[PATCH 46/55] KVM: Change kvm_{read,write}_guest() to use copy_{from,to}_user()

From: Avi Kivity
Date: Wed Dec 26 2007 - 06:24:31 EST


From: Izik Eidus <izike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

This changes kvm_write_guest_page/kvm_read_guest_page to use
copy_to_user/read_from_user, as a result we get better speed
and better dirty bit tracking.

Signed-off-by: Izik Eidus <izike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c | 38 ++++++++++++++------------------------
1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
index d318c28..99ad04f 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -630,20 +630,15 @@ static int next_segment(unsigned long len, int offset)
int kvm_read_guest_page(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, void *data, int offset,
int len)
{
- void *page_virt;
- struct page *page;
+ int r;
+ unsigned long addr;

- page = gfn_to_page(kvm, gfn);
- if (is_error_page(page)) {
- kvm_release_page(page);
+ addr = gfn_to_hva(kvm, gfn);
+ if (kvm_is_error_hva(addr))
+ return -EFAULT;
+ r = copy_from_user(data, (void __user *)addr + offset, len);
+ if (r)
return -EFAULT;
- }
- page_virt = kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
-
- memcpy(data, page_virt + offset, len);
-
- kunmap_atomic(page_virt, KM_USER0);
- kvm_release_page(page);
return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_read_guest_page);
@@ -671,21 +666,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_read_guest);
int kvm_write_guest_page(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, const void *data,
int offset, int len)
{
- void *page_virt;
- struct page *page;
+ int r;
+ unsigned long addr;

- page = gfn_to_page(kvm, gfn);
- if (is_error_page(page)) {
- kvm_release_page(page);
+ addr = gfn_to_hva(kvm, gfn);
+ if (kvm_is_error_hva(addr))
+ return -EFAULT;
+ r = copy_to_user((void __user *)addr + offset, data, len);
+ if (r)
return -EFAULT;
- }
- page_virt = kmap_atomic(page, KM_USER0);
-
- memcpy(page_virt + offset, data, len);
-
- kunmap_atomic(page_virt, KM_USER0);
mark_page_dirty(kvm, gfn);
- kvm_release_page(page);
return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_write_guest_page);
--
1.5.3.7

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