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Paolo Bonzini 39f1c201b9 KVM selftests type renames for 7.1
Renames types across all KVM selftests to more closely align with types used
 in the kernel:
 
   vm_vaddr_t -> gva_t
   vm_paddr_t -> gpa_t
 
   uint64_t -> u64
   uint32_t -> u32
   uint16_t -> u16
   uint8_t  -> u8
 
   int64_t -> s64
   int32_t -> s32
   int16_t -> s16
   int8_t  -> s8
 
 Using the kernel's preferred types eliminates a source of friction for many
 contributors, as the majority of KVM selftests contributions come from kernel
 developers.  The kernel names are also shorter, which allows for more concise
 code, and in any many cases eliminates newlines thanks to shorter types and
 parameter names.
 
 Rename variables and parameters as well as types, e.g. gpa instead of paddr,
 to again align with the kernel, and in a few cases to remove ambiguity, e.g.
 where paddr is used to refer to a _host_ physical address.
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Merge tag 'kvm-x86-selftests_kernel_types-7.1' of https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux into HEAD

KVM selftests type renames for 7.1

Renames types across all KVM selftests to more closely align with types used
in the kernel:

  vm_vaddr_t -> gva_t
  vm_paddr_t -> gpa_t

  uint64_t -> u64
  uint32_t -> u32
  uint16_t -> u16
  uint8_t  -> u8

  int64_t -> s64
  int32_t -> s32
  int16_t -> s16
  int8_t  -> s8

Using the kernel's preferred types eliminates a source of friction for many
contributors, as the majority of KVM selftests contributions come from kernel
developers.  The kernel names are also shorter, which allows for more concise
code, and in any many cases eliminates newlines thanks to shorter types and
parameter names.

Rename variables and parameters as well as types, e.g. gpa instead of paddr,
to again align with the kernel, and in a few cases to remove ambiguity, e.g.
where paddr is used to refer to a _host_ physical address.
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