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From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
To: Zhao Yakui <yakui.zhao@intel.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org, tglx@linutronix.de,
	Jason Chen CJ <jason.cj.chen@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 4/4] x86: Add hypercall for acrn_guest
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2019 17:10:10 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20190408151010.GI15689@zn.tnic> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1554711131-21514-5-git-send-email-yakui.zhao@intel.com>

On Mon, Apr 08, 2019 at 04:12:11PM +0800, Zhao Yakui wrote:
> When acrn_hypervisor is detected, the hypercall is needed so that the
> acrn guest can query/config some settings. For example: it can be used
> to query the resources in hypervisor and manage the CPU/memory/device/
> interrupt for Guest system.

Good example.

What is "Guest system" and why is capitalized? Do you mean "the guest
operating system" or simply "the guest"?

> So the hypercall is added so that the kernel can communicate with the

"So add the hypercall so that... "

> low-level acrn-hypervisor.

Is it acrn_hypervisor or acrn-hypervisor or the ACRN hypervisor or ...?

Unify the naming pls.

> On x86 it is implemented by using vmacll when

During last review Thomas said:

"is implemented with the VMCALL instruction"

You still have it wrong. Which makes me think you haven't even gone over
*all* review comments as this is the second missed review comment in a
4-patches set.

So I'm going to stop reviewing here and won't look at your patches until
you incorporate *all* review comments from all people.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.

  reply	other threads:[~2019-04-08 15:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-04-08  8:12 [RFC PATCH v3 0/4] x86: Add the support of ACRN guest under arch/x86 Zhao Yakui
2019-04-08  8:12 ` [RFC PATCH v3 1/4] x86: Add new config symbol to unify conditional definition of hv_irq_callback_count Zhao Yakui
2019-04-08  9:35   ` Borislav Petkov
2019-04-10  7:06     ` Zhao, Yakui
2019-04-08  8:12 ` [RFC PATCH v3 2/4] x86: Add the support of ACRN guest Zhao Yakui
2019-04-08 14:39   ` Borislav Petkov
2019-04-10  9:15     ` Zhao, Yakui
2019-04-11 13:49       ` Borislav Petkov
2019-04-12  0:36         ` Zhao, Yakui
2019-04-12  8:24           ` Borislav Petkov
2019-04-08  8:12 ` [RFC PATCH v3 3/4] x86: Use HYPERVISOR_CALLBACK_VECTOR for acrn_guest upcall vector Zhao Yakui
2019-04-08 15:00   ` Borislav Petkov
2019-04-10  7:57     ` Zhao, Yakui
2019-04-11 13:55       ` Borislav Petkov
2019-04-12  1:00         ` Zhao, Yakui
2019-04-12  8:31           ` Borislav Petkov
2019-04-08  8:12 ` [RFC PATCH v3 4/4] x86: Add hypercall for acrn_guest Zhao Yakui
2019-04-08 15:10   ` Borislav Petkov [this message]
2019-04-10  8:17     ` Zhao, Yakui

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