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Re: [Xen-devel] MULTI_mmu_update, HYPERVISOR_mmu_update and pte entry

To: Christopher Benninger <chrisbenninger@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] MULTI_mmu_update, HYPERVISOR_mmu_update and pte entry
From: Wei Liu <liuw@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 13:47:24 +0800
Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Christopher Benninger
<chrisbenninger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Jeremy,
> I am definitely doing something weird, but on purpose. I am trying to
> determine which process specifically owns the pte in question. I have a domU
> module which I can ask for information, I just dont know how to get the ptr
> provided, into a useful context I can send it.

Most pte updates belong to current process. Maybe you can use CR3 to
determine to which page table a specified pte belongs. But it may be
hard to determine the actual task_struct IMHO.


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