>>> On 09.02.16 at 12:52, <cz...@bitdefender.com> wrote:
> On 2/9/2016 1:19 PM, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>>>> On 08.02.16 at 17:57, <cz...@bitdefender.com> wrote:
>>> This patch merges almost identical functions hvm_event_int3
>>> and hvm_event_single_step into a single function called
>>> hvm_event_software_breakpoint.
>> Except that "software breakpoint" is rather questionable a name
>> here, considering that on x86 this is basically an alias for "int3".
>> If it was "breakpoint", one might argue (see the other responses
>> you've got) that breakpoint event resulting from debug register
>> settings might then be candidates to come here too.
> 
> Yeah..should I then:
> * keep both functions and only rename hvm_event_int3 to 
> hvm_event_software_breakpoint

I actually think that the intention of folding two almost identical
functions is a good one. I'm merely suggesting to think of a
better name - perhaps just "breakpoint" or "debug event"?


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