[Xen-devel] [PATCH] x86/shadow: add a clarifying assertion

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

... documenting that we don't have to worry about merging guest
provided flags with the ones we want to enforce ourselves.

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>

--- a/xen/arch/x86/mm/shadow/multi.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/mm/shadow/multi.c
@@ -592,6 +592,8 @@ _sh_propagate(struct vcpu *v, 
     {
         unsigned int type;
 
+        ASSERT(!(sflags & (_PAGE_PAT | _PAGE_PCD | _PAGE_PWT)));
+
         /* compute the PAT index for shadow page entry when VT-d is enabled
          * and device assigned. 
          * 1) direct MMIO: compute the PAT index with gMTRR=UC and gPAT.

Attachment: x86-sh-propagate-PAT.patch
Description: Text document

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