[PATCH v6 01/21] KVM: x86: Fix potential race in KVM_GET_CLOCK

Paolo Bonzini pbonzini at redhat.com
Fri Aug 13 03:44:26 PDT 2021


On 13/08/21 12:39, Oliver Upton wrote:
> Might it make sense to fix this issue under the existing locking
> scheme, then shift to what you're proposing? I say that, but the
> locking change in 03/21 would most certainly have a short lifetime
> until this patch supersedes it.

Yes, definitely.  The seqcount change would definitely go in much later. 
  Extracting KVM_{GET,SET}_CLOCK to separate function would also be a 
patch of its own.  Give me a few more days of frantic KVM Forum 
preparation. :)

Paolo




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