diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index a5826e16a106..fbdd2e46e65b 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ static int kvm_no_compat_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 #define KVM_COMPAT(c)	.compat_ioctl	= kvm_no_compat_ioctl,	\
 			.open		= kvm_no_compat_open
 #endif
-static int hardware_enable_all(void);
-static void hardware_disable_all(void);
+static int kvm_enable_virtualization(void);
+static void kvm_disable_virtualization(void);
 
 static void kvm_io_bus_destroy(struct kvm_io_bus *bus);
 
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ static struct kvm *kvm_create_vm(unsigned long type, const char *fdname)
 	if (r)
 		goto out_err_no_arch_destroy_vm;
 
-	r = hardware_enable_all();
+	r = kvm_enable_virtualization();
 	if (r)
 		goto out_err_no_disable;
 
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ static struct kvm *kvm_create_vm(unsigned long type, const char *fdname)
 		mmu_notifier_unregister(&kvm->mmu_notifier, current->mm);
 #endif
 out_err_no_mmu_notifier:
-	hardware_disable_all();
+	kvm_disable_virtualization();
 out_err_no_disable:
 	kvm_arch_destroy_vm(kvm);
 out_err_no_arch_destroy_vm:
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ static void kvm_destroy_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 #endif
 	kvm_arch_free_vm(kvm);
 	preempt_notifier_dec();
-	hardware_disable_all();
+	kvm_disable_virtualization();
 	mmdrop(mm);
 }
 
@@ -5575,13 +5575,13 @@ static struct miscdevice kvm_dev = {
 __visible bool kvm_rebooting;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_rebooting);
 
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, hardware_enabled);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, virtualization_enabled);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(kvm_usage_lock);
 static int kvm_usage_count;
 
-static int hardware_enable_nolock(void)
+static int kvm_enable_virtualization_cpu(void)
 {
-	if (__this_cpu_read(hardware_enabled))
+	if (__this_cpu_read(virtualization_enabled))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (kvm_arch_hardware_enable()) {
@@ -5590,7 +5590,7 @@ static int hardware_enable_nolock(void)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	__this_cpu_write(hardware_enabled, true);
+	__this_cpu_write(virtualization_enabled, true);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5601,22 +5601,22 @@ static int kvm_online_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	 * be enabled. Otherwise running VMs would encounter unrecoverable
 	 * errors when scheduled to this CPU.
 	 */
-	return hardware_enable_nolock();
+	return kvm_enable_virtualization_cpu();
 }
 
-static void hardware_disable_nolock(void *junk)
+static void kvm_disable_virtualization_cpu(void *ign)
 {
-	if (!__this_cpu_read(hardware_enabled))
+	if (!__this_cpu_read(virtualization_enabled))
 		return;
 
 	kvm_arch_hardware_disable();
 
-	__this_cpu_write(hardware_enabled, false);
+	__this_cpu_write(virtualization_enabled, false);
 }
 
 static int kvm_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	hardware_disable_nolock(NULL);
+	kvm_disable_virtualization_cpu(NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5635,7 +5635,7 @@ static void kvm_shutdown(void)
 	 */
 	pr_info("kvm: exiting hardware virtualization\n");
 	kvm_rebooting = true;
-	on_each_cpu(hardware_disable_nolock, NULL, 1);
+	on_each_cpu(kvm_disable_virtualization_cpu, NULL, 1);
 }
 
 static int kvm_suspend(void)
@@ -5651,7 +5651,7 @@ static int kvm_suspend(void)
 	lockdep_assert_not_held(&kvm_usage_lock);
 	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 
-	hardware_disable_nolock(NULL);
+	kvm_disable_virtualization_cpu(NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5660,7 +5660,7 @@ static void kvm_resume(void)
 	lockdep_assert_not_held(&kvm_usage_lock);
 	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(hardware_enable_nolock());
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(kvm_enable_virtualization_cpu());
 }
 
 static struct syscore_ops kvm_syscore_ops = {
@@ -5669,7 +5669,7 @@ static struct syscore_ops kvm_syscore_ops = {
 	.shutdown = kvm_shutdown,
 };
 
-static int hardware_enable_all(void)
+static int kvm_enable_virtualization(void)
 {
 	int r;
 
@@ -5712,7 +5712,7 @@ static int hardware_enable_all(void)
 	return r;
 }
 
-static void hardware_disable_all(void)
+static void kvm_disable_virtualization(void)
 {
 	guard(mutex)(&kvm_usage_lock);
 
@@ -5723,12 +5723,12 @@ static void hardware_disable_all(void)
 	cpuhp_remove_state(CPUHP_AP_KVM_ONLINE);
 }
 #else /* CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_HARDWARE_ENABLING */
-static int hardware_enable_all(void)
+static int kvm_enable_virtualization(void)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void hardware_disable_all(void)
+static void kvm_disable_virtualization(void)
 {
 
 }
