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Supporting shared >>> memory implies that memory can be mapped when shared with the >>> host. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Fuad Tabba >>> --- >>> include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 1 + >>> virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 4 ++++ >>> 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+) >>> >>> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h >>> index 45e6d8fca9b9..117937a895da 100644 >>> --- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h >>> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h >>> @@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ struct kvm_enable_cap { >>> #define KVM_CAP_PRE_FAULT_MEMORY 236 >>> #define KVM_CAP_X86_APIC_BUS_CYCLES_NS 237 >>> #define KVM_CAP_X86_GUEST_MODE 238 >>> +#define KVM_CAP_GMEM_SHARED_MEM 239 >> >> I think SHARED_MEM is ok. Said that, to me the use case in this series is >> more about "in-place" rather than "shared". >> >> In comparison, what I'm recently looking at is a "more" shared mode of >> guest-memfd where it works almost like memfd. So all pages will be shared >> there. >> >> That helps me e.g. for the N:1 kvm binding issue I mentioned in another >> email (in one of my relies in previous version), in which case I want to >> enable gmemfd folios to be mapped more than once in a process. >> >> That'll work there as long as it's fully shared, because all things can be >> registered in the old VA way, then there's no need to have N:1 restriction. >> IOW, gmemfd will still rely on mmu notifier for tearing downs, and the >> gmem->bindings will always be empty. >> >> So if this one would be called "in-place", then I'll have my use case as >> "shared". > > I understand what you mean. The naming here is to be consistent with > the rest of the series. I don't really have a strong opinion. It means > SHARED_IN_PLACE, but then that would be a mouthful. :) I'll note that Patrick is also driving it in "all shared" mode for his direct-map removal series IIRC. So we would have a) All private b) Mixing of private and shared (incl conversion) c) All shared "IN_PLACE" might be the wrong angle to look at it. -- Cheers, David / dhildenb