Re: [RFC PATCH v1 01/15] x86/msr: Replace __wrmsr() with native_wrmsrl()

[Dave Hansen]

On 4/9/25 12:53, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>>> What would folks think about "wrmsr64()"? It's writing a 64-bit 
>>> value to an MSR and there are a lot of functions in the kernel that 
>>> are named with the argument width in bits.
>> Personally, I hate the extra verbosity, mostly visual, since numerals 
>> are nearly as prominent as capital letters they tend to attract the 
>> eye. There is a reason why they aren't used this way in assembly 
>> languages.
> So what's the consensus here? Both work for me, but I have to pick one. 🙂

I don't feel strongly about it. You're not going to hurt my feelings if
you pick the "q" one, so go for "q" unless you have a real preference.