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

[Wei Liu]

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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 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