[PATCH 7/7] KVM/PPC: update the comment of memory barrier in the kvmppc_prepare_to_enter()
Lan Tianyu
tianyu.lan at intel.com
Sun Mar 13 14:10:30 AEDT 2016
The barrier also orders the write to mode from any reads
to the page tables done and so update the comment.
Signed-off-by: Lan Tianyu <tianyu.lan at intel.com>
---
arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 19aa59b..6a68730 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ int kvmppc_prepare_to_enter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
* so we don't miss a request because the requester sees
* OUTSIDE_GUEST_MODE and assumes we'll be checking requests
* before next entering the guest (and thus doesn't IPI).
+ * This also orders the write to mode from any reads
+ * to the page tables done while the VCPU is running.
+ * Please see the comment in kvm_flush_remote_tlbs.
*/
smp_mb();
--
1.8.4.rc0.1.g8f6a3e5.dirty
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