linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 13/20] Add set_alias_ function and x86 implementation

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Date:   Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:27:03 +0000
From:   "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 13/20] Add set_alias_ function and x86 implementation

On Mon, 2019-02-11 at 20:09 +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 04:34:15PM -0800, Rick Edgecombe wrote:
> > This adds two new functions set_alias_default_noflush and
> 
> s/This adds/Add/
> 
> > set_alias_nv_noflush for setting the alias mapping for the page to its
> 
> Please end function names with parentheses, below too.
Ok.
> > default valid permissions and to an invalid state that cannot be cached in
> > a TLB, respectively. These functions to not flush the TLB.
> 
> s/to/do/
> 
Argh, thanks.
> Also, pls put that description as comments over the functions in the
> code. Otherwise that "nv" as part of the name doesn't really explain
> what it does.
> 
> Actually, you could just as well call the function
> 
> set_alias_invalid_noflush()
> 
> All the other words are written in full, no need to have "nv" there.
> 
> Thx.
Yes, that seems better.

Thanks,

Rick