Re: [PATCH 2/2] KVM: TDX: Do not clear poisoned pages

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Wed Jun 25 2025 - 12:31:54 EST


On 6/25/25 09:25, Adrian Hunter wrote:
>> IIUC, even if movdir64b stores contents on hwpoisoned pages, it's not
>> going to cause any trouble.
> No. PageHWPoison(page) means the page should not be touched. It must
> be freed back to the allocator where it will never be allocated again.

What's the end-user-visible effect if the page is touched in this
specific function in this specific way (with movdir64b)?

In other words, what does this patch do for end users?