Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: VMX: Remove the unused variable "gpa" in __invept()

From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Thu Oct 31 2024 - 15:58:48 EST


On Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:59:31 +0800, Yan Zhao wrote:
> Remove the unused variable "gpa" in __invept().
>
> The INVEPT instruction only supports two types: VMX_EPT_EXTENT_CONTEXT (1)
> and VMX_EPT_EXTENT_GLOBAL (2). Neither of these types requires a third
> variable "gpa".
>
> The "gpa" variable for __invept() is always set to 0 and was originally
> introduced for the old non-existent type VMX_EPT_EXTENT_INDIVIDUAL_ADDR
> (0). This type was removed by commit 2b3c5cbc0d81 ("kvm: don't use bit24
> for detecting address-specific invalidation capability") and
> commit 63f3ac48133a ("KVM: VMX: clean up declaration of VPID/EPT
> invalidation types").
>
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 vmx, thanks!

[1/1] KVM: VMX: Remove the unused variable "gpa" in __invept()
https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/bc17fccb37c8

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