linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/23] KVM: MMU: MMU role refactoring

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Date:   Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:54:07 +0100
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        dmatlack@...gle.com, vkuznets@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/23] KVM: MMU: MMU role refactoring

On 2/9/22 23:31, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Heresy!  Everyone knows the one true way is "KVM: x86/mmu:"
> 
>    $ glo | grep "KVM: MMU:" | wc -l
>    740
>    $ glo | grep "KVM: x86/mmu:" | wc -l
>    403
> 
> Dammit, I'm the heathen...
> 
> I do think we should use x86/mmu though.  VMX and SVM (and nVMX and nSVM) are ok
> because they're unlikely to collide with other architectures, but every arch has
> an MMU...
> 

Sure, I can adjust my habits.

Paolo