Re: [PATCH 3/4] KVM: MMU: reduce the size of mmu_page_path

[Paolo Bonzini]

On 25/03/2016 14:19, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
> Currently only PT64_ROOT_LEVEL - 1 levels are used, one additional entry
> in .parent[] is used as a sentinel, the additional entry in .idx[] is
> purely wasted
> 
> This patch reduces its size and sets the sentinel on the upper level of
> the place where we start from

This patch and the previous one are basically redoing commit
0a47cd85833e ("KVM: MMU: Fix ubsan warnings", 2016-03-04).  While you
find your version easier to understand, I of course find mine easier.

Rather than getting stuck in a ko fight, the solution is to stick with
the code in KVM and add comments.  I'll give it a try...

Paolo