linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 08/14] KVM: Rename mmu_notifier

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Message-ID: <YuQutJAhKWcsrrYl@google.com>
Date:   Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:02:12 +0000
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Chao Peng <chao.p.peng@...ux.intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 08/14] KVM: Rename mmu_notifier_*

On Wed, Jul 06, 2022, Chao Peng wrote:
> The sync mechanism between mmu_notifier and page fault handler employs
> fields mmu_notifier_seq/count and mmu_notifier_range_start/end. For the
> to be added private memory, there is the same mechanism needed but not
> rely on mmu_notifier (It uses new introduced memfile_notifier). This
> patch renames the existing fields and related helper functions to a
> neutral name mmu_updating_* so private memory can reuse.

mmu_updating_* is too broad of a term, e.g. page faults and many other operations
also update the mmu.  Although the name most definitely came from the mmu_notifier,
it's not completely inaccurate for other sources, e.g. KVM's MMU is still being
notified of something, even if the source is not the actual mmu_notifier.

If we really want a different name, I'd vote for nomenclature that captures the
invalidation aspect, which is really what the variables are all trackng, e.g.

  mmu_invalidate_seq
  mmu_invalidate_in_progress
  mmu_invalidate_range_start
  mmu_invalidate_range_end