Re: [PATCH 04/15] KVM: MMU: cache mmio info on page fault path

From: Xiao Guangrong
Date: Wed Jun 08 2011 - 05:31:48 EST


On 06/08/2011 05:18 PM, Alexander Graf wrote:

>>
>> Also, when context switched, CR3 is reloaded, mmio cache info can be cleared too. right? :-)
>
> Only when using SPT. In the NPT case, you will never see cr3 getting reloaded or INVLPG :).
>

In the NPT case, we only cache the GPA, GVA is not cached (vcpu.arch.mmio_gva is always 0) ;-)
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