if ((sp)->gfn != (gfn) || (sp)->role.direct ||          \
                        (sp)->role.invalid) {} else
 
+/* @sp->gfn should be write-protected at the call site */
 static int __kvm_sync_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
                           struct list_head *invalid_list, bool clear_unsync)
 {
                return 1;
        }
 
-       if (clear_unsync) {
-               if (rmap_write_protect(vcpu->kvm, sp->gfn))
-                       kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(vcpu->kvm);
+       if (clear_unsync)
                kvm_unlink_unsync_page(vcpu->kvm, sp);
-       }
 
        if (vcpu->arch.mmu.sync_page(vcpu, sp)) {
                kvm_mmu_prepare_zap_page(vcpu->kvm, sp, invalid_list);