Re: [PATCH] mshv: Add support for a new parent partition configuration

[Easwar Hariharan <easwar.hariharan@linux.microsoft.com>]

On 8/19/2025 10:22 AM, Wei Liu wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 09:17:27AM -0700, Easwar Hariharan wrote:
>> On 8/19/2025 12:29 AM, Nuno Das Neves wrote:
>>> Detect booting as an "L1VH" partition. This is a new scenario very
>>> similar to root partition where the mshv_root driver can be used to
>>> create and manage guest partitions.
>>>
>>> It mostly works the same as root partition, but there are some
>>> differences in how various features are handled. hv_l1vh_partition()
>>> is introduced to handle these cases. Add hv_parent_partition()
>>> which returns true for either case, replacing some hv_root_partition()
>>> checks.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Nuno Das Neves <nunodasneves@linux.microsoft.com>
>>
>> Seems the plurality of subject prefixes for drivers/hv files has been "Drivers: hv"
>> so far, including the 2 commits for drivers/hv/mshv*. Are you planning to change
>> the standard for mshv driver going forward?
> 
> IMO it is okay to have a different prefix to call out the commits that
> are relevant to the mshv driver. This eases the burden for anyone
> porting the changes to a different kernel tree. We may also touch many
> different parts of the codebase (though not in this particular patch).
> 
> Wei

It's fine either way for me, I was trying to understand if it was an oversight or
intentional.

- Easwar (he/him)