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Re: [PATCH v2 2/8] x86/hvm: Only populate info->cr2 for #PF in hvm_get_pending_event()


  • To: Jinoh Kang <jinoh.kang.kr@xxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
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On 24.08.2023 17:25, Jinoh Kang wrote:
> Prepare for an upcoming patch that overloads the 'cr2' field for #DB.

Seeing the subsequent change and the fact that earlier on Andrew didn't
need such an adjustment, I'm afraid I can't see the need for this change,
and the one sentence above also doesn't answer the "Why?", but only the
"What?"

Jan

> --- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c
> +++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c
> @@ -503,9 +503,14 @@ void hvm_migrate_pirqs(struct vcpu *v)
>  
>  static bool hvm_get_pending_event(struct vcpu *v, struct x86_event *info)
>  {
> -    info->cr2 = v->arch.hvm.guest_cr[2];
> +    if ( !alternative_call(hvm_funcs.get_pending_event, v, info) )
> +        return false;
> +
> +    if ( info->type == X86_EVENTTYPE_HW_EXCEPTION &&
> +         info->vector == X86_EXC_PF )
> +        info->cr2 = v->arch.hvm.guest_cr[2];
>  
> -    return alternative_call(hvm_funcs.get_pending_event, v, info);
> +    return true;
>  }
>  
>  void hvm_do_resume(struct vcpu *v)




 


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