linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/7] KVM: MMU: remove the arithmetic of parent pte rmap

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Date:	Sun, 15 May 2011 16:44:54 +0800
From:	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
CC:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, KVM <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] KVM: MMU: remove the arithmetic of parent pte rmap

On 05/15/2011 04:23 PM, Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 05/15/2011 12:44 AM, Xiao Guangrong wrote:
>> Parent pte rmap and page rmap are very similar, so use the same arithmetic for
>> them
>>
> 
> While they're similar, this is going to cause a lot of confusion because the name 'rmap' already has a deep meaning, at least for me.
> 
> Maybe we can call the abstract structure 'spte_list' and define operations on that, then implement rmap_* and *_parent_pte as wrappers around spte_list.
> 

OK, will fix the confused name in next version, thanks!
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