Re: [PATCH] Documentation: KVM: Formalizing taking vcpu->mutex *outside* of kvm->slots_lock

[Sean Christopherson]

On Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:55:38 -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Explicitly document the ordering of vcpu->mutex being taken *outside* of
> kvm->slots_lock.  While extremely unintuitive, and arguably wrong, both
> arm64 and x86 have gained flows that take kvm->slots_lock inside of
> vcpu->mutex.  x86's kvm_inhibit_apic_access_page() is particularly
> nasty, as slots_lock is taken quite deep within KVM_RUN, i.e. simply
> swapping the ordering isn't an option.
> 
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 generic, thanks!

[1/1] Documentation: KVM: Formalizing taking vcpu->mutex *outside* of kvm->slots_lock
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/98333091750d

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