RE: [Xen-devel] phys_basetab might be used uninitialized in domain.c

["Li, Xin B" <xin.b.li@xxxxxxxxx>]

Fix gcc warning and clean a piece of code in arch_set_info_guest to avoid AP of 
HVM domain going to a wrong code path.

Signed-off-by: Xin Li <xin.b.li@xxxxxxxxx>


>-----Original Message-----
>From: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>[mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Li, Xin B
>Sent: 2006年2月22日 20:00
>To: Guillaume Thouvenin; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] phys_basetab might be used 
>uninitialized in domain.c
>
>>Hello,
>>
>> In xen-unstable [changeset 8920], gcc warns me that phys_basetab
>>variable might be used uninitialized in arch/x86/domain.c
>>
>> So is it ok to write:
>>
>>    414     if ( shadow_mode_refcounts(d) )
>>    415     {
>>    416         if ( 
>>!get_page(mfn_to_page(phys_basetab>>PAGE_SHIFT), d) )
>>    417         {
>>    418             destroy_gdt(v);
>>    419             return -EINVAL;
>>    420         }
>
>phys_basetab should be initialized to INVALID_MFN, and check if it is
>valid before use.
>Also, this code causes AP of SMP VMX guest can't boot, I will send a
>fix.
>thanks
>-Xin
>
>>
>> in arch_set_info_guest() knowing that phys_basetab can be 
>>unset at this
>>point.
>>
>>Hope this help,
>>Guillaume
>>
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