linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/mm: Reinitialize TLB state on hotplug and resume

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Date:   Thu, 7 Sep 2017 11:59:32 +0200
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/mm: Reinitialize TLB state on hotplug and resume


* Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de> wrote:

> > + */
> > +void initialize_tlbstate_and_flush(void)
> 
> I think we should prefix all those visible, TLB-handling functions with
> "tlb_". So you'd have tlb_init_state_and_flush().

Agreed absolutely, but note that this affects more functions as well - for example 
enter_lazy_tlb() should probably be tlb_lazy_enter() - or at least 
lazy_tlb_enter() or such?

Thanks,

	Ingo