linux-kernel - Re: [RFC Part2 PATCH v3 10/26] KVM: Introduce KVM_MEMORY_ENCRYPT_REGISTER/UNREGISTER

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Date:   Tue, 12 Sep 2017 23:08:29 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        "Michael S . Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        \"Radim Krčmář\" <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Subject: Re: [RFC Part2 PATCH v3 10/26] KVM: Introduce
 KVM_MEMORY_ENCRYPT_REGISTER/UNREGISTER_RAM ioctl

On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 03:50:55PM -0500, Brijesh Singh wrote:
> Sure, I can do that. In one of the feedback Paolo recommended
> KVM_MEMORY_ENCRYPT_* ioctl name hence I tried to stick with the same name
> for structure. I am flexible to use 'struct enc_region' but I personally
> prefer to keep "mem" somewhere in the structure naming to indicate its for
> *memory* encryption -- maybe struct kvm_mem_enc_region.

I'd drop the "kvm_" prefix: struct mem_enc_region;

But I sense we're bikeshedding here and I'd leave it up to you guys.
My only intent was to shorten those so that they fit on a single line.
In general, I like using small struct names which do not look like
sentences and which give you code that reads quickly, at a glance. But
this is just me.

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    Boris.

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