Re: [PATCH v6 2/4] mm: introduce new flag to indicate wc safe

[Catalin Marinas]

On Thu, Feb 08, 2024 at 02:16:50AM +0530, ankita@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
> index f5a97dec5169..884c068a79eb 100644
> --- a/include/linux/mm.h
> +++ b/include/linux/mm.h
> @@ -391,6 +391,20 @@ extern unsigned int kobjsize(const void *objp);
>  # define VM_UFFD_MINOR		VM_NONE
>  #endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_USERFAULTFD_MINOR */
>  
> +/*
> + * This flag is used to connect VFIO to arch specific KVM code. It
> + * indicates that the memory under this VMA is safe for use with any
> + * non-cachable memory type inside KVM. Some VFIO devices, on some
> + * platforms, are thought to be unsafe and can cause machine crashes if
> + * KVM does not lock down the memory type.
> + */
> +#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
> +#define VM_VFIO_ALLOW_WC_BIT	39
> +#define VM_VFIO_ALLOW_WC	BIT(VM_VFIO_ALLOW_WC_BIT)
> +#else
> +#define VM_VFIO_ALLOW_WC	VM_NONE
> +#endif

Adding David Hildenbrand to this thread as well since we briefly
discussed potential alternatives (not sure we came to any conclusion).

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Catalin