Re: [PATCH v6 03/29] KVM: Resync only arch fields when slots_arch_lock gets reacquired

From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Tue Nov 30 2021 - 20:08:27 EST


On Tue, Nov 30, 2021, Maciej S. Szmigiero wrote:
> From: "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <maciej.szmigiero@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> There is no need to copy the whole memslot data after releasing
> slots_arch_lock for a moment to install temporary memslots copy in
> kvm_set_memslot() since this lock only protects the arch field of each
> memslot.
>
> Just resync this particular field after reacquiring slots_arch_lock.
>
> Note, this also eliminates the need to manually clear the INVALID flag
> when restoring memslots; the "setting" of the INVALID flag was an
> unwanted side effect of copying the entire memslots.
>
> Since kvm_copy_memslots() has just one caller remaining now
> open-code it instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Maciej S. Szmigiero <maciej.szmigiero@xxxxxxxxxx>
> [sean: tweak shortlog, note INVALID flag in changelog, revert comment]
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>

Heh, I think you can drop my SoB? This is new territory for me, I don't know the
rules for this particular situation.

Reviewed-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>