linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 01/15] hyperv-tlfs: Change shared HV_REGISTER_* defines to HV_MSR

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Date:   Fri, 22 Sep 2023 18:52:22 +0000
From:   Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>
To:     Nuno Das Neves <nunodasneves@...ux.microsoft.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 01/15] hyperv-tlfs: Change shared HV_REGISTER_*
 defines to HV_MSR_*

On Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 11:38:21AM -0700, Nuno Das Neves wrote:
> In x86 hyperv-tlfs, HV_REGISTER_ prefix is used to indicate MSRs
> accessed via rdmsrl/wrmsrl. But in ARM64, HV_REGISTER_ instead indicates
> VP registers accessed via get/set vp registers hypercall.
> 
> This is due to HV_REGISTER_* names being used by hv_set/get_register,
> with the arch-specific version delegating to the appropriate mechanism.
> 
> The problem is, using prefix HV_REGISTER_ for MSRs will conflict with
> VP registers when they are introduced for x86 in future.
> 
> This patch solves the issue by:
> 
> 1. Defining all the x86 MSRs with a consistent prefix: HV_X64_MSR_.
>    This is so HV_REGISTER_ can be reserved for VP registers.
> 
> 2. Change the non-arch-specific alias used by hv_set/get_register to
>    HV_MSR_. This is also happens to be the same name HyperV uses for this
>    purpose.

HyperV -> Hyper-V. I can fix this up when I apply this patch.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Nuno Das Neves <nunodasneves@...ux.microsoft.com>

Reviewed-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>