linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 3/6] KVM: selftests: Introduce __kvm_pmu_event

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Date:   Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:53:31 -0700
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Jinrong Liang <ljr.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Isaku Yamahata <isaku.yamahata@...el.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Aaron Lewis <aaronlewis@...gle.com>,
        David Matlack <dmatlack@...gle.com>,
        Vishal Annapurve <vannapurve@...gle.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Like Xu <like.xu.linux@...il.com>,
        Jinrong Liang <cloudliang@...cent.com>,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 3/6] KVM: selftests: Introduce __kvm_pmu_event_filter
 to improved event filter settings

On Thu, Aug 10, 2023, Jinrong Liang wrote:
> -static int run_filter_test(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const uint64_t *events,
> -			   int nevents, uint32_t flags)
> +static int do_vcpu_set_pmu_event_filter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> +					struct __kvm_pmu_event_filter *__f)

Just "set_pmu_event_filter()" please.  The "do" is pointless, and the "vcpu" part
is confusing since the filter is per-VM, the selftest just happens to pass around
the vCPU.  And to be consistent with set_pmu_single_event_filter().

No need for a new version, I'll fixup when applying.