linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/mtrr: Rename mtrr_overwrite_state() to guest_force_mtrr

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Message-ID: <elods3c5ocia6645vhce7khtzdvzwf7m3wicxmwzvw27hyyvxv@mdixnwonfzgh>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:32:53 +0200
From: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
To: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, 
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org, 
	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>, Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>, 
	Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>, Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>, 
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, 
	Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>, Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>, 
	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>, Gaosheng Cui <cuigaosheng1@...wei.com>, 
	Michael Roth <michael.roth@....com>, Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>, 
	Ashish Kalra <ashish.kalra@....com>, Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, 
	Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@...el.com>, linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/mtrr: Rename mtrr_overwrite_state() to
 guest_force_mtrr_state()

On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 10:37:07AM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 10/29/24 08:13, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 01:50:48PM +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> >> Rename the helper to better reflect its function.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
> >> Suggested-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
> > 
> > KVM patch is Linus' tree.
> > 
> > Dave, can you take this one?
> 
> Not easily without a merge of Paolo's KVM bits.  The confusion that
> might cause isn't quite worth it for a rename.  I can either stash this
> somewhere or I'm also fine if Paolo takes it on top of your other patch:
> 
> Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>

I don't follow what is the problem.

As I said KVM patch is already in Linus' tree -- v6.12-rc5 -- and tip tree
already uses the tag as basis for x86/urgent.

Hm?

-- 
  Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov