Re: [PATCH 8/9] x86: kvm_hv_set_msr(): use __put_user() instead of 32bit __clear_user()

From: Al Viro
Date: Sat May 30 2020 - 10:52:58 EST


On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 03:31:47PM +0100, Al Viro wrote:

> It's a bit trickier than that, but I want to deal with that at the same
> time as the rest of kvm/vhost stuff. So for this series I just went
> for minimal change. There's quite a pile of vhost and kvm stuff,
> but it's not ready yet - wait for the next cycle.

BTW, regarding uaccess plans for the next cycle:
* regset mess (at least the ->get() side)
* killing more compat_alloc_user_space() call sites (_maybe_
all of it, if we are lucky enough; v4l2 is a bitch in that respect,
but I've some ideas on how to deal with that - need to discuss with
mchehab)
* sorting the remaining (harder) parts of i915 out
* kvm/vhost
* fault_in_pages_...() series
That should get rid of almost all __... ones outside of arch/*; might
actually kill copy_in_user() off as well.
* finally lifting stac/clac out of raw_copy_{to,from}_user().