linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: x86: VMX: rename 'kvm_area' to 'vmxon

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Date:   Thu, 05 Mar 2020 16:58:35 +0100
From:   Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: x86: VMX: rename 'kvm_area' to 'vmxon_region'

Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com> writes:

> Super nit: can I convince you to use "KVM: VMX:" instead of "KVM: x86: VMX:"?
>
>   $ glo | grep -e "KVM: x86: nVMX" -e "KVM: x86: VMX:" | wc -l
>   8
>   $ glo | grep -e "KVM: nVMX" -e "KVM: VMX:" | wc -l
>   1032
>
> I'm very conditioned to scan for "KVM: *VMX:", e.g. I was about to complain
> that this used the wrong scope :-)   And in the event that Intel adds a new
> technology I'd like to be able to use "KVM: Intel:" and "KVM: ***X:"
> instead of "KVM: x86: Intel:" and "KVM: x86: Intel: ***X:" for code that is
> common to Intel versus specific to a technology.

What if someone else adds VMX instead? :-)

Point taken, will use 'KVM: VMX:' in the future (and I'm in no way
object to changing this in the queue if it's not too late).

-- 
Vitaly