->save.cr0 = cr0 | CR0_PG_MASK;
+	vcpu->svm->vmcb->save.cr0 = cr0 | CR0_PG_MASK | CR0_WP_MASK;
 	vcpu->cr0 = cr0;
 }
 
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Patches currently in -mm which might be from avi@xxxxxxxxxxxx are

origin.patch
fix-x86_64-mm-convert-i386-pda-code-to-use-%fs.patch
kvm-optimize-inline-assembly.patch
kvm-fix-asm-constraint-for-lldt-instruction.patch
kvm-fix-gva_to_gpa.patch
kvm-vmx-handle-triple-faults-by-returning-exit_reason_shutdown-to-userspace.patch
kvm-fix-mmu-going-crazy-of-guest-sets-cr0wp-==-0.patch
kvm-svm-hack-initial-cpu-csbase-to-be-consistent-with-intel.patch
kvm-two-way-apic-tpr-synchronization.patch
kvm-vmx-reload-ds-and-es-even-in-64-bit-mode.patch
kvm-fix-mismatch-between-32-bit-and-64-bit-abi.patch
kvm-fix-vcpu-freeing-bug.patch

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