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List:       kvm
Subject:    [PATCH] kvm: x86: fix comment about {mmu,nested_mmu}.gva_to_gpa
From:       David Matlack <dmatlack () google ! com>
Date:       2015-12-30 16:26:17
Message-ID: 1451492777-7454-1-git-send-email-dmatlack () google ! com
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The comment had the meaning of mmu.gva_to_gpa and nested_mmu.gva_to_gpa
swapped. Fix that, and also add some details describing how each translation
works.

Signed-off-by: David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index e7c2c14..098a9c2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -4058,10 +4058,12 @@ static void init_kvm_nested_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	g_context->inject_page_fault = kvm_inject_page_fault;
 
 	/*
-	 * Note that arch.mmu.gva_to_gpa translates l2_gva to l1_gpa. The
-	 * translation of l2_gpa to l1_gpa addresses is done using the
-	 * arch.nested_mmu.gva_to_gpa function. Basically the gva_to_gpa
-	 * functions between mmu and nested_mmu are swapped.
+	 * Note that arch.mmu.gva_to_gpa translates l2_gpa to l1_gpa using
+	 * L1's nested page tables (e.g. EPT12). The nested translation
+	 * of l2_gva to l1_gpa is done by arch.nested_mmu.gva_to_gpa using
+	 * L2's page tables as the first level of translation and L1's
+	 * nested page tables as the second level of translation. Basically
+	 * the gva_to_gpa functions between mmu and nested_mmu are swapped.
 	 */
 	if (!is_paging(vcpu)) {
 		g_context->nx = false;
-- 
2.6.0.rc2.230.g3dd15c0

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