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From: David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>
To: Vipin Sharma <vipinsh@google.com>
Cc: seanjc@google.com, pbonzini@redhat.com, bgardon@google.com,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Patch v2 1/5] KVM: x86/mmu: Make separate function to check for SPTEs atomic write conditions
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2023 15:17:55 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Y+GKo0tI2NeKiNDR@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20230203192822.106773-2-vipinsh@google.com>

The shortlog is difficult to understand.

 - I think it's more common to use "Add" or "Introduce" when talking
   about adding a new function, rather than "Make".

 - "atomic write conditions" does not mirror the code naming, which
   checks for "volatile bits". e.g. The function is not called
   kvm_tdp_mmu_spte_need_atomic_write().

"volatile bits" is, at this point, pretty standard terminology in KVM
MMU to refer to "bits that can change outside the MMU lock". So I would
suggest leaning on that here.

So something like this:

  KVM: x86/mmu: Add helper function to check if an SPTE has volatile bits

On Fri, Feb 03, 2023 at 11:28:18AM -0800, Vipin Sharma wrote:
> Move condition checks in kvm_tdp_mmu_write_spte() for writing spte
> atomically in a separate function.

s/in a separate function/to a separate function/

> 
> New function will be used inc

nit: Use complete sentences. e.g. "This new function ..." or just state
the name directly, e.g. "kvm_tdp_mmu_spte_has_volatile_bits() will be
used in ...".

> future commits to clear bits in SPTE.

s/to clear bits in SPTE/to optimize clearing bits in SPTEs/

> 
> Signed-off-by: Vipin Sharma <vipinsh@google.com>

Code looks fine, just grammar/writing nits above.

Reviewed-by: David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>

  parent reply	other threads:[~2023-02-06 23:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-02-03 19:28 [Patch v2 0/5] Optimize clear dirty log Vipin Sharma
2023-02-03 19:28 ` [Patch v2 1/5] KVM: x86/mmu: Make separate function to check for SPTEs atomic write conditions Vipin Sharma
2023-02-06 22:09   ` Ben Gardon
2023-02-06 23:17   ` David Matlack [this message]
2023-02-03 19:28 ` [Patch v2 2/5] KVM: x86/mmu: Optimize SPTE change flow for clear-dirty-log Vipin Sharma
2023-02-06 22:06   ` Ben Gardon
2023-02-06 23:34     ` David Matlack
2023-02-07 17:29     ` Vipin Sharma
2023-02-06 23:41   ` David Matlack
2023-02-07 17:36     ` Vipin Sharma
2023-02-07 17:47       ` David Matlack
2023-02-08 23:44         ` Vipin Sharma
2023-02-06 23:53   ` David Matlack
2023-02-07 17:41     ` Vipin Sharma
2023-02-03 19:28 ` [Patch v2 3/5] KVM: x86/mmu: Optimize SPTE change for aging gfn range Vipin Sharma
2023-02-06 22:17   ` Ben Gardon
2023-02-07 17:48     ` Vipin Sharma
2023-02-06 23:56   ` David Matlack
2023-02-07 17:50     ` Vipin Sharma
2023-02-03 19:28 ` [Patch v2 4/5] KVM: x86/mmu: Remove handle_changed_spte_dirty_log() Vipin Sharma
2023-02-06 23:59   ` David Matlack
2023-02-07 17:51     ` Vipin Sharma
2023-02-03 19:28 ` [Patch v2 5/5] KVM: x86/mmu: Merge all handle_changed_pte* functions Vipin Sharma
2023-02-06 22:33   ` Ben Gardon

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