linux-kernel - Re: [Part2 PATCH v5 08/31] KVM: Introduce KVM_MEMORY_ENCRYPT_REGISTER

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Date:   Wed, 4 Oct 2017 12:18:24 -0500
From:   Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Cc:     brijesh.singh@....com, x86@...nel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Subject: Re: [Part2 PATCH v5 08/31] KVM: Introduce
 KVM_MEMORY_ENCRYPT_REGISTER_REGION ioctl



On 10/04/2017 10:19 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:

>> +};
>> +
>> +#define KVM_MEMORY_ENCRYPT_REGISTER_REGION    _IOR(KVMIO, 0xbb,\
>> +						     struct kvm_enc_region)
>> +#define KVM_MEMORY_ENCRYPT_UNREGISTER_REGION  _IOR(KVMIO, 0xbc,\
>> +						     struct kvm_enc_region)
> 
> Yuck, those are needlessly too long. They could be just as understandable if
> they were called:
> 
> #define KVM_MEM_ENC_REG_REGION    _IOR(KVMIO, 0xbb, struct kvm_enc_region)
> #define KVM_MEM_ENC_UNREG_REGION  _IOR(KVMIO, 0xbc, struct kvm_enc_region)
> 
> or so... I know, it'll need to change the qemu patches but it is more
> compact this way, IMO, and you don't have to break the _IOR line.
> 

Thanks for the patch Boris, I will take care of removing the wrapper
from kvm_vm_ioctl_mem_enc_op(). As per shorting the name is concerned,
if am open to suggestion. lets see if Paolo or Radim have any comments
on naming. If not, then I will shorten the name in next rev.

-Brijesh