Re: [PATCH 2/2] KVM: selftests: Test KVM_PRE_FAULT_MEMORY against a full dirty ring

[Fuad Tabba]

On Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:57:37 +0000, "Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)"
<ljs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[...]
> > Yes, the acquire pairs with the smp_wmb() in kvm_dirty_ring_push()
> > ahead of the flag store, and the release with the smp_load_acquire()
> > in kvm_dirty_gfn_harvested(). dirty_log_test does the same.
>
> I know it's test code, but general kernel practice is to add a comment saying
> what memory barriers pair with so it's easier to track, could you add those for
> these?

Sure.

/fuad