linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 07/18] KVM: x86: Rename irqchip_kernel() to irqchip

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Message-ID: <dd5fbd5bcc0e7ae9ac60a39a93ca8b747e5daeac.camel@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 02:24:32 +0000
From: "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@...el.com>
To: "pbonzini@...hat.com" <pbonzini@...hat.com>, "seanjc@...gle.com"
	<seanjc@...gle.com>, "vkuznets@...hat.com" <vkuznets@...hat.com>
CC: "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 07/18] KVM: x86: Rename irqchip_kernel() to
 irqchip_full()

On Wed, 2025-06-11 at 14:35 -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Rename irqchip_kernel() to irqchip_full(), as "kernel" is very ambiguous
> due to the existence of split IRQ chip support, where only some of the
> "irqchip" is in emulated by the kernel/KVM.  E.g. irqchip_kernel() often

"is in emulated" -> "is emulated".

Or did you mean:

"is emulated in the kernel/KVM"?

> gets confused with irqchip_in_kernel().
> 
> Opportunistically hoist the definition up in irq.h so that it's
> co-located with other "full" irqchip code in anticipation of wrapping it
> all with a Kconfig/#ifdef.
> 
> No functional change intended.
> 
> Suggested-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>

Acked-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>