On 18/02/15 10:42, Juergen Gross wrote:
>
>>> /* Set up p2m_top to point to the domain-builder provided p2m
>>> pages */
>>> @@ -469,8 +473,10 @@ static pte_t *alloc_p2m_pmd(unsigned long addr,
>>> pte_t *pte_pg)
>>>
>>> ptechk = lookup_address(vaddr, &level);
>>> if (ptechk == pte_pg) {
>>> + HYPERVISOR_shared_info->arch.p2m_generation++;
>>> set_pmd(pmdp,
>>> __pmd(__pa(pte_newpg[i]) | _KERNPG_TABLE));
>>> + HYPERVISOR_shared_info->arch.p2m_generation++;
>>
>> Do these increments of p2m_generation need to be atomic?
>
> Hmm, they are done under lock. I don't think the compiler is allowed to
> reorder the writes to p2m_generation across set_pmd().
They do need smp_wmb() to guarantee that the increment is visible before
the update occurs, just as the toolstack will need smp_rmb() to read.
They also need to be protected from concurrent update inside the kernel,
for which a lock should appear to suffice.
~Andrew
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