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Allocate TDP MMU roots while holding mmu_lock for read, and instead use tdp_mmu_pages_lock to guard against duplicate roots. This allows KVM to create new roots without forcing kvm_tdp_mmu_zap_invalidated_roots() to yield, e.g. allows vCPUs to load new roots after memslot deletion without forcing the zap thread to detect contention and yield (or complete if the kernel isn't preemptible). Note, creating a new TDP MMU root as an mmu_lock reader is safe for two reasons: (1) paths that must guarantee all roots/SPTEs are *visited* take mmu_lock for write and so are still mutually exclusive, e.g. mmu_notifier invalidations, and (2) paths that require all roots/SPTEs to *observe* some given state without holding mmu_lock for write must ensure freshness through some other means, e.g. toggling dirty logging must first wait for SRCU readers to recognize the memslot flags change before processing existing roots/SPTEs. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240111020048.844847-8-seanjc@google.com Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Linux kernel
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Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
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requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.