[PATCH v2 11/30] KVM: arm64: Optimize early exit checks in kvm_s2_fault_pin_pfn()
Marc Zyngier
maz at kernel.org
Fri Mar 27 04:35:59 PDT 2026
From: Fuad Tabba <tabba at google.com>
Optimize the early exit checks in kvm_s2_fault_pin_pfn by grouping all
error responses under the generic is_error_noslot_pfn check first,
avoiding unnecessary branches in the hot path.
Reviewed-by: Joey Gouly <joey.gouly at arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba at google.com>
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz at kernel.org>
---
arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
index 2b85daaa4426b..0c71e3a9af8b0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -1791,12 +1791,13 @@ static int kvm_s2_fault_pin_pfn(struct kvm_s2_fault *fault)
fault->pfn = __kvm_faultin_pfn(fault->memslot, fault->gfn,
fault->write_fault ? FOLL_WRITE : 0,
&fault->writable, &fault->page);
- if (fault->pfn == KVM_PFN_ERR_HWPOISON) {
- kvm_send_hwpoison_signal(fault->hva, __ffs(fault->vma_pagesize));
- return 0;
- }
- if (is_error_noslot_pfn(fault->pfn))
+ if (unlikely(is_error_noslot_pfn(fault->pfn))) {
+ if (fault->pfn == KVM_PFN_ERR_HWPOISON) {
+ kvm_send_hwpoison_signal(fault->hva, __ffs(fault->vma_pagesize));
+ return 0;
+ }
return -EFAULT;
+ }
return 1;
}
--
2.47.3
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