Re: [PATCH v2 5/8] KVM: VMX: Rename EPT violation handler prefix from "vmx" to "vt"

From: Xiaoyao Li

Date: Thu Aug 27 2026 - 07:48:55 EST


On 8/27/2026 1:12 AM, Sean Christopherson wrote:
Rename __vmx_handle_ept_violation() to __vt_handle_ept_violation to capture
that it is shared between VMX and TDX.

Similar nit as what for __vt_deliver_posted_interrupt() in patch 4, maybe just name it vt_handle_ept_violation()?

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@xxxxxxxxx>

---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/common.h | 4 ++--
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 2 +-
3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/common.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/common.h
index ff4f6a2b6402..35b54938a5f5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/common.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/common.h
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ static inline bool vt_is_tdx_private_gpa(struct kvm *kvm, gpa_t gpa)
return !kvm_is_addr_direct(kvm, gpa);
}
-static inline int __vmx_handle_ept_violation(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa,
- unsigned long exit_qualification)
+static inline int __vt_handle_ept_violation(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa,
+ unsigned long exit_qualification)
{
u64 error_code;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c
index 36578d4c00ff..a3d6f0fb5951 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c
@@ -1987,7 +1987,7 @@ static int tdx_handle_ept_violation(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
while (1) {
struct kvm_memory_slot *slot;
- ret = __vmx_handle_ept_violation(vcpu, gpa, exit_qual);
+ ret = __vt_handle_ept_violation(vcpu, gpa, exit_qual);
if (ret != RET_PF_RETRY || !local_retry)
break;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 506be74e3e0f..2532a9b8e92e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -5991,7 +5991,7 @@ static int handle_ept_violation(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
if (unlikely(allow_smaller_maxphyaddr && !kvm_vcpu_is_legal_gpa(vcpu, gpa)))
return kvm_emulate_instruction(vcpu, 0);
- return __vmx_handle_ept_violation(vcpu, gpa, exit_qualification);
+ return __vt_handle_ept_violation(vcpu, gpa, exit_qualification);
}
static int handle_ept_misconfig(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)