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Linus Torvalds authored
Pull kvm updates from Paolo Bonzini:
 "The bulk of the changes here is a largish change to guest_memfd,
  delaying the clearing and encryption of guest-private pages until they
  are actually added to guest page tables. This started as "let's make
  it impossible to misuse the API" for SEV-SNP; but then it ballooned a
  bit.

  The new logic is generally simpler and more ready for hugepage support
  in guest_memfd.

  Summary:

   - fix latent bug in how usage of large pages is determined for
     confidential VMs

   - fix "underline too short" in docs

   - eliminate log spam from limited APIC timer periods

   - disallow pre-faulting of memory before SEV-SNP VMs are initialized

   - delay clearing and encrypting private memory until it is added to
     guest page tables

   - this change also enables another small cleanup: the checks in
     SNP_LAUNCH_UPDATE that limit it to non-populated, private pages can
     now be moved in the co...
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