linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] KVM: x86: Factor out x86 instruction emulation with decoding

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Message-ID: <83e320bd-9c88-b384-e72b-ce8d31c1deef@amd.com>
Date:   Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:31:46 -0600
From:   Wei Huang <whuang2@....com>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@...hat.com>,
        Wei Huang <wei.huang2@....com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, vkuznets@...hat.com,
        seanjc@...gle.com, joro@...tes.org, bp@...en8.de,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, x86@...nel.org,
        jmattson@...gle.com, wanpengli@...cent.com, bsd@...hat.com,
        dgilbert@...hat.com, luto@...capital.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] KVM: x86: Factor out x86 instruction emulation
 with decoding



On 1/21/21 8:23 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 21/01/21 15:04, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
>>> +int x86_emulate_decoded_instruction(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int
>>> emulation_type,
>>> +                    void *insn, int insn_len)
>> Isn't the name of this function wrong? This function decodes the
>> instruction.
>> So I would expect something like x86_decode_instruction.
>>
> 
> Yes, that or x86_decode_emulated_instruction.

I was debating about it while making the change. I will update it to new
name in v3.

> 
> Paolo
>