Re: [PATCH RFC 00/12] Document synchronization used in managing guest faults

From: Sean Christopherson

Date: Thu Jun 25 2026 - 14:37:25 EST


On Wed, May 27, 2026, Ackerley Tng wrote:
> Ackerley Tng (12):
> Documentation: KVM: Elaborate comment on kvm_usage_lock
> Documentation: KVM: Consolidate notes about cpu_read_lock() and kvm_lock
> Documentation: KVM: Consolidate notes about kvm->slots_lock and irq_lock
> Documentation: KVM: Turn - into bullet point
> Documentation: KVM: Explain what rule the exception section is meant for
> Documentation: KVM: Have actual headings for exceptions
> Documentation: KVM: Drop mention of kvm->lock in SRCU documentation
> Documentation: KVM: Add example for kvm->srcu in relation to mutex/lock
> Documentation: KVM: Document synchronization for managing guest faults
> KVM: guest_memfd: Clarify comment about gmem.file vs kvm->srcu
> KVM: mmu: Point users of host_pfn_mapping_level() to docs
> Documentation: KVM: Focus acquisition order section on preventing deadlocks

Please split these up into standalone patches or small series of patches that are
logically related at a finer granularity. "Here's a pile of KVM documentation
updates" is not a reasonable level of granularity.