@@ -377,9 +377,9 @@ void kvm_mmu_set_mmio_spte_mask(u64 mmio_value, u64 mmio_mask, u64 access_mask)
mmio_value = 0;
/*
- * The masked MMIO value must obviously match itself and a removed SPTE
- * must not get a false positive. Removed SPTEs and MMIO SPTEs should
- * never collide as MMIO must set some RWX bits, and removed SPTEs must
+ * The masked MMIO value must obviously match itself and a frozen SPTE
+ * must not get a false positive. Frozen SPTEs and MMIO SPTEs should
+ * never collide as MMIO must set some RWX bits, and frozen SPTEs must
* not set any RWX bits.
*/
if (WARN_ON((mmio_value & mmio_mask) != mmio_value) ||
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ extern u64 __read_mostly shadow_nonpresent_or_rsvd_mask;
*/
#define FROZEN_SPTE (SHADOW_NONPRESENT_VALUE | 0x5a0ULL)
-/* Removed SPTEs must not be misconstrued as shadow present PTEs. */
+/* Frozen SPTEs must not be misconstrued as shadow present PTEs. */
static_assert(!(FROZEN_SPTE & SPTE_MMU_PRESENT_MASK));
static inline bool is_frozen_spte(u64 spte)
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@ static void handle_removed_pt(struct kvm *kvm, tdp_ptep_t pt, bool shared)
/*
* Set the SPTE to a nonpresent value that other
* threads will not overwrite. If the SPTE was
- * already marked as removed then another thread
+ * already marked as frozen then another thread
* handling a page fault could overwrite it, so
* set the SPTE until it is set from some other
- * value to the removed SPTE value.
+ * value to the frozen SPTE value.
*/
for (;;) {
old_spte = kvm_tdp_mmu_write_spte_atomic(sptep, FROZEN_SPTE);
@@ -648,8 +648,8 @@ static inline int __must_check __tdp_mmu_set_spte_atomic(struct kvm *kvm,
u64 *sptep = rcu_dereference(iter->sptep);
/*
- * The caller is responsible for ensuring the old SPTE is not a REMOVED
- * SPTE. KVM should never attempt to zap or manipulate a REMOVED SPTE,
+ * The caller is responsible for ensuring the old SPTE is not a FROZEN
+ * SPTE. KVM should never attempt to zap or manipulate a FROZEN SPTE,
* and pre-checking before inserting a new SPTE is advantageous as it
* avoids unnecessary work.
*/