Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] KVM: SVM: Analyze is_guest_mode() in svm_vcpu_run() | From | Paolo Bonzini <> | Date | Tue, 22 Sep 2020 15:43:35 +0200 |
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On 14/09/20 22:43, Krish Sadhukhan wrote: >> > > Not related to your changes, but should we get rid of the variable > 'exit_fastpath' and just do, > > return svm_exit_handler_fastpath(vcpu); > > It seems the variable isn't used anywhere else and svm_vcpu_run() > doesn't return from anywhere else either.
Yes (also because vmx will do the same once we can push EXIT_FASTPATH_REENTER_GUEST handling up to vcpu_enter_guest)...
> Also, svm_exit_handlers_fastpath() doesn't have any other caller. > Should we get rid of it as well ?
... and no, because svm_vcpu_run is a very large function and therefore it's better to keep its flow streamlined.
Paolo
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