On 08.02.2024 05:32, George Dunlap wrote:
> Er, ok, just one more comment: this could allow an altp2m to have more
> permissions than the host; for example, the host p2m entry could be
> p2m_access_r, but if the altp2m's default_access were p2m_access_rw,
> it would override that.  Is that the behavior we want?  Or do we want
> to do some sort of intersection of permissions?
> 
> If the former, I'd propose the comment be adjusted thus:
> 
>  * If the entry is invalid, and the host entry was valid, propagate
>  * the host's entry to the altp2m, retaining page order but using the
>  * altp2m's default_access, and indicate that the caller should re-try
>  * the faulting instruction.

I find it highly questionable that such blind overriding should be taking
place.

Jan

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