linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 14/14] x86/svm: Rename VMCB fields to match KVM

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Message-ID: <aRZ6lerEC-alUEiD@google.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:40:53 -0800
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To: Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@...ux.dev>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, Kevin Cheng <chengkev@...gle.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 14/14] x86/svm: Rename VMCB fields to match KVM

On Mon, Nov 10, 2025, Yosry Ahmed wrote:
> Rename nested_ctl and virt_ext to misc_ctl and misc_ctl2, respectively,
> to match new names in KVM code.

I like the change, but I'm going to hold off on this patch until the KVM changes
land, e.g. so that we don't end up going in two different directions.