Re: [PATCH V4 4/4] kvm: add a check if pfn is from NVDIMM pmem.

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Thu Aug 30 2018 - 15:07:15 EST


On 08/22/2018 03:58 AM, Zhang Yi wrote:
> bool kvm_is_reserved_pfn(kvm_pfn_t pfn)
> {
> - if (pfn_valid(pfn))
> - return PageReserved(pfn_to_page(pfn));
> + struct page *page;
> +
> + if (pfn_valid(pfn)) {
> + page = pfn_to_page(pfn);
> + return PageReserved(page) && !is_dax_page(page);
> + }

This is in desperate need of commenting about what it is doing and why.

The changelog alone doesn't cut it.