linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] KVM: x86: Generate set of VMX feature MSRs using first/last definitions

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Date:   Wed, 10 Aug 2022 21:16:10 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Like Xu <like.xu.linux@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] KVM: x86: Generate set of VMX feature MSRs using
 first/last definitions

On 8/10/22 16:40, Sean Christopherson wrote:
>> I'd rather move all the code to a new function kvm_init_feature_msr_list()
>> instead, and call it from kvm_arch_hardware_setup().
> 
> Would it make sense to also split out kvm_init_emulated_msr_list()?  Hmm, and
> rename this to kvm_init_virtualized_msr_list()?  I can't tell if that would be
> helpful or confusing.

I thought of feature MSRs because it's a different ioctl altogether, but 
this is not an objection; whatever seems less confusing to you.

Paolo