Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] KVM: add kvm_has_request wrapper

[Radim KrÄmÃÅ]

2015-08-12 21:57+0200, Christian Borntraeger:
> kvm_check_request is now somewhat a misnomer (what is the difference between test and check?)

kvm_check_request has always been poetic;  it uses two meanings of
check, "examine" and "tick off", at the same time.

We also want something that clears the request, so kvm_drop_request was
my best candidate so far.

> for the new interface. maybe we can rename kvm_check_request in a separate patch somewhen.

I wonder why haven't we copied the naming convention from bit operations
(or if programming would be better if German was its language),

  kvm_test_request
  kvm_set_request
  kvm_clear_request
  kvm_test_and_clear_request

The only disadvantage is that
  kvm_test_and_clear_request
is longer than
  kvm_check_request
                   123456789
by whooping 9 characters.

I could live with that.
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