Re: [PATCH][4.15] x86/shadow: replace bogus return path in shadow_get_page_from_l1e()

[Tim Deegan <tim@xxxxxxx>]

At 16:08 +0100 on 26 Feb (1614355713), Jan Beulich wrote:
> Prior to be640b1800bb ("x86: make get_page_from_l1e() return a proper
> error code") a positive return value did indicate an error. Said commit
> failed to adjust this return path, but luckily the only caller has
> always been inside a shadow_mode_refcounts() conditional.
> 
> Subsequent changes caused 1 to end up at the default (error) label in
> the caller's switch() again, but the returning of 1 (== _PAGE_PRESENT)
> is still rather confusing here, and a latent risk.
> 
> Convert to an ASSERT() instead, just in case any new caller would
> appear.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Tim Deegan <tim@xxxxxxx>