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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] x86: add an extra check when validating a huge p

To: "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] x86: add an extra check when validating a huge pv L2 entry
From: "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:51:53 +0100
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>>> Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 09.09.09 17:35 >>>
>On 09/09/2009 16:19, "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> -            rc = get_data_page(mfn_to_page(m), d, writeable);
>> +            if ( mfn_valid(m) )
>> +                rc = get_data_page(mfn_to_page(m), d, writeable);
>> +            else
>> +                rc = -EINVAL;
>
>'else rc = 0' would be more like it, eh?

Oh, yes - I got confused (again) by the inconsistencies in what return
values mean for the various functions.

Jan


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