Re: [PATCH V4 4/4] kvm: add a check if pfn is from NVDIMM pmem.
From: Yi Zhang
Date: Fri Aug 31 2018 - 04:00:53 EST
On 2018-08-30 at 12:07:11 -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> 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.
Thanks, Dave, Will add some comments