linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 4/9] KVM: VMX: Configure runtime hooks using vmx_x86

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Date:   Mon, 23 Mar 2020 21:00:50 +0100
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
Cc:     Paul Mackerras <paulus@...abs.org>,
        Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
        Janosch Frank <frankja@...ux.ibm.com>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
        Julien Thierry <julien.thierry.kdev@...il.com>,
        Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm-ppc@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        kvmarm@...ts.cs.columbia.edu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/9] KVM: VMX: Configure runtime hooks using
 vmx_x86_ops

On 23/03/20 13:27, Vitaly Kuznetsov wrote:
>> -	kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events = vmx_check_nested_events;
>> -	kvm_x86_ops->get_nested_state = vmx_get_nested_state;
>> -	kvm_x86_ops->set_nested_state = vmx_set_nested_state;
>> -	kvm_x86_ops->get_vmcs12_pages = nested_get_vmcs12_pages;
>> -	kvm_x86_ops->nested_enable_evmcs = nested_enable_evmcs;
>> -	kvm_x86_ops->nested_get_evmcs_version = nested_get_evmcs_version;
>> +	ops->check_nested_events = vmx_check_nested_events;
>> +	ops->get_nested_state = vmx_get_nested_state;
>> +	ops->set_nested_state = vmx_set_nested_state;
>> +	ops->get_vmcs12_pages = nested_get_vmcs12_pages;
>> +	ops->nested_enable_evmcs = nested_enable_evmcs;
>> +	ops->nested_get_evmcs_version = nested_get_evmcs_version;
> 
> A lazy guy like me would appreciate 'ops' -> 'vmx_x86_ops' rename as it
> would make 'git grep vmx_x86_ops' output more complete.
> 

I would prefer even more a kvm_x86_ops.nested struct but I would be okay
with a separate patch.

Paolo