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On 7/29/22 21:02, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> If we really want a different name, I'd vote for nomenclature that captures the
> invalidation aspect, which is really what the variables are all trackng, e.g.
> 
>    mmu_invalidate_seq
>    mmu_invalidate_in_progress
>    mmu_invalidate_range_start
>    mmu_invalidate_range_end
> 

Agreed, and this can of course be committed separately if Chao Peng 
sends it outside this series.

Paolo