Re: [PATCH 1/4] KVM: x86: Tag kvm_mmu_x86_module_init() with __init

From: Kai Huang
Date: Thu Jul 28 2022 - 22:14:42 EST


On Thu, 2022-07-28 at 22:17 +0000, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Mark kvm_mmu_x86_module_init() with __init, the entire reason it exists
> is to initialize variables when kvm.ko is loaded, i.e. it must never be
> called after module initialization.
>
> Fixes: 1d0e84806047 ("KVM: x86/mmu: Resolve nx_huge_pages when kvm.ko is loaded")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 2 +-
> arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c | 2 +-
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> index e8281d64a431..5ffa578cafe1 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> @@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ static inline int kvm_arch_flush_remote_tlb(struct kvm *kvm)
> #define kvm_arch_pmi_in_guest(vcpu) \
> ((vcpu) && (vcpu)->arch.handling_intr_from_guest)
>
> -void kvm_mmu_x86_module_init(void);
> +void __init kvm_mmu_x86_module_init(void);
> int kvm_mmu_vendor_module_init(void);
> void kvm_mmu_vendor_module_exit(void);
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> index 8e477333a263..2975fcb14c86 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
> @@ -6700,7 +6700,7 @@ static int set_nx_huge_pages(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
> * nx_huge_pages needs to be resolved to true/false when kvm.ko is loaded, as
> * its default value of -1 is technically undefined behavior for a boolean.
> */
> -void kvm_mmu_x86_module_init(void)
> +void __init kvm_mmu_x86_module_init(void)
> {
> if (nx_huge_pages == -1)
> __set_nx_huge_pages(get_nx_auto_mode());

Reviewed-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@xxxxxxxxx>

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Thanks,
-Kai