linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: x86: introduce definitions to support static calls for kvm_x86

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Date:   Wed, 13 Jan 2021 09:11:28 -0800
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de,
        peterz@...radead.org, aarcange@...hat.com, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: x86: introduce definitions to support static
 calls for kvm_x86_ops

On Wed, Jan 13, 2021, Jason Baron wrote:
> 
> On 1/13/21 7:53 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > #define KVM_X86_OP(func) \
> >   static_call_update(kvm_x86_##func, kvm_x86_ops.func)
> > #define KVM_X86_OP_NULL(func) \
> >   static_call_update(kvm_x86_##func, kvm_x86_ops.func)
> > #include <asm/kvm-x86-ops.h>
> > 
> > In that case vmx.c and svm.c could define KVM_X86_OP_NULL to an empty
> > string and list the optional callbacks manually.
> > 
> 
> Ok, yes, this all makes sense. So I looked at vmx/svm definitions
> and I see that there are 5 definitions that are common that
> don't use the vmx or svm prefix:

We'll rename the helpers when doing the conversion, i.e. you can safely assume
that all VMX/SVM functions will use the pattern {vmx,svm}_##func.  I did all the
renaming a few months back, but it got tossed away when svm.c was broken up.

> .update_exception_bitmap = update_exception_bitmap,
> .enable_nmi_window = enable_nmi_window,
> .enable_irq_window = enable_irq_window,
> .update_cr8_intercept = update_cr8_intercept,
> .enable_smi_window = enable_smi_window,