Re: [PATCH v2 6/7] KVM: x86/mmu: Rename kvm_mmu->get_cr3() to ->get_guest_cr3_or_eptp()

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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.



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