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SubjectRe: [PATCH mm-unstable v1 4/5] kvm/powerpc: add kvm_arch_test_clear_young()
On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 9:12 PM Yu Zhao <yuzhao@google.com> wrote:
>
> This patch adds kvm_arch_test_clear_young() for the vast majority of
> VMs that are not nested and run on hardware with Radix MMU enabled.
>
> It relies on two techniques, RCU and cmpxchg, to safely test and clear
> the accessed bit without taking the MMU lock. The former protects KVM
> page tables from being freed while the latter clears the accessed bit
> atomically against both the hardware and other software page table
> walkers.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yu Zhao <yuzhao@google.com>
> ---
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 18 ++++++
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h | 14 +----
> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c | 7 +++
> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.h | 2 +
> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_radix.c | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c | 10 ++--
> 6 files changed, 110 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

Adding Michael, Nicholas and Christophe.

I'm not sure who I should add for this patch. Can you please add any
interested parties that I've missed?

Thank you.

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