Re: [PATCH v7 34/42] KVM: selftests: Test conversion with elevated page refcount

From: Askar Safin

Date: Tue Jun 02 2026 - 17:32:16 EST


Ackerley Tng via B4 Relay <devnull+ackerleytng.google.com@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> This test uses vmsplice to increment the refcount of a specific page

I recently submitted a patch, which makes vmsplice equivalent to
preadv2/pwritev2, and it was accepted to next.

For now it is just an experiment, it is possible it will be reverted.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260601-aufweichen-dissens-ausrechnen-0d9b84728113@brauner/

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Askar Safin