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The various kvm_write_guest() and mark_page_dirty() functions must only ever be called in the context of an active vCPU, because if dirty ring tracking is enabled it may simply oops when kvm_get_running_vcpu() returns NULL for the vcpu and then kvm_dirty_ring_get() dereferences it. This oops was reported by "butt3rflyh4ck" <butterflyhuangxx@gmail.com> in https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/CAFcO6XOmoS7EacN_n6v4Txk7xL7iqRa2gABg3F7E3Naf5uG94g@mail.gmail.com/ That actual bug will be fixed under separate cover but this warning should help to prevent new ones from being added. Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@amazon.co.uk> Message-Id: <20211210163625.2886-2-dwmw2@infradead.org> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.