Re: [Xen-devel] about the funtion call memory_type_changed()

["Zhang, Yang Z" <yang.z.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tian, Kevin wrote on 2015-01-22:
>> From: Jan Beulich [mailto:JBeulich@xxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 6:31 PM
>> 
>>> 
>>> Yes, it's true. But I still don't understand why to do the
>>> flush_all just when iommu_enable is true. Could you  explain why ?
>> 
>> The question you raise doesn't reflect what the function does: It
>> doesn't flush when iommu_enabled, in calls
>> p2m_memory_type_changed() in that case. And that operation is what
>> requires a flush afterwards (unless we know that nothing can be
>> cached yet), as there may have been a cachable -> non- cachable
>> transition for some of the pages assigned to the guest.

I find in vmx_wbinvd_intercept(), it will check whether iommu_snoop is enabled 
before flushing. And this check exists in memory_type_changes() before, but it 
is removed by you. I think either both are removed or both are there. Is there 
any difference between the two code pieces?

>> 
>> The fact that the call is made dependent on iommu_enabled is simply
>> because when that flag is not set, all memory of the guest is
>> treated WB (as no physical device can be assigned to the guest in
>> that case), and hence to type changes can occur.

Even the flush is required, the flush_all is too heavy. Just use the 
vcpu_dirty_cpumask is enough.

Best regards,
Yang



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