diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/configs/vm_config.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/configs/vm_config.c
index 58328a9ec..c07e0db59 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/configs/vm_config.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/configs/vm_config.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ bool sanitize_vm_config(void)
 	 */
 	for (vm_id = 0U; vm_id < CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM; vm_id++) {
 		vm_config = get_vm_config(vm_id);
-		switch (vm_config->type) {
+		switch (vm_config->load_order) {
 		case PRE_LAUNCHED_VM:
 			if (vm_config->pcpu_bitmap == 0U) {
 				ret = false;
diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
index a55d50729..7de9a0687 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ bool is_valid_vm(const struct acrn_vm *vm)
 
 bool is_sos_vm(const struct acrn_vm *vm)
 {
-	return (vm != NULL)  && (get_vm_config(vm->vm_id)->type == SOS_VM);
+	return (vm != NULL)  && (get_vm_config(vm->vm_id)->load_order == SOS_VM);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ bool is_sos_vm(const struct acrn_vm *vm)
  */
 bool is_postlaunched_vm(const struct acrn_vm *vm)
 {
-	return (get_vm_config(vm->vm_id)->type == POST_LAUNCHED_VM);
+	return (get_vm_config(vm->vm_id)->load_order == POST_LAUNCHED_VM);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ bool is_prelaunched_vm(const struct acrn_vm *vm)
 	struct acrn_vm_config *vm_config;
 
 	vm_config = get_vm_config(vm->vm_id);
-	return (vm_config->type == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM);
+	return (vm_config->load_order == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ int32_t create_vm(uint16_t vm_id, struct acrn_vm_config *vm_config, struct acrn_
 	sanitize_pte((uint64_t *)vm->arch_vm.nworld_eptp);
 
 	/* Register default handlers for PIO & MMIO if it is SOS VM or Pre-launched VM */
-	if ((vm_config->type == SOS_VM) || (vm_config->type == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM)) {
+	if ((vm_config->load_order == SOS_VM) || (vm_config->load_order == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM)) {
 		register_pio_default_emulation_handler(vm);
 		register_mmio_default_emulation_handler(vm);
 	}
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ int32_t create_vm(uint16_t vm_id, struct acrn_vm_config *vm_config, struct acrn_
 			snprintf(vm_config->name, 16, "ACRN VM_%d", vm_id);
 		}
 
-		 if (vm_config->type == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM) {
+		 if (vm_config->load_order == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM) {
 			create_prelaunched_vm_e820(vm);
 			prepare_prelaunched_vm_memmap(vm, vm_config);
 			(void)firmware_init_vm_boot_info(vm);
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ int32_t create_vm(uint16_t vm_id, struct acrn_vm_config *vm_config, struct acrn_
 		/* Populate return VM handle */
 		*rtn_vm = vm;
 		vm->sw.io_shared_page = NULL;
-		if ((vm_config->type == POST_LAUNCHED_VM) && (vm_config->guest_flags & GUEST_FLAG_IO_COMPLETION_POLLING) != 0U) {
+		if ((vm_config->load_order == POST_LAUNCHED_VM) && (vm_config->guest_flags & GUEST_FLAG_IO_COMPLETION_POLLING) != 0U) {
 			/* enable IO completion polling mode per its guest flags in vm_config. */
 			vm->sw.is_completion_polling = true;
 		}
@@ -678,8 +678,8 @@ void launch_vms(uint16_t pcpu_id)
 
 	for (vm_id = 0U; vm_id < CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM; vm_id++) {
 		vm_config = get_vm_config(vm_id);
-		if ((vm_config->type == SOS_VM) || (vm_config->type == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM)) {
-			if (vm_config->type == SOS_VM) {
+		if ((vm_config->load_order == SOS_VM) || (vm_config->load_order == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM)) {
+			if (vm_config->load_order == SOS_VM) {
 				sos_vm_ptr = &vm_array[vm_id];
 			}
 
diff --git a/hypervisor/boot/sbl/multiboot.c b/hypervisor/boot/sbl/multiboot.c
index e0758796b..5909054ed 100644
--- a/hypervisor/boot/sbl/multiboot.c
+++ b/hypervisor/boot/sbl/multiboot.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ int32_t sbl_init_vm_boot_info(struct acrn_vm *vm)
 
 				struct acrn_vm_config *vm_config = get_vm_config(vm->vm_id);
 
-				if (vm_config->type == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM) {
+				if (vm_config->load_order == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM) {
 					vm->sw.kernel_info.kernel_load_addr = (void *)(MEM_1M * 16U);
 					vm->sw.linux_info.bootargs_src_addr = (void *)vm_config->os_config.bootargs;
 					vm->sw.linux_info.bootargs_size =
diff --git a/hypervisor/dm/io_req.c b/hypervisor/dm/io_req.c
index 7a5b3ea05..219816f2a 100644
--- a/hypervisor/dm/io_req.c
+++ b/hypervisor/dm/io_req.c
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ emulate_io(struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu, struct io_request *io_req)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if ((status == -ENODEV) && (vm_config->type == POST_LAUNCHED_VM)) {
+	if ((status == -ENODEV) && (vm_config->load_order == POST_LAUNCHED_VM)) {
 		/*
 		 * No handler from HV side, search from VHM in Dom0
 		 *
diff --git a/hypervisor/dm/vpci/pci_pt.c b/hypervisor/dm/vpci/pci_pt.c
index 4c9108de3..cb212fd8a 100644
--- a/hypervisor/dm/vpci/pci_pt.c
+++ b/hypervisor/dm/vpci/pci_pt.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void vdev_pt_remap_msix_table_bar(struct pci_vdev *vdev)
 	bar = &pdev->bar[msix->table_bar];
 	if (bar != NULL) {
 		vdev->msix.mmio_hpa = bar->base;
-		if (vm_config->type == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM) {
+		if (vm_config->load_order == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM) {
 			vdev->msix.mmio_gpa = vdev->bar[msix->table_bar].base;
 		} else {
 			vdev->msix.mmio_gpa = sos_vm_hpa2gpa(bar->base);
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void vdev_pt_remap_msix_table_bar(struct pci_vdev *vdev)
 
 
 	if (msix->mmio_gpa != 0U) {
-		if (vm_config->type == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM) {
+		if (vm_config->load_order == PRE_LAUNCHED_VM) {
 			addr_hi = vdev->msix.mmio_gpa + vdev->msix.mmio_size;
 			addr_lo = vdev->msix.mmio_gpa;
 		} else {
diff --git a/hypervisor/dm/vpci/vpci.c b/hypervisor/dm/vpci/vpci.c
index 4c52f391a..2a55e6ce4 100644
--- a/hypervisor/dm/vpci/vpci.c
+++ b/hypervisor/dm/vpci/vpci.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static bool pci_cfgdata_io_read(struct acrn_vm *vm, struct acrn_vcpu *vcpu, uint
 		if (vpci_is_valid_access(pi->cached_reg + offset, bytes)) {
 			vm_config = get_vm_config(vm->vm_id);
 
-			switch (vm_config->type) {
+			switch (vm_config->load_order) {
 			case PRE_LAUNCHED_VM:
 				partition_mode_cfgread(vpci, pi->cached_bdf, pi->cached_reg + offset, bytes, &val);
 				break;
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static bool pci_cfgdata_io_write(struct acrn_vm *vm, uint16_t addr, size_t bytes
 		if (vpci_is_valid_access(pi->cached_reg + offset, bytes)) {
 			vm_config = get_vm_config(vm->vm_id);
 
-			switch (vm_config->type) {
+			switch (vm_config->load_order) {
 			case PRE_LAUNCHED_VM:
 				partition_mode_cfgwrite(vpci, pi->cached_bdf, pi->cached_reg + offset, bytes, val);
 				break;
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void vpci_init(struct acrn_vm *vm)
 	vpci->vm = vm;
 
 	vm_config = get_vm_config(vm->vm_id);
-	switch (vm_config->type) {
+	switch (vm_config->load_order) {
 	case PRE_LAUNCHED_VM:
 		ret = partition_mode_vpci_init(vm);
 		break;
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ void vpci_cleanup(const struct acrn_vm *vm)
 	struct acrn_vm_config *vm_config;
 
 	vm_config = get_vm_config(vm->vm_id);
-	switch (vm_config->type) {
+	switch (vm_config->load_order) {
 	case PRE_LAUNCHED_VM:
 		partition_mode_vpci_deinit(vm);
 		break;
diff --git a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/vm_config.h b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/vm_config.h
index 47fea109d..75872e73d 100644
--- a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/vm_config.h
+++ b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/vm_config.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * SOS_VM is launched by ACRN hypervisor, without LAPIC_PT;
  * POST_LAUNCHED_VM is launched by ACRN devicemodel, with/without LAPIC_PT depends on usecases.
  */
-enum acrn_vm_type {
+enum acrn_vm_load_order {
 	UNDEFINED_VM = 0,
 	PRE_LAUNCHED_VM,
 	SOS_VM,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct acrn_vm_pci_ptdev_config {
 } __aligned(8);
 
 struct acrn_vm_config {
-	enum acrn_vm_type type;				/* specify the type of VM */
+	enum acrn_vm_load_order load_order;		/* specify the load order of VM */
 	char name[MAX_VM_OS_NAME_LEN];			/* VM name identifier, useful for debug. */
 	const uint8_t uuid[16];				/* UUID of the VM */
 	uint64_t pcpu_bitmap;				/* from pcpu bitmap, we could know VM core number */
diff --git a/hypervisor/scenarios/logical_partition/vm_configurations.c b/hypervisor/scenarios/logical_partition/vm_configurations.c
index 5802d99b6..eb14933ca 100644
--- a/hypervisor/scenarios/logical_partition/vm_configurations.c
+++ b/hypervisor/scenarios/logical_partition/vm_configurations.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static struct mptable_info vm_mptables[CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM];
 
 struct acrn_vm_config vm_configs[CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM] = {
 	{	/* VM0 */
-		.type = PRE_LAUNCHED_VM,
+		.load_order = PRE_LAUNCHED_VM,
 		.name = "ACRN PRE-LAUNCHED VM0",
 		.uuid = {0x26U, 0xc5U, 0xe0U, 0xd8U, 0x8fU, 0x8aU, 0x47U, 0xd8U,	\
 			 0x81U, 0x09U, 0xf2U, 0x01U, 0xebU, 0xd6U, 0x1aU, 0x5eU},
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct acrn_vm_config vm_configs[CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM] = {
 		.mptable = &vm_mptables[0],
 	},
 	{	/* VM1 */
-		.type = PRE_LAUNCHED_VM,
+		.load_order = PRE_LAUNCHED_VM,
 		.name = "ACRN PRE-LAUNCHED VM1",
 		.uuid = {0xddU, 0x87U, 0xceU, 0x08U, 0x66U, 0xf9U, 0x47U, 0x3dU,	\
 			 0xbcU, 0x58U, 0x76U, 0x05U, 0x83U, 0x7fU, 0x93U, 0x5eU},
diff --git a/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc/vm_configurations.c b/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc/vm_configurations.c
index 844876391..55b14b359 100644
--- a/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc/vm_configurations.c
+++ b/hypervisor/scenarios/sdc/vm_configurations.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 struct acrn_vm_config vm_configs[CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM] = {
 	{
-		.type = SOS_VM,
+		.load_order = SOS_VM,
 		.name = "ACRN SOS VM",
 		.uuid = {0xdbU, 0xbbU, 0xd4U, 0x34U, 0x7aU, 0x57U, 0x42U, 0x16U,	\
 			 0xa1U, 0x2cU, 0x22U, 0x01U, 0xf1U, 0xabU, 0x02U, 0x40U},
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct acrn_vm_config vm_configs[CONFIG_MAX_VM_NUM] = {
 		}
 	},
 	{
-		.type = POST_LAUNCHED_VM,
+		.load_order = POST_LAUNCHED_VM,
 		.uuid = {0xd2U, 0x79U, 0x54U, 0x38U, 0x25U, 0xd6U, 0x11U, 0xe8U,	\
 			 0x86U, 0x4eU, 0xcbU, 0x7aU, 0x18U, 0xb3U, 0x46U, 0x43U},
 			/* d2795438-25d6-11e8-864e-cb7a18b34643 */