Re: [PATCH v5 00/12] KVM: introduce readonly memslot

[Avi Kivity]

On 08/14/2012 06:51 PM, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
>> 
>> Userspace may want to modify the ROM (for example, when programming a
>> flash device).  It is also possible to map an hva range rw through one
>> slot and ro through another.
> 
> Right, can do that with multiple userspace maps to the same anonymous 
> memory region (see other email).

Yes it's possible.  It requires that we move all memory allocation to be
fd based, since userspace can't predict what memory will be dual-mapped
(at least if emulated hardware allows this).  Is this a reasonable
requirement?  Do ksm/thp/autonuma work with this?



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