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SubjectRe: [PATCH] kvm: lock slots_lock around device assignment
On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 09:46:44PM -0600, Alex Williamson wrote:
> As pointed out by Jason Baron, when assigning a device to a guest
> we first set the iommu domain pointer, which enables mapping
> and unmapping of memory slots to the iommu. This leaves a window
> where this path is enabled, but we haven't synchronized the iommu
> mappings to the existing memory slots. Thus a slot being removed
> at that point could send us down unexpected code paths removing
> non-existent pinnings and iommu mappings. Take the slots_lock
> around creating the iommu domain and initial mappings as well as
> around iommu teardown to avoid this race.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@redhat.com>

Applied, thanks.



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