Re: [PATCH v2 04/10] KVM: x86/mmu: Make __kvm_mmu_do_page_fault() return mapped level

From: Isaku Yamahata
Date: Tue Apr 16 2024 - 20:00:01 EST


On Tue, Apr 16, 2024 at 02:40:39PM +0000,
"Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Wed, 2024-04-10 at 15:07 -0700, isaku.yamahata@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > From: Isaku Yamahata <isaku.yamahata@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > The guest memory population logic will need to know what page size or level
> > (4K, 2M, ...) is mapped.
>
> TDX needs this, but do the normal VM users need to have it fixed to 4k? Is it
> actually good?

I meant that the function, kvm_arch_vcpu_map_memory(), in
[PATCH v2 06/10] KVM: x86: Implement kvm_arch_vcpu_map_memory() needs level.

No logic in this patch series enforces to fixed 4K.
gmem_max_level() hook will determine it.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240404185034.3184582-12-pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx/

I'll update the commit message to reflect it.
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Isaku Yamahata <isaku.yamahata@xxxxxxxxx>