linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH hyperv-next v4 05/16] Drivers: hv: Rename fields for SynIC message and event pages

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Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:18:48 +0800
From: Tianyu Lan <ltykernel@...il.com>
To: Roman Kisel <romank@...ux.microsoft.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH hyperv-next v4 05/16] Drivers: hv: Rename fields for SynIC
 message and event pages

On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM Roman Kisel <romank@...ux.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> Confidential VMBus requires interacting with two SynICs -- one
> provided by the host hypervisor, and one provided by the paravisor.
> Each SynIC requires its own message and event pages.
>
> Rename the existing host-accessible SynIC message and event pages
> with the "hyp_" prefix to clearly distinguish them from the paravisor
> ones. The field name is also changed in mshv_root.* for consistency.
>
> No functional changes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Roman Kisel <romank@...ux.microsoft.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Tianyu Lan <tiala@...rosoft.com>

-- 
Thanks
Tianyu Lan