Takahiro Itazuri 190cc5370a KVM: Rename invalidate_begin to invalidate_start for consistency ...

Rename kvm_mmu_invalidate_begin() to kvm_mmu_invalidate_start() to
align with mmu_notifier_ops.invalidate_range_start(), which is the
callback that ultimately drives KVM's MMU invalidation.

While the naming within KVM itself is a close split between "_begin" and
"_start":

  $ git grep -E "invalidate(_range)?_begin" **/kvm* | wc -l
  12
  $ git grep -E "invalidate(_range)?_start" **/kvm* | wc -l
  21

All two of the begin() uses are in KVM:

  $ git grep -E "invalidate(_range)?_begin" * | wc -l
  14

And those two holdouts are bugs in invalidate_range_start()'s comment,
i.e. will also be fixed sooner or later[*].  On the other hand, use of
_start() is pervasive throughout the kernel:

  $ git grep -E "invalidate(_range)?_start" * | wc -l
  117

Even if that weren't the case, conforming to the mmu_notifier_ops naming
is the right call since invalidate_range_start() is the external API that
KVM hooks into.

No functional change intended.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260513163546.1176742-1-seanjc@google.com [*]
Signed-off-by: Takahiro Itazuri <itazur@amazon.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260420154720.29012-4-itazur@amazon.com
[sean: massage changelog to provide more (accurate) numbers]
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>

2026-05-13 09:53:03 -07:00

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kvm

KVM: Rename invalidate_begin to invalidate_start for consistency

2026-05-13 09:53:03 -07:00

lib

irqbypass: Require producers to pass in Linux IRQ number during registration

2025-06-20 13:52:41 -07:00

Makefile

treewide: Add SPDX license identifier - Makefile/Kconfig

2019-05-21 10:50:46 +02:00