Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 5/5] KVM: x86: Set kvm_x86_ops only after ->hardware_setup() completes | From | Paolo Bonzini <> | Date | Thu, 30 Jan 2020 06:44:09 +0100 |
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On 30/01/20 01:10, Sean Christopherson wrote: > Set kvm_x86_ops with the vendor's ops only after ->hardware_setup() > completes to "prevent" using kvm_x86_ops before they are ready, i.e. to > generate a null pointer fault instead of silently consuming unconfigured > state.
What about even copying kvm_x86_ops by value, so that they can be accessed with "kvm_x86_ops.callback()" and save one memory access?
Paolo
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