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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 04/22] KVM: x86: introduce vcpu_gva_to_gpa to cleanup the code
On 06/29/2011 02:26 PM, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
> On 06/29/2011 07:09 PM, Avi Kivity wrote:
> > On 06/29/2011 01:56 PM, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
> >> On 06/29/2011 04:24 PM, Avi Kivity wrote:
> >>
> >> >> +static int vcpu_gva_to_gpa(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long gva,
> >> >> + gpa_t *gpa, struct x86_exception *exception,
> >> >> + bool write)
> >> >> +{
> >> >> + u32 access = (kvm_x86_ops->get_cpl(vcpu) == 3) ? PFERR_USER_MASK : 0;
> >> >> +
> >> >> + if (write)
> >> >> + access |= PFERR_WRITE_MASK;
> >> >
> >> > Needs fetch as well so NX/SMEP can work.
> >> >
> >>
> >> This function is only used by read/write emulator, execute permission is
> >> not needed for read/write, no?
> >
> > It's not good to have a function which only implements the functionality partially. It can later be misused.
> >
> > You can pass the page-fault-error-code instead of the write parameter, I think it will be simpler.
> >
>
> Actually, we will get the cache mmio info in this function, i think it is pure waste for other
> access execpt mmio, what about change the function name to vcpu_gva_to_gpa_mmio?

Not too happy, but ok.

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error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function



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