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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 6/7] KVM: x86/mmu: Rename kvm_mmu->get_cr3() to ->get_guest_cr3_or_eptp()
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On 12/02/20 17:28, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 01:00:59PM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>> On 07/02/20 18:37, Sean Christopherson wrote:
>>> Rename kvm_mmu->get_cr3() to call out that it is retrieving a guest
>>> value, as opposed to kvm_mmu->set_cr3(), which sets a host value, and to
>>> note that it will return L1's EPTP when nested EPT is in use. Hopefully
>>> the new name will also make it more obvious that L1's nested_cr3 is
>>> returned in SVM's nested NPT case.
>>>
>>> No functional change intended.
>>
>> Should we call it "get_pgd", since that is how Linux calls the top-level
>> directory? I always get confused by PUD/PMD, but as long as we only
>> keep one /p.d/ moniker it should be fine.
>
> Heh, I have the exact same sentiment. get_pgd() works for me.

Ok, I'll post a patch that uses get_guest_pgd() as soon as I open
kvm/next for 5.7 material.

Paolo

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