linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/8] KVM: MMU: do not add a nonpresent spte to rmaps of its child

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Date:	Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:32:13 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Takuya Yoshikawa <yoshikawa.takuya@....ntt.co.jp>
CC:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, KVM <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] KVM: MMU: do not add a nonpresent spte to rmaps of
 its child

On 12/19/2011 04:39 AM, Takuya Yoshikawa wrote:
> (2011/12/16 19:15), Xiao Guangrong wrote:
>
>> -static void mmu_page_add_parent_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>> -                    struct kvm_mmu_page *sp, u64 *parent_pte)
>> +static void mmu_page_add_set_parent_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>> +                    struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
>> +                    u64 *parent_pte)
>>   {
>>       if (!parent_pte)
>>           return;
>>
>> +    mmu_spte_set(parent_pte, __pa(sp->spt) | SHADOW_PAGE_TABLE);
>>       pte_list_add(vcpu, parent_pte,&sp->parent_ptes);
>>   }
>
> There are a few prefixes in the kvm mmu code.
>
>     e.g. mmu_page_, kvm_mmu_, kvm_mmu_page_, ...
>
> Sometimes we also use "sp".
>
> How about deciding a consistent way from now on?
>

In general I am in favour of consistency, but I'm not inviting
mass-renaming patches.  Let's try to be consistent in new patches (like
your suggestions on this patchset).

> E.g.
>     if the function is static and for local use only, such a prefix
>     can be eliminated,
>
>     if it is used outside of mmu.c, kvm_mmu_ is needed,
>
>     we use sp for kvm_mmu_page,
>     ...

-- 
error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

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